The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) approved this Wednesday that a Member State of the European Union requires the use of its official language in higher education. protect national identity, provided that this restriction is “proportional” and provides exceptions.
European justice in a sentence thinks this limitation is justified To encourage and promote the use of the official language of a Member State in defense of the national identities of EU countries.
The Luxembourg-based court is therefore in Latvia teach latvianin the case of a private university aiming to establish itself in the country and to teach in an informal language.
In any case, it indicates restriction. “cannot go beyond what is necessary to achieve the pursued goal” To preserve the language, it should be ensured that a language other than the official language can be used in university education.
As regards exceptions, the CJEU allows the use of a language other than Latvian, at least Training given within the framework of European or international cooperation and training and in terms of culture and language.