All:<br><br>Once again, the news on the web on the subject of 'language policy' is dominated<br>by reports on the Ukrainian situation, so I send  these on as is, rather than sending<br>the full messages.<br><br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600px">
<tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 8px 16px 8px"><a style="color:#1111cc" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/newsitem.php%3Fid%3D19885%26lang%3Den&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNEKJB1VDC7apZvIYtZ1JpMMVyzqeQ" target="_blank">Ukrainian Rada Adopts Law on <b>Language Policy</b></a><br>
<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">BSANNA NEWS</a><br>The Verkhovna Rada has adopted the law on the principles of the state <b>language policy</b>
 providing the official use of regional languages in the work of local 
governments if at least 10% of language speakers live in the territory. A
 total of 248 people's <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/newsitem.php%253Fid%253D19885%2526lang%253Den%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNGlhkxnVI88cpp2RAfY5mU4oisGZg" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/newsitem.php%3Fid%3D19885%26lang%3Den&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
</tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 8px 16px 8px"><a style="color:#1111cc" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/07/ukraines-language-law&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNHyVHlIgH6OEnOXReGL0WrFWbzhUQ" target="_blank">Hate speech, or merely dislike it?</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">The Economist (blog)</a><br>And
 the punctuation of the debate about the new “language law” is pretty 
startling too. In May featured a fistfight in the Verkhovna Rada, 
Ukraine's parliament. Then suddenly, the law “On the foundations of 
state <b>language policy</b>” passed on Tuesday <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/07/ukraines-language-law%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjABOAFAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNGH1vfY78gi1nUQ8WFPvWqfXfNI7Q" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/07/ukraines-language-law&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">Interfax</a><br>The
 Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (CYOA) and the 
Ukrainian community in Australia have expressed deep indignation at the 
passing of the bill on the principles of the state <b>language policy</b> by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on July 3.<br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/110085/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjACOAJAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNH721fVDYdf3k5QPZxItl8V9ReXhg" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/110085/&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">NRCU - Ukrainian Radio</a><br>He said that he did not want to draw preliminary conclusions regarding the law on the principles of the state <b>language policy</b>, as he is interested in the stable situation in Ukraine. The meeting with the president was attended by First Deputy Chairman <b>...</b><br>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">Interfax</a><br>As reported, on July 3, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the law on the state <b>language policy</b>,
 which significantly expands the sphere of use of the Russian language. 
The law was passed with its intitial wording, without taking into 
account more than 2000 <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/110140/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAEOARAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNHp_b0-nSa6qbXlq7qJgCUeuWYoow" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/110140/&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">NRCU - Ukrainian Radio</a><br>The adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the law on the principles of the state <b>language policy</b>
 will not lead to the restriction or infringement of the Ukrainian 
language, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said, according to 
the media liaisons <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php%253Fid%253D148%2526listid%253D174580%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAFOAVAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNEgJnXLM-O088hHhkhI9hg0-O48NQ" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php%3Fid%3D148%26listid%3D174580&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">ForUm</a><br>The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov considers that the adoption the law on the principles of the national <b>language policy</b> by the Verkhovna Rada improves the legal framework ensuring the human rights and freedoms in Ukraine, ForUm learned from <b>...</b><br>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">NRCU - Ukrainian Radio</a><br>Ukrainian
 Deputy Parliament Speaker Mykola Tomenko has said that on July 4, at a 
meeting with opposition members, Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn 
promised not to sign the law on the principles of the state <b>language policy</b>, which was adopted on <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php%253Fid%253D148%2526listid%253D174589%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAHOAdAlafZ_wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=saEFBDgiyvc&usg=AFQjCNGZ0LpBw4LPrwNHBvL8CTnCkFu8WA" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php%3Fid%3D148%26listid%3D174589&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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