Culture | Language laws
My country, my language
Estonia gives legal protection to its national language: self-preservation, or discrimination against Russians?
By E.L. | LONDON
TEACHERS in French schools have to be able to speak French. Those who insist on speaking German may have compulsory training, or in extreme cases lose their jobs. Shock horror. Cue an enraged visit by an international human rights watchdog and a sorrowful piece in the New York Times.
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