Skopje, 29 January 2024 (MIA) — President Stevo Pendarovski signed into law the bill on the use of the Macedonian language, which Parliament had adopted on Friday. The Law on the Use of the Macedonian Language, according to the offficial press release, is aimed at raising the language culture and safeguarding the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic script.

The law affirms the need of paying greater attention to the correct usage of Macedonian in public speaking and official communication, the release says, as well as the need of "respecting and improving the language standard."

"President Pendarovski expects that enforcing this law will contribute to overcoming the alarming situation related to the incorrect use of the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic script, and to the country's greater, organized and systematic care for its correct usage," the release adds. mr/