Culture Minister in favour of Language Law

The Swedish government is considering passing a law to make Swedish the country's official national language, which it has not been up to now. The draft bill, under which only persons who can express themselves clearly in the Swedish language would be able to work in public administration, has already triggered an intense debate. According to those who oppose it, the law would discriminate against citizens with a foreign background. Culture Minster Leif Pagrotsky has now spoke out in its favour. "There are already a number of projects. There's an increased emphasis on Swedish language courses and we're promoting the publication of classic Swedish literature. I have no objections in principle to this law. I want to clearly emphasise that point."

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