Cyrillic alphabets

The law regulates the use of the Serbian language and toughens measures for the protection of the Cyrillic alphabet as "mother script".
The Law on Official Use of Languages and Alphabets entered regular parliamentary procedure for adoption.

This summer, residents and visitors of Berlin will be welcomed by an open-air art installation from Bulgarian letters in one of the most visited places on the banks of the River Spree, near Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island.

An installation of seven benches carved in the form of Bulgarian Cyrillic letters, called "The Bulgarian Letters", has been erected near the banks of the Seine in Paris.

Open-air art installations from Bulgarian letters appeared in the heart of Paris at the initiative of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Paris! They will stay there by the end of September this year.

Worried by the declining use of their ancient script, councillors in the Serbian capital, Belgrade on Friday adopted a decision to reward companies that promote use of Cyrillic.

The adopted by-law offers a 5-per-cent discount to companies and people who rent city-owned offices if they write their names in Cyrillic.

The Ministry of Culture presented proposed changes on Thursday in a bid to counter decreasing use of the Cyrillic alphabet in the country, particularly among the younger generation.

The Council of Europe (CoE) has expressed regret over the decision by Vukovar City Council to change the city's statute and ban the use of bilingual signs.

These signs are written in both Croatian Latin and Serbian Cyrillic scripts and placed on public institutions, squares and streets.

The authorities confirmed that a petition for a referendum to end official use of Serbian Cyrillic script in parts of Croatia has over 526,000 signatures – enough to trigger a vote.