The Bulgarian Language in the Current Laws of Serbia

The article analyses the state, regional and municipal legislative acts of the Republic of Serbia that regulate the use and operation of the Bulgarian language in Serbia. Based on the results of 1948-2011 censuses in Serbia, the author provides data on the dynamics of the absolute and relative number of Bulgarians, as well as the number of those who indicated Bulgarian as their mother tongue. It is concluded that the language rights of the Bulgarian national minority are most broadly represented in the legislation of Serbia. The legislative acts enshrine the state's obligation to publicly use the Bulgarian language on the territory of its speakers' residence in education, justice, administrative and public activities, media, culture, economic and social life, place names, etc.

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