The Verkhovna Rada adopted Law No. 2696-d "On Media".
This was reported by Yaroslav Zheleznyak, deputy of the "Golos" faction.
Thus, according to him, compromise positions were adopted:
- the "Rada" channel becomes state-owned, it must broadcast the session of the parliament, and during the martial law and restrictions on live broadcasts, the channel broadcasts recordings on the day of the plenary session;
- rules regarding election legislation were removed from the law.
Adoption of this law is one of the requirements of the European Union for the start of accession negotiations. 299 deputies voted for it.
- On August 30, the Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading of the draft law on media. Its adoption is one of the requirements of the European Union for the start of accession negotiations.