The EU Delegation to Ukraine welcomes the plans of the Ukrainian Parliament to continue work on the draft new media law. This is stated on the representative's page on Twitter..

As emphasized in the European institution, this law is important for Ukraine's next steps on the way to the EU..

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We welcome the plans to proceed with the new draft law “On Media” @ua_parliament. It is important for next steps on Ukraine’s path towards the EU. The law needs to ensure a competitive media market with clear rules for all, an independent regulator \u0026 alignment with EU Directive pic. twitter. com/xDscRNNsut.

— EU in Ukraine (@EUDelegationUA) August 29, 2022.

A new draft law on media will soon be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration.

The Verkhovna Rada is to adopt a law on the media in two readings in autumn. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Yevheniya Kravchuk. By December 1, according to her, the law must be signed by the president..

According to the head of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, all points of discussion will be resolved before the second reading.. This will be the first document reviewed under the new preparation procedure..

“In addition to the text traditional for draft laws, there will be a table of compliance with the provisions of EU directives and regulations. This will be the first experience, but constant practice,” Stefanchuk explained..

At the same time, today, August 29, 34 people's deputies, mostly representatives of opposition factions, appealed to the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada with a call to remove the bill from the next plenary session.

In their opinion, the committee should once again consider and " The opposition argues that if adopted, the law “will destroy the mechanisms for protecting the Ukrainian language and the national cultural and information space already provided for by the current laws”.

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The adoption of media legislation, taking into account the requirements of Directive No. 1808/2018/EU, streamlines Ukrainian legislation in accordance with the recommendations of Council of Europe experts and brings it closer to the legal framework of the European Union, which is one of Ukraine's obligations under the Association Agreement with the EU.