Made in Ukraine of Russian television product will be for one year and 4 months to be counted in the quota for Ukrainian TV channels. “The law (of quotas on Ukrainian television – ed.) after the signing will take effect in 4 months. But during the year made in Ukraine program may be counted in the quota, even if they are in Russian, so TV could go into the Ukrainian language”, – explained the head of Committee on questions freedom […]

In voting for the language law , the majority of the parliamentary factions demonstrated a rare unity. This is evidenced by the results of a roll call. Thus, from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko was 107 out of 140 MPs, only one MP abstained. 12 people’s deputies decided not to vote, although he was registered at the meeting, among those who did not vote – Alexey Goncharenko, who yesterday announced his discontent. Supported the project and Serhiy Leshchenko, although his […]

The people’s Deputy Nadezhda Savchenko addressed to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with the requirement to veto the abolition of the “law Savchenko” regarding the rules of addition of punishments and crediting period of the previous findings, citing a violation of the Constitution. The appropriate appeal to the head of state, she announced on his page in Facebook. “Voting in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 18 may 2017 at the actual termination of the formula of admission by […]

The high specialized court of Ukraine refused to satisfy the petition of lawyers deprived the title of President Viktor Yanukovych regarding the change of jurisdiction of criminal proceedings on the charges of treason. This was announced on his page on Facebook press Secretary of Yuri Lutsenko Larisa Sargan. “The high specialized court of Ukraine refused to satisfy the petition of lawyers of Yanukovych about the change of jurisdiction of criminal proceedings against the former President,” she wrote. We will note, […]

Today, may 23, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted for the Draft Law on amendments to some laws of Ukraine concerning the language of audiovisual (electronic) mass media”, which establishes language quotas. The project has collected 269 approving votes of MPs. According to the law, the proportion of TV programs and films in the Ukrainian language in television and radio broadcasting shall be not less than 75% during the day. And in the daytime (from 7 to 18) and in […]