Ukraine adopted a media law necessary to begin negotiations on accession to the EU
The Verkhovna Rada adopted the law on media in the second, final reading, said deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak . 299 deputies voted for its adoption, two abstained, no one voted against, and 30 more parliamentarians did not vote. The new law gives more powers to the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting, for which it was criticized by journalists and oppositionists, Ukrainian publications note.