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<div style="left: -99999px;">Ukraine's Rada to
consider raising to 50% share of Ukrainian-language content in print
media
16:40, 09 February 2018
Politics
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The draft says state-owned and municipal print publications shall be
released in the state language or the language of indigenous peoples.
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Ukrainian MPs from the UKROP party offer to increase the share of the
Ukrainian language in print media to 50%.
The state language quota is stipulated by draft law No. 8018 "On
Amending Article 24 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On the Basics of the State
Language Policy’ to expand the scope of the Ukrainian language in the
media."
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The document was signed by MPs Taras Batenko, Iryna Konstankevych,
Valentyn Didych, Oleksandr Dubinin, Vitaliy Kupriy, Oleksandr
Shevchenko, and Viktor Shevchenko.
"The media is one of the key tools of Russification, which dictates a
trend for the Russian language to audiences of all generations. For
example, after the introduction of Ukrainian language quotas radio and
television, millions of citizens almost for the first time heard modern
Ukrainian music performed by our artists. It's time to change the
situation in the print media," co-author of the bill Iryna Konstankevych
said.
The document provides for the publication of state and municipal print
media in the state language or the language of indigenous peoples.
In turn, private press shall be print at least half of their pieces in
Ukrainian. The only exception is newspapers and magazines that are
published in one or several languages of the EU countries.
The bill establishes a transition period for publishers: within the
first year after the law enters into force, the minimum share of the
state language should reach 20%, and within the second year it should be
35%. In the third year the quota should be increased to 50%.
"The bill should create legislative conditions for the promotion of the
Ukrainian language in print media. Ukrainians have the right to receive
information in their state language," Konstankevych said.<br><br> Read more on UNIAN: <a href="https://www.unian.info/politics/2389633-ukraines-rada-to-consider-raising-to-50-share-of-ukrainian-language-content-in-print-media.html">https://www.unian.info/politics/2389633-ukraines-rada-to-consider-raising-to-50-share-of-ukrainian-language-content-in-print-media.html</a><br></div>
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