Under the bill, “proceeding from the necessity of unconditional maintenance of constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and information and freedom of opinion and expression; as well as establishment of proper conditions for journalists’ creative activity; maintenance of pluralism of ideas in the materials of print and electronic mass media; elimination of legal, administrative, economic and organizational obstacles in highlighting pre-election Presidential campaign in 2014 and in order to prevent termination of activity of mass media except for the decision of its founder (co-founder) or the court,” the Verkhovna Rada resolves that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine shall take urgent measures to stop inspections of mass media by the respective bodies of executive power and state institutions for the period of holding pre-election Presidential campaign in Ukraine.
The respective draft resolution was registered under No. 4283.