The landmark event of June is the official opening of Ukraine’s negotiation process for EU accession on Cluster 1 of the EU acquis. Chapter 23 on Fundamental Rights is the last one to be closed and will require significant homework on aligning freedom of expression and privacy legislation with well-recognized human rights standards. However, a number of draft initiatives submitted to the Verkhovna Rada this month have the potential to encroach on said rights, limiting the privacy expectations of ordinary citizens and extending them to politicians.
The most notable events happening in this period were:
- the opening of Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations on Cluster 1, which includes the provisions on fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression and privacy;
- the registration of the new draft law establishing rules for the disclosure of information in criminal proceedings involving persons holding political office;
- the adoption in the first reading of the draft law strengthening the powers of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights;
- the NBC’s decision on broadcasting the map of Ukraine without Crimea.
This series of digests, produced with the support of International Media Support (IMS), provides an overview of the proposed and adopted legislation in the spheres of freedom of expression, media regulation, privacy and data protection, Internet regulation in general, and the activities of the National Broadcasting Council in the area of Media Law implementation.
As usual, the digest contains references to documents discussed in previous issues and provides follow-up on the acts and events described therein.
You can access the June 2026 digest here: Mediadigest_June_2026