Verkhovna Rada Committee may limit access for media

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Committee on Regulations and Organization of Work of the Verkhovna Rada suggests creating a press center in the parliament for journalists, while limiting their access to the lobby on the first and second floors. As informs «Ukrainska Pravda», this is stated in the decision of the committee on consideration of the letter of the press service of the Parliament streamlining the work of journalists and media professionals who are accredited to the Verkhovna Rada. The corresponding document is made public on July 9. on the site.

Thus, the committee proposes to initiate a working group that could consider several initiatives and propose changes to the legal acts that determine the procedure for access to open plenary sessions.
It is reported that there is a proposal to leave access to the first and second floors of BP couches for people’s deputies and «other visitors – representatives of government bodies and local self-government, public organizations, foreign citizens and citizens of Ukraine, whose admission is based on service certificates, temporary and guest tickets».

Earlier «Journalist» reported that the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the creation of Anti-Corruption Court.