Within the Scope of Interest

Parliament Sends for Revision bill on Amendments to Law On Judiciary and Some Laws on Activities of the Supreme Court and Judicial Authorities

Thu, 05/11/2020 - 15:00

The Parliament sent for revision bill # 3711 on Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” and some laws of Ukraine on the activities of the Supreme Court and judicial authorities.

A total of 239 MPs voted for that.

The subject of the right of legislative initiative is the President of Ukraine.

Parliament Backed Bill on Principles of State Anti-Corruption Policy for 4 Years

Thu, 05/11/2020 - 12:00

The Parliament adopted Bill # 4135 on the Principles of State Anti-Corruption Policy for 2020-2024 in the first reading by 320 votes in favor.

MPs also supported its faster consideration for the second reading, 229 votes “for”.

The subject of the right of the legislative initiative is the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Summary

Thu, 05/11/2020 - 17:45

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov opened the sitting of the Parliament with an announcement that there were 2 requests for a break, one of them from The European Solidarity faction and Batkivschyna faction was for a 30-minute break. He clarified that break would be announced after the speech of the Parliamentary group Party For the Future co-chair Taras Batenko. Batenko highlighted the Verkhovna Rada was postponing decisions on entrepreneurship and micro business and pointed out that there is a threat of the tax Maidan. He called on to solve this issue.

Comment on the Agenda of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Thu, 05/11/2020 - 09:30

In accordance with the Agenda for October 5, there are several issues within the scope of the RADA Program interest:

1. Draft Resolution on some features of holding parliamentary hearings during the quarantine period in Ukraine (4302 dated 02.11.2020)

The Draft Resolution was submitted by Yevheniia Kravchuk and other people’s deputies. The Draft Resolution provides for the postponement of a number of parliamentary hearings in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine until the end of quarantine or the establishment of a lower level of epidemic risk of coronavirus disease.

Pages