Parliament dismisses agriculture minister
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, dismissed Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi on May 9.
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Parliament summons Bureau of Economic Security head over alleged pressure on business
CEO Club Ukraine said on May 6 that last month, the bureau's officials searched the association's premises.
Parliament restores limited access for journalists during plenary sessions
Only up to 30 journalists will be allowed to work in the parliament's building at once due to security measures.
Parliament passes bill allowing some convicts to serve in military
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed in the second and final reading on May 8 a bill permitting military service of citizens convicted of certain offenses, said lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko, one of the bill's authors.
Parliament approves extension of martial law
Under martial law, Ukrainian men aged between 18 and 60, with some exceptions, are not allowed to leave the country as they may be called up for military service.
Zelensky’s term would have expired this month, but he’s staying. Russia wants to use it
President Volodymyr Zelensky's term in office is supposed to end on May 20, 2024 – but it won’t. As Russia’s war delayed the elections and Zelensky's term is looking indefinite, Ukraine’s President’s Office is preparing to weather the storm of critics questioning the president’s legitimacy. Officially,
Zelensky asks parliament to extend martial law, mobilization for another 90 days
Ukraine's parliament previously extended martial law and mobilization from Feb. 14 until May 14.
Lawmaker accused of illegally acquiring close to $300,000
NABU did not mention the name of the suspect, but Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources, that it was Andrii Klochko, a member of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party.
Parliament to restore limited access for journalists to plenary sessions
Journalists have been banned from attending plenary sessions due to safety measures since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Media: Deputy minister suspected of illegal acquisition of state-owned land returns to Ukraine
Law enforcement services did not hand Dmytrasevych a suspicion notice as he was abroad on a business trip. Dmytrasevych crossed the border on April 12.
Agriculture minister, accused of illegal acquisition of state-owned land, resigns
Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, suspected of illegal acquisition of state-owned land, submitted his resignation to the Ukrainian parliament on April 25, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced on Facebook.
Parliament passes bill strengthening gambling oversight in first reading
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, backed in the first reading on April 24 a bill strengthening the state's oversight over the gambling business, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said.
Ukraine's parliament passes bill increasing the size of border guard by 15,000
The law would apply up to one year after the cancellation of martial law, which has been in place since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Parliament passes mobilization bill in second reading
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed on April 11 the updated mobilization bill in its second reading, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said. The bill was supported by 283 lawmakers.
Parliament passes in 1st reading bill allowing some convicts to serve in military
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed on April 10 in the first reading a bill permitting military service of citizens convicted of certain offenses, said lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko, one of the bill's authors.
Parliamentary committee backs measures strengthening gambling oversight
The Parliamentary Finance Committee supported measures that would impose stricter oversight of the gambling industry in Ukraine, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on April 4.
Parliamentary committee backs renaming 7 cities and over 40 villages
Ukraine's Parliamentary Committee on Regional Development supported the renaming of seven more cities and 44 villages, whose names do not meet the standards of Ukrainian language or refer to Russian or Soviet names, lawmaker Roman Lozynskyi wrote on X on April 4.
As Zelensky’s party falters, Ukrainian parliament drifts to standstill
In recent months, Ukraine’s parliament is drifting to a standstill, as the government struggles to gather necessary votes during sessions. The reason is not political disagreement over pending legislation, but a general sense of frustration among parliament’s members, according to experts and lawmakers who spoke to the Kyiv
Ukraine considering following suit if US bans TikTok
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in March 2024 requiring Chinese TikTok's parent company ByteDance to sell its stakes in the company within six months or lose access to U.S. markets.
Defense committee considers all parliamentary amendments to mobilization bill
The parliament's National Security and Defense Committee reviewed all the 4,269 amendments of a mobilization bill, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on March 29.
Estonian parliament speaker visits Kyiv
Lauri Hussar, the speaker of the Riigikogu, Estonia's Parliament, visited Kyiv on March 26 and met with his Ukrainian counterpart Ruslan Stefanchuk.
Parliamentary committee backs bill on banning Russian-linked religious groups
The bill would prohibit the activities of any religious organizations affiliated with war propaganda or justifying the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Parliament passed the bill in the first reading in October 2023, and the secondary reading is to be held.
Parliament approves bill on conditions for demobilization of conscripts
The bill was passed with 319 votes for and none against, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said.
Parliamentary committee backs bill on conditions for conscripts' demobilization
President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted the bill on Feb. 22. According to the proposal, conscripts whose term of service expired during martial law and whose military service was extended beyond the established period are released from service to the reserve "within the terms determined by the presidential decree."
MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Ukraine’s parliament & economy, Issue No. 43
Editor’s note: This is issue 43 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Feb. 12-18, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. IMF
Ukraine’s political veteran Yulia Tymoshenko sues government to get diplomatic passport back amid war
Former prime minister and leader of the Batkivshchyna party (26 seats in parliament) Yulia Tymoshenko along with fellow lawmaker Hryhoriy Nemyria are suing the foreign ministry to return their diplomatic passports, the Kyiv Independent learned from court records. Both were stripped of their diplomatic passports over the summer for not
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