There are no problems with the appointment of four members of the Accounting Chamber until the reform is completed. No obstacles to the appointment of the head of the of the Accounting Chamber without a transparent competition. This is the opinion of First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. He stated this . This he stated in an interview with Svoboda Live, reports UNN.
As for the head of the I don't see any requirements for transparent competitions in general. This is a is a collegial body anyway. He is not really there... This is not a minister. This is a different a little bit of a story.
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Commenting on voting for the appointment of Olha Pishchanska as the head of the Accounting Chamber, who, according to to the investigations of journalists, is is a friend of President Zelensky's family. Kornienko said that he had not received instructions from the President's Office to vote for this candidate. He also said that he was not aware of the connections between Pishchanska and Zelenskyy, and assured that this information would be verified.
At the same time, Oleksandr Kornienko noted that as for Olga Pishchanska, who previously headed the Antimonopoly Committee, "there were not many critical issues in her previous position", and added that "she spoke English spoke English at the interview"
Kornienko is not sure that the reform of the Accounting Chamber, which is demanded by international partners, would be voted on by March 2024. He explained the following the appointment of four members of the Accounting Chamber without competition, contrary to the recommendations of the G7 ambassadors.
"There are definitely professional people among of these four people are professional people with English, with international experience. Maybe not all of them have Intermediate English, but they definitely meet these criteria. they fit these criteria. The majority of people in the Accounting Chamber will be selected by other approaches, in a transparent competition, although this one was not closed, and so on. I don't see any problem here. any problem here," Kornienko said.
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In 2020 , one of the journalistic investigations stated that Pishchanska's sister Svitlana was managing the affairs of of President Zelensky in Italy. The investigation also stated that the head of state had transferred his business to Svitlana Pishchanska, who is also is also a sponsor of the Servant of the People party.
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The Accounting Chamber is a body that controls the receipt and use of the budget and international aid in particular. On December 19, G7 ambassadors expressed concern over the intention to appoint new members before the reform law is adopted.
Previous Valeriy Patskan , the head of the Accounting Chamber, was dismissed resigned in April 2023.
December 21 The Verkhovna Rada appoints new members of the Accounting Chamber: Olga Pishchanska, Kyrylo Klymenko, Serhiy Kliuchko, and Yelyzaveta Pushko-Tsybulyak.