Verkhovna Rada

The Cabinet of Ministers explained that the new law "On Agricultural Receipts" introduces electronic agricultural receipts as a new financial instrument for agricultural lending in Ukraine, providing benefits such as simpler circulation, expanded collateral options, reliability guarantees, and increased access to credit for farmers.

The committee removed restrictions on traveling abroad and blocking funds from the draft law on mobilization, leaving only restrictions on driving vehicles.

The government's draft law on mobilization may be put to a vote in the Ukrainian parliament by the end of March.

Ukrainian lawmakers discussed land reform and the harmonization of agricultural policy with the EU during a meeting with European officials in preparation for Ukraine's EU membership evaluation.

According to political strategist Serhiy Gaidai, raising taxes for entrepreneurs will force some of them to work in the shadows and potentially emigrate.

The Ombudsman reported that some servicemen are not being paid state-guaranteed compensation for injuries, citing the example of a serviceman who was entitled to additional remuneration for medical leave but did not receive it until the Ombudsman intervened.

FAO will provide free spring wheat seeds to small and medium-sized Ukrainian farms with an area of 10 to 500 hectares from 9 regions located near the conflict zones.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed laws on corporate governance reform and electronic agricultural receipts, which are one of the important conditions for cooperation with international partners.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution allowing Ukraine to receive a USD 1. 5 billion loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

MP David Arakhamia said that the Verkhovna Rada canceled this week's session so that MPs could fulfill an urgent task that affects partner assistance.

The Verkhovna Rada postponed sessions scheduled for March 6-8 due to threats by opposition factions to slow down consideration of bills until authorized MPs are able to travel abroad.

The Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy recommended supporting in the second reading a bill to ban religious organizations associated with Russia in Ukraine.

The government has submitted to parliament a bill that will improve the mechanisms for supporting Ukrainian farmers.

Ukraine and Slovenia plan to ratify an agreement on Slovenia's allocation of funds to help Ukraine with demining.

The expert says that opening banking secrecy would violate the basic principles of democracy and human rights.

Chess player sergey karyakin visited occupied Avdiivka to support russian soldiers.

The Ukrainian government has approved a bill to restore state power in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Ukraine is planning to launch a new national cashback program called Buy Ukrainian, which will provide a 20% cashback for purchases of domestic goods and services to support the national economy.

The Ombudsman called on the Ministry of Veterans Affairs to thoroughly review and modernize Ukrainian veterans' legislation to better meet the needs of today's defenders fighting Russian aggression.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the provision of non-refundable grants of up to UAH 330,000 per hectare for planting orchards and vineyards under the eRobot program aimed at developing the agricultural sector.

The Ukrainian government submits to parliament a bill to expand the functionality of the State Agrarian Register by regulating it in a separate law.

The law signed by President Zelenskyy introduces NATO clinical protocols and standards in the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In Ukraine, since December, you can sell your cars through the Diia app.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, spoke at the Summit of Speakers of the Visegrad Group + Ukraine in Prague, thanking the representatives for their support against russian aggression, but noting that Ukraine still faces a shortage of ammunition, which allows russia to strengthen its position.

Ukrainian farmers plan to increase their vegetable storage capacity to 40,000 tons by building new facilities in 2024.

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights discussed with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada the return of Ukrainian children deported by russia.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk emphasized the need for continuous supplies of weapons to Ukraine, including air defense, artillery and armored vehicles, during meetings with Czech parliamentary leaders.

Hackers hacked into the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and replaced the link to its official Telegram channel with a fake channel.

A team of juniors from Ukraine showed the best result at the European Air Pistol Shooting Championships in the Hungarian city of Gyor, winning gold with 1,706 points.

Over the past year, the SBU under the leadership of Vasyl Malyuk has conducted many successful operations, including the destruction of 11 russian ships, the twice blowing up of the Crimean bridge, and the "cotton" at russian oil refineries.