The Verkhovna Rada passed bills aimed at reforming the penitentiary system, including allowing prisoners sentenced to restriction of liberty to work under civil law contracts and increasing the number of hours that prisoners can work to improve living conditions in colonies.
Ukraine expects that next week the Verkhovna Rada will approve the signed framework agreement with the EU for €50 billion in funding under the Ukraine program, which will bring €1. 89 billion to the budget.
The conflict over the Olimpex grain terminal in Odesa may negatively affect Ukraine's investment attractiveness, said Bohdan Kitsak, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development.
Polish Senate Marshal Malgorzata Kidawa-Bląska arrived in Kyiv on an official visit on May 24 to strengthen Ukrainian-Polish relations.
MPs, in particular members of the National Security Committee, sharply criticized the idea of holding a lottery for mobilization reservations proposed by Danylo Hetmantsev, calling it complete nonsense that will not be supported.
13 Ukrainian children have been returned to Ukraine, including 7 from the Russian-occupied territories and 6 more under the Bring Kids Back UA action plan, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has said.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that would remove from public access court decisions in cases against persons suspected of committing crimes against national security, state secrets, the procedure for conscription, mobilization or military service under martial law for security reasons.
Ukraine is changing the “Defense of Ukraine” curriculum for high school students, looking for professionals to train teachers on topics such as national security, military management, and countering information threats. Trainings are scheduled to take place in Kyiv in June, and equipment will be purchased to ensure effective lessons, including simulators and drones.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted as a basis a draft law on transfer of pending cases from the liquidated Kyiv District Administrative Court to other administrative courts of Ukraine, except for some cases on appealing against regulatory acts, referendums, decisions in the field of combating legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and regulation of media activities, which will be considered by the Kyiv District Administrative Court.
Social media users harshly criticized the idea of the head of the Rada's tax committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, to raffle off mobilization reservations, comparing it to the movie The Hunger Games, where children are forced to fight for their lives.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that allows courts to impose fines of UAH 60,000 to 121,000 on debtors for failure to comply with court decisions.
The Ministry of Finance is drafting a bill to increase the military tax and value-added tax (VAT), as well as to introduce a military tax for individual entrepreneurs.
In April, Ukrainians bought 5. 3 thousand used cars up to 5 years old imported from abroad, with Tesla Model Y and Model 3 being the most popular models.
russia continues to restrict visits by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross to Ukrainian prisoners of war, denying them adequate food, water and medical care, and subjecting them to constant torture, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading a draft law to ensure the equality of procedural rights of all participants in the judicial process.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine failed to pass draft law No. 9439 on the peculiarities of appointing judges under martial law, which would have allowed the President to influence the selection of candidates for judges based on information from law enforcement agencies.
Danylo Hetmantsev plans to include a provision in his draft law on the "white business club" that will allow tax authorities to decide which entrepreneurs are allowed to book their employees.
The State Labor Service of Ukraine will be deprived of some of its non-essential functions as part of deregulation: the Parliament has supported a draft law on the redistribution of certain functions to other central executive bodies.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill detailing coercive measures that can be used by National Guard personnel, including handcuffs, stun guns, grenades, armored vehicles, weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, to perform their assigned tasks.
On Tuesday, May 21, the Khmelnitsky City District Court issued the first decisions on the conditional early release of two convicts from serving their sentences for military service in the Defense Forces.
Ukraine and the EU have signed a framework agreement on financing under the Ukraine Facility program in the amount of 50 billion euros.
The Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading for a bill that toughens penalties for illegal activities in the field of drug trafficking. The document proposes to imprison police officers for up to 15 years for inaction in the field of Drug Control.
Daniil Hetmantsev, chairman of the tax committee of the Rada, suggests raffling off a mobilization reservation in a Lottery, arguing that this would be a fair way to determine who will be exempt from conscription.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law providing for fines for late publication or disclosure of false, inaccurate or incomplete information about the use of public funds by officials.
President Zelensky has signed a law regulating the work of domestic workers in Ukraine, including employment contracts, working hours and prohibiting deductions for housing payments from their wages.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law allowing the deputy prosecutor general-head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's office (SAPO) to appoint Sapo prosecutors to oversee operational search activities.
The Verkhovna Rada has extended the deadline for registration of ownership rights to land shares from 2025 to January 1, 2028.
Lubinets expressed hope that this week Ukraine will have new positive news about the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill prohibiting parking inspectors from evacuating cars during military operations, while simultaneously granting such powers to the National Police and increasing fines for improper parking.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a bill establishing criminal liability for electronic and communication fraud, including imprisonment for up to 12 years for internet fraud committed during wartime.
