Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada adopted a draft law that introduces a regulatory framework for the development of smart grid technologies, including microgrids and demand side management, in Ukraine by 2035.

The Fourth First Ladies and Gentlemen Summit in Kyiv on September 12 will focus on child safety in times of war, discussing the threats and challenges faced by children at home, in educational institutions and on the Internet, and presenting social research on key threats to children.

The President signed a law on the gradual increase of insurance amounts (maximum insurance payments) to the amounts established in the European Union.

Attorney Rostyslav Kravets noted that politicians often try to avoid responsibility for their statements, claiming that it was their personal opinion and they did not intend to put pressure on the court, despite cases where MPs have faced legal consequences for such statements.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing Ukrainians to use national mobile tariffs without additional roaming charges when traveling to EU countries.

A Moscow court sentenced Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko to 10 years in prison in absentia for allegedly spreading "fakes" about Russia's military actions in Ukraine.

Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Victoria Čmilite-Nielsen visited Ukraine to reaffirm Lithuania's support for Ukraine's victory and its path to European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy recommended the adoption of a draft law on the completion of Khmelnytsky NPP Units 3 and 4, which will ensure that Ukraine does not depend on Russia during construction and operation.

A two-year-old girl faced abuse, threats and humiliation in a private kindergarten in Odesa Oblast, but the management ignored her parents' complaints. The Ombudsman appealed to the police to investigate.

The government has amended the procedure for referring drivers for alcohol and drug testing, making it mandatory to confirm the presence of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances by laboratory testing in case of a positive initial test result.

Blocking the work of enterprises that ensure the operation of Ukraine's maritime export corridor will lead to a drop in exports and state budget revenues, says Yulia Klymenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.

The heads of parliaments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine adopted a joint declaration in which they commit to continue cooperation in the field of security, support Ukraine's path to NATO and EU membership, and called for the lifting of restrictions on the supply of Western weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Hungary will not participate in the Bucharest Nine summit in Riga. The Allies are considering the possibility of excluding the country from the defense club.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with speakers from the parliaments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to discuss strengthening support for Ukraine, including lifting restrictions on arms supplies and improving the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.

One of the best photographers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Arsen Fedosenko tragically died at the front while performing a mission.

NABU should report to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on anti-corruption policy on the effectiveness of using its resources and powers, as there are concerns about its effectiveness.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk will visit Poland on June 10-11 to participate in the summit of the parliamentary leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, dedicated to strengthening support for Ukraine.

Politicians should refrain from public assessments of the trial – head of the committee on freedom of speech.

The government cancels import duties and VAT on energy equipment, launches a program of concessional lending for enterprises to purchase energy equipment and offers citizens loans at 0% in the amount of up to UAH 480,000 for the purchase of energy equipment.

The Ministry of internal affairs decided to reserve 90% of the personnel of the State Emergency Service and the National Police of Ukraine, the remaining 10% of employees can be mobilized to the Armed Forces, the National Guard or the border guard service.

The government and the Verkhovna Rada are preparing a draft law on the abolition of duties and VAT on the import of all energy equipment, the elimination of customs formalities and the provision of concessional lending for the purchase of energy equipment to expand decentralized energy generation in Ukraine.

Due to gray grain exports and tax evasion schemes, billions of hryvnia are not received by the state budget of Ukraine, which seriously affects the economy and the pockets of citizens.

Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets proposed to introduce the day of national minorities on November 7 to celebrate the rights of ethnic communities, as well as to create homes for national minorities and allocate funding for the state program for the protection of minority rights.

Iryna Sysoenko was detained for organizing a large-scale scheme to produce forged disability documents in order to help evaders avoid mobilization.

The Ukrainian Ombudsman said that the Russian side has never provided any lists of Ukrainian prisoners of war, including the alleged 6,465 prisoners declared by Putin, information was also not received.

According to a survey by the Kiev International Institute of sociology (KIIS), as of May 2024, 59% of Ukrainians trust President Volodymyr Zelensky. Sociologists note that such results indicate a steady decline in the level of confidence since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.

According to declarations submitted to the National Agency for the Prevention of corruption, the leader of the richest parliamentary faction Petro Poroshenko in May enriched more than 227 million Hryvnia.

The executive director of the European Business Association reports an increase in the number of cases of blocking tax invoices, which may indicate attempts to put pressure on businesses.

In 9 months, the Ukrainian grain corridor managed to export 50 million tons of cargo. A significant contribution to this was made by enterprises located in the Port of Yuzhny, medium-sized JSC "Odessa Portside plant", which contributed to the viability of the Ukrainian economy during the war.

MP Anatoliy Burmich said that in the near future the Verkhovna Rada Committee on anti-corruption policy will hear a report on the work of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.