Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada failed to pass the draft law on the funded pension system in the first reading due to risks associated with the weak stock market and the Ukrainian economy, as well as concerns about the transfer of funds to private entities in the future.

The European Commission's new package of sanctions against Russia should target Russia's "shadow fleet," liquefied natural gas, and circumvention of the restrictions imposed.

More than 1,000 amendments have been submitted to the draft law banning religious organizations affiliated with russia, which are awaiting expert review before being put to a vote in parliament.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on three more suspects in the Solsky case of illegal seizure of state land worth UAH 481 million in Sumy region.

Students enrolled in full-time or dual enrollment to obtain a higher level of education than the previous one, as well as doctoral students, interns and some teachers will receive a deferral from mobilization under the new law in Ukraine.

Russian occupiers are issuing Russian passports to 14-year-old orphans in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, trying to erase their Ukrainian identity.

The Verkhovna Rada will consider the resignation of Mykola Solsky as Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine at its next meeting.

The Tuzly Estuaries National Park in Odesa Oblast has an annual budget of UAH 5,565,380, of which 97% is spent on salaries for 45 employees.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky, suspected of misappropriation of state land, has been released on bail of UAH 75. 7 million and continues to perform his duties.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky, suspected of misappropriating state land worth UAH 481 million, was granted bail of UAH 75. 7 million.

According to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, during the occupation of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, Russians stole and destroyed property worth more than UAH 1 billion.

Rada to Consider in Second Reading Draft Law on Ensuring Equality of Procedural Rights of All Participants in Court Proceedings.

Ukraine could introduce mandatory blending of liquid biofuels with gasoline to promote the use of renewable energy sources in transportation.

If the draft law is passed, the Ukrainian government will be instructed to develop a new law on housing policy within a year to replace the outdated Housing Code, as 80% of its provisions do not meet modern requirements and differ from EU approaches, and to solve housing problems caused by the war.

The draft law proposes to simplify the requirements for starting and conducting business during martial law in Ukraine in order to support the economy and entrepreneurs in wartime.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy does not support the creation of a unified database of tobacco product samples, which could become one of the key tools in the fight against counterfeiting, illegal production and sale of cigarettes.

The Ukrainian parliament is planning to consider amendments that would allow individuals to make a will regarding the disposal of their reproductive cells, including for the use of assisted reproductive technologies, after the death or declaration of death of an individual.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider in the second reading a draft law aimed at improving procedures for combating gender-based domestic violence in accordance with the Istanbul Convention.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law that would introduce an integrated system of environmental permits and requirements for the use of the best available technologies to prevent and control industrial pollution.

The U. S. State Department considers the suspension of consular services abroad for Ukrainian men of mobilization age to be a "complex issue" and respects Ukraine's right to determine its own policy, but has not yet decided whether to assist Ukraine in bringing the men home.

Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky, who resigned over suspicions of land grabbing, said he was ready to continue running the ministry if the Verkhovna Rada does not support his resignation.

Poland and Lithuania are considering deporting Ukrainian men of conscription age who have not updated their data or extended their right to stay, which could potentially help Ukraine return conscripts from abroad.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Mykola Solsky has resigned. The Verkhovna Rada received his resignation letter.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a bill that introduces a system of grants for higher education, allowing students to receive state funding for education and freely choose universities, which aims to improve the quality of education through competition between universities for applicants.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law to introduce a moratorium on bankruptcy of state-owned critical infrastructure during martial law and for 2 years after its lifting.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a bill to create a Unified Register of Qualifications by merging the National Classifier of Occupations, the Handbook of Qualification Characteristics, and the Register of Qualifications.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a law allowing employers to fire employees for collaborating with Russia with 234 votes in favor.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted as a basis a draft law on the creation of a 5-year state patronage service for veterans, staffed by volunteers or demobilized soldiers, which will help demobilized soldiers adapt to civilian life.

Experts warn that Hetmantsev's bill on the "white business club" is discriminatory, violates the presumption of innocence, and aims to create a "concentration camp" for entrepreneurs who are not on the "chosen" list.

The Parliament adopted a law regulating the calculation of pensions for those who worked abroad and establishing rules for the termination of pension payments in certain cases.