Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill to create a State Register of Persons Affected by Russia's Armed Aggression against Ukraine.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Mykola Solsky, who is suspected of seizing state land, has several passports for traveling abroad and left Ukraine 21 times during martial law, posing a risk of flight.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that regulates the work of domestic workers, defines domestic work, sets requirements for an employment contract, prohibits hiring minors under 16, and obliges employers to ensure safe working conditions.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a European integration draft law regulating succession in labor relations in the event of a change of ownership of an enterprise, obliging the new employer to extend employment contracts and inform employees of the transfer.

Parliament rejected laws on rail transport, clearing the way for the adoption of a new law that is a prerequisite for the World Bank's loan program for Ukraine.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has resumed consideration of a preventive measure against Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, who is suspected of seizing state land.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill that would introduce various forms of direct democracy for community residents, including public hearings, discussions, meetings, petitions, and participation in budgeting, as well as mandatory reporting by local deputies and approval of community charters.

Russia may try to manipulate the U. S. State Department's 2023 Human Rights Report on Ukraine to discredit Ukraine, so the world must be prepared to resist Russia's information attacks, warns Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill that will regulate the placement of kiosks and parking lots through transparent online auctions, eliminating corruption risks.

Ukraine plans to rename 7 districts, 15 cities, 54 towns, and 267 villages as part of its decolonization efforts, including renaming major cities such as Novomoskovsk to Samar, Pervomaisk to Sokolohorsk, and Chervonohrad to Sheptytsky.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill to create a 5-year veteran patronage service, in which patronage assistants will help demobilized soldiers adapt to civilian life.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider in the second reading the European integration draft law No. 8244, which regulates succession in labor relations in the event of a change of ownership of an enterprise, proposing measures to protect the rights and obligations of employees during the transfer of business.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill that would allow employers to fire employees for collaboration, including at critical infrastructure enterprises, in case of conviction for crimes against Ukraine's national security or violation of rules of conduct.

Dmytro Pletenchuk, the new head of the Strategic Communications Center of the Southern Operational Command, met with journalists from Odesa region to discuss the development of further communication and cooperation in the region.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law that will regulate the employment and social protection of domestic workers, defining domestic work, employment contracts, age restrictions, and responsibility for ensuring safe working conditions.

Hundreds of Ukrainian men have blocked the passport office in Warsaw amid the suspension of consular services abroad for men aged 18-60, which has drawn criticism from a military commander who accused them of shirking their duties while others are fighting at the front.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law providing social support for children affected by Russia's full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine, but concerns are raised about the lack of financial justification for providing adequate assistance.

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law on the creation of a State Register of Persons Affected by Russia's Armed Aggression against Ukraine, which will include registration of citizens whose lives and health have been harmed, exchange of information between state systems, and accounting for costs associated with providing assistance to affected citizens.

On Wednesday, oil prices stabilized at $88 per barrel despite falling US oil inventories and new sanctions against Iran, and analysts set the maximum price of Brent crude at $90 due to a premium for geopolitical risks.

The draft law on the "white business club" proposed by Danylo Hetmantsev would divide entrepreneurs into privileged and non-privileged groups, granting preferences to some and subjecting others to stricter regulation, raising concerns about discrimination and corruption risks.

The Ukrainian parliament has passed in the first reading a bill that will make the Diia. city more accessible to startups, including small tech companies, by providing access to the best tax rates in Europe and tools for scaling and attracting investment.

Parliament plans to revise the introduction of fines for violating curfews and light camouflage rules, reducing fines for citizens but increasing fines for businesses.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada's Tax Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, is lobbying for the adoption of a bill to combat gambling addiction among military personnel and liquidate KRAIL, which will create a new regulator for lotteries.

The Verkhovna Rada has registered a resolution to dismiss Mykola Solsky from the post of Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine after he was suspected of seizing state land worth UAH 291 million and attempting to seize another land worth UAH 190 million.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted as a basis the government's draft Law "On Citizens' Appeals" aimed at improving the legislation on citizens' appeals and bringing it in line with the Law "On Administrative Procedure".

The Verkhovna Rada adopted as a basis a draft law aimed at bringing Ukraine's customs legislation in line with the EU practice by introducing such concepts as customs representation, permits for certain customs regimes, and provisions on the movement and temporary storage of goods under customs control.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted a bill that improves the participation of local governments in inter-territorial, cross-border and transnational cooperation, prohibits cooperation with the aggressor state and allows district councils and military administrations to initiate such cooperation.

At the HACCU hearing, the prosecutor stated that Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi had the initial idea to seize state land worth UAH 481 million and directed the actions of his accomplices.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law extending the deadline for registration of unclaimed land shares from 2025 to 2028 due to the ongoing war and occupation in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has prepared an infographic explaining the main changes introduced by the new version of the law on mobilization, which will come into force on May 18 and will affect both military personnel and civilians.