Head of the Parliamentary Budget Committee Pidlasa met with IMF representatives in Kyiv to discuss the economic situation in Ukraine and progress in implementing structural reforms under the IMF program.
The Verkhovna Rada has denied MP Petro Poroshenko's statement that the Speaker did not sign an order for his participation in the Munich Security Conference due to an alleged threat to his life abroad, saying that no documents for Poroshenko's participation were received by the parliament.
The head of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting said that Ukrainian lawmakers are discussing measures to regulate the Telegram messenger as it has become a problem and its anonymous administration does not respond to requests to remove toxic content.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has begun consideration of a case concerning the constitutionality of certain provisions of the law requiring officials to submit electronic asset and income declarations.
The Ukrainian parliament may consider a bill to strengthen mobilization in early March.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has created electronic registers to simplify business registration and improve fire safety by allowing independent audits and insurance instead of inspections.
Since May 2021, more than half a million new businesses have been opened automatically through the Ukrainian app Diia, 52% of which were started by women.
The draft law proposes additional payments and benefits for Ukrainian servicemen to motivate them to serve for a long time and build a professional army.
Chairman Stefanchuk met with Vice President of the German Bundestag Katrin Goering-Eckardt to discuss defense assistance to Ukraine and President Zelensky's peace initiative.
The Cabinet of Ministers made personnel changes, dismissing two deputy ministers for veterans' affairs.
NACP completes connection of the first stage of agencies to the Unified Whistleblower Reporting Portal. The NACP has completed the first stage of connecting 144 organizations, including anti-corruption agencies, to the Unified Whistleblower Reporting Portal.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the appointment of Serhiy Haidai as the new head of the Mukachevo District State Administration.
The Ombudsman appealed to the Ministry of Education and the National Police to protect children from cyberbullying on social media, where photos of schoolchildren are posted along with derogatory comments and calls for pressure.
The Ombudsman helped restore a serviceman's right to be discharged from military service after losing his limbs by providing assistance in obtaining a referral for hospitalization and assistance in undergoing a military medical examination.
The EU Council adopts a decision allowing the proceeds from the frozen assets of the Russian central bank to be used to compensate Ukraine for its losses from the war.
Former MP Serhiy Pashynsky and his business partner are suspected of embezzling nearly $1 billion worth of oil products from Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs laws extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine until May 13 due to Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ukraine's Defense Minister discussed the transition of the Ukrainian army to NATO standards with a NATO representative ahead of this year's NATO Summit.
The Verkhovna Rada initiated the issuance of "defender's certificates" to citizens liable for military service in order to implement a system of "smart mobilization.
Summary: The committees are discussing amendments to the draft law on mobilization, including the accounting of postgraduate students, as there cannot be a sudden increase from 2,000 to 20,000 postgraduate students eligible for conscription within 2 years.
Restrictions on money transfers proposed by the National Bank of Ukraine and supported by Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada's tax committee, could give tax authorities the power to excessively control citizens' finances and compare their income and expenses.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a bill that allows the transfer of seized property of sanatoriums for the rehabilitation of military personnel.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a methodology for the use of languages of national minorities in their traditional habitats as part of Ukraine's commitments to the EU to protect minority rights.
The Government of Ukraine granted territorial recruitment and social support centers the right to work around the clock during mobilization or martial law.
The investigation into the death of a mobilized man from Odesa region with epilepsy who died on the first day of his mobilization is under the personal control of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has temporarily entrusted Oleksandr Porkhun with the duties of Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.
To counteract the reduction in livestock, the government will provide UAH 7 thousand of state aid per head to farmers with 3 to 100 cows.
The Verkhovna Rada has not yet passed any of the three bills necessary for Ukraine to receive another package of financial support from the World Bank in the amount of $1-1. 4 billion.
The head of the ruling party's faction said that the new draft law on mobilization will be finalized to address issues related to graduate students and blocking personal accounts before the second reading in parliament.
The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a draft law on Ukraine's withdrawal from the agreement on transport cooperation with the CIS countries.