Yaroslav Zheleznyak
The Verkhovna Rada postponed sessions scheduled for March 6-8 due to threats by opposition factions to slow down consideration of bills until authorized MPs are able to travel abroad.
According to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the preliminary agenda for the next plenary week of the parliament does not include draft laws on mobilization and the report of the head of the SBU on wiretapping of journalists.
Viktor Pavlushchyk, former head of the NABU's detective department, has been elected the new head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.
The Ukrainian parliament passed in the second reading a draft law on fair lobbying, which is necessary to start negotiations on joining the European Union.
The Verkhovna Rada failed to pass in the first reading a bill that would reform the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine by setting new requirements for employees and introducing mandatory polygraph tests.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law introducing transparency requirements for local governments, including the publication of video recordings and minutes of meetings on the Internet, holding meetings and reports in Ukrainian.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law on corporate governance reform of state-owned enterprises, fulfilling an important condition for Ukraine's European integration commitments.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed in the first reading a bill that changes the rules for calculating pensions for Ukrainian military personnel, counting months of service in wartime as more than one month of service.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has set up a temporary investigative commission to investigate the effectiveness of Kyiv's local authorities under martial law.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law on reforming the capital market and the Securities Commission of Ukraine.
Taras Kotov criticized the draft law on the reboot of the BES authored by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
President Zelenskiy holds the first meeting of his coalition since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
MPs submitted more than 1200 amendments to the draft law on mobilization. The collection of proposals continues.
The MP noted that the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada for the next week does not include the dismissal of Bezuhla from the post of deputy head of the Defense Committee or consideration of the law on mobilization in the second reading.
The Ukrainian parliament may consider a bill to strengthen mobilization in early March.
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 Rada voted to summon the head of the SBU to discuss wiretapping of journalists, but will not hear him in the near future until the conciliation board decides on a date.
Parliament adopts a law introducing NATO standards in the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including clinical protocols and regulations on pre-hospital care.
Parliament passes a bill that allows clinics to store frozen reproductive cells from fallen soldiers for three years instead of disposing of them.
The Verkhovna Rada supported the government's draft law on mobilization as a basis.
The Ukrainian parliament votes with 302 votes in favor of the resignation of Veterans Affairs Minister Yulia Laputina.
Borrell addressed the Ukrainian parliament after Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine.
Ukrainian parliamentary committee supports extension of martial law and general mobilization.
The Ukrainian parliament will vote again to extend martial law and mobilization for another 90 days. In addition, a bill on a unified electronic register of persons liable for military service will be put to a second vote.
The sign language interpreter who adapted songs for the deaf at the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest won over the audience, and some suggested that she be sent to represent Ukraine at the contest.