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No tax on low-value imported parcels yet as Rada rejects two IMF-linked bills

Ukraine’s parliament failed on Sept. 1 to pass two bills needed to impose value-added tax on imported parcels worth up to 150 euros ($174) delaying a measure tied to IMF and EU financial support.

1 September, 06:50 PM

Zelenskyy proposes 90-day extension of martial law and conscription in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted two bills to parliament to extend martial law and general conscription in Ukraine for another 90 days, according to information published on the Verkhovna Rada website on July 13.

13 July, 05:10 PM

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry reacts to Polish bill on punishing 'OUN-UPA ideology propaganda'

Ukraine is closely monitoring the progress of consideration in the Polish Sejm of a bill on amendments to the law on the Institute of National Remembrance and the Criminal Code, which, in particular, proposes to criminalize "propaganda of OUN-UPA ideology," Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said in a comment to journalists on July 7.

7 July, 05:50 PM

Polish presidential spokesman calls Ukraine's national pantheon law an 'escalation'

The spokesperson for Polish President Karol Nawrocki criticized Ukraine's parliament for passing a law on July 1 creating a Ukrainian National Pantheon, calling it "another escalatory step" in a statement from the Polish Presidential Chancellery published on X.

1 July, 08:28 PM

U.S. lawmakers bypass Speaker Johnson to force vote on Ukraine aid

A bill on new aid for Ukraine garnered the necessary 218 signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives to be brought to the floor, allowing lawmakers to launch a voting procedure bypassing Republican leadership, The New York Times reported on May 13.

14 May, 09:28 AM

EU reviews Ukraine’s new Civil Code bill

The European Union is examining a draft of Ukraine’s new Civil Code that the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) recently approved in a first reading, EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova said on May 5.

6 May, 01:16 AM

Budanov meets with Rada committee chairs ahead of tax bill vote

Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov met with the heads of parliamentary committees before the MPs gather to vote on key tax reforms, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on April 6.

6 April, 08:28 PM

U.S senators draft sanctions against Hungarian officials for blocking Ukraine aid

U.S. senators are proposing sanctions against high-ranking Hungarian officials for blocking aid to Ukraine and cooperating with Russia, The Financial Times reported on March 27.

27 March, 11:55 AM

Ukraine closer than ever to €7 billion IMF program collapse

Ukraine's parliament is on track to miss 25 structural beacons required under its IMF, World Bank and Ukraine Facility financing programs by the end of the first quarter of 2026, putting roughly 7 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in financing at risk, MP Yaroslav Zhelezhnyak warned on March 23.

23 March, 05:35 PM

Ukraine's parliament sets up subgroups for wartime voting rules

Ukraine's parliament has created seven subgroups of lawmakers to develop legislation on holding elections during martial law, with each focusing on a specific area, working group head Oleksandr Korniyenko said during a meeting on Jan. 8.

8 January, 03:50 PM

Ukraine's parliament begins work on law for elections under martial law

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has started work on a bill to define the procedure for holding elections during war, as announced at an online meeting of the working group on Dec. 26.

26 December 2025, 10:03 PM

Law on elections during martial law to be applied once, parliament speaker says

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk approved creating a working group to prepare a bill on elections during martial law. Such a mechanism would be used once, Ukraine’s Suspilne public broadcaster reported late on Dec. 22.

23 December 2025, 01:45 PM

Trump vows harsh sanctions on Russia's partners

Republicans are working on legislation that will impose sanctions on any country doing business with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 16, according to Reuters.

17 November 2025, 08:41 AM

Polish President submits 'Stop-Bandera' bill to Sejm

Polish President Karol Navrotsky has submitted to the Sejm a draft bill introducing criminal liability for the “propaganda of Bandera ideology” and Volyn tragedy denial, Poland's government site wrote on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 11:52 AM

Zelenskyy signs bill creating Military Ombudsman

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill establishing the position of Military Ombudsman, Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) official website wrote on Sept. 18.

18 September 2025, 01:58 PM

Protests in Kyiv over harsher penalties for the military

Hundreds of protesters rallied on Kyiv’s Independence Square on Sept. 5, opposing a bill that would introduce harsher criminal penalties for military insubordination.

5 September 2025, 10:48 PM

Crypto taxes could yield $360 million for budget — MP Hetmantsev

Legalizing the virtual assets market and introducing cryptocurrency taxation could bring Ukraine’s state budget an additional 14-15 billion hryvnias ($339-363 million) annually, Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy Committee, told news agency Ukrinform on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 11:40 AM

Zelenskyy signs $10B defense budget increase for 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Bill No. 13573, amending the state budget to allocate an additional 412.3 billion hryvnias ($9.9 billion) for defense needs, he said in a video address on July 31.

31 July 2025, 07:30 PM

Rada committee backs Zelenskyy's NABU, SAPO power restoration bill

The Law Enforcement Committee of the Ukrainian parliament supported, in principle and in full, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bill to restore the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Golos faction reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2025, 07:10 PM

Zelenskyy signs law mandating military training for medical students

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law requiring students of medical and pharmaceutical specializations to undergo officer training on July 29, as evidenced with the corresponding bill, published on Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) website.

29 July 2025, 03:40 PM

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