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Ukraine's parliament works without water or heating amid power disruptions

Ukraine's parliament building has no running water or heating and is experiencing intermittent power outages, lawmaker and parliamentary finance committee chair Danylo Hetmantsev said on Nov. 6.

6 November, 02:32 PM

Netanyahu's Likud leads with 84% counted, but no party or bloc has a majority after general election

With 84.5% of votes counted in Israel's parliamentary election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is getting 27%, and the opposition party Yashar, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, 22%, according to Central Elections Committee data as of 12:34 p.m. local time, The Times of Israel wrote on Oct. 28.

28 October, 02:10 PM

AfD politician becomes first party member to lead a German state parliament

Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament elected AfD politician Tobias Rausch as its president, making him the first member of the party to lead a state parliament in Germany, ntv reported on Oct. 6.

6 October, 06:32 PM

Zelenskyy submits bills to parliament to step up fight against fraudulent call centers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted two bills to parliament to toughen penalties for fraudulent call centers and strengthen protections against illegal use of payment instruments and bank accounts on Sept. 2.

3 September, 08:00 AM

Slovenian president denies ties to Russian intelligence

Slovenia's parliamentary security committee has called on the country's intelligence agency to provide an urgent report on possible ties between President Nataša Pirc Musar and a friend of Russian origin. Pirc Musar has denied any connection to Russian intelligence, TVP World reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 08:16 PM

Zelenskyy signs law on pensions, housing and education for IDPs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law aimed at ensuring the rights and freedoms of internally displaced people, according to the Verkhovna Rada's website on July 21.

21 July, 07:01 PM

Ukraine cuts taxes for landlords reporting rental income

Ukraine's parliament has approved legislation reducing the tax burden on individuals who officially rent out their property, lawmaker Olena Shuliak, head of the parliamentary committee on local governance and regional development, said on June 9.

9 June, 07:41 PM

Ukraine approves ‘energy Schengen’ to merge power market with EU

Ukraine’s parliament has passed a landmark European integration bill aimed at merging the country’s electricity market with that of the European Union, a move lawmakers say will effectively create an “energy Schengen” zone, Verkhovna Rada’s energy committee head Andriy Herus told NV Business on April 9.

9 April, 10:33 AM

Ukraine extends military levy for three years after war under IMF program

Ukraine’s parliament extended the military levy for three years after the war, a structural benchmark under a new International Monetary Fund program, with 257 lawmakers backing bill No. 15110, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Apr. 7.

7 April, 06:55 PM

Ukraine’s parliament can operate under difficult conditions despite crisis – David Arakhamia

Ruling party faction leader David Arakhamia said Ukraine’s parliament can “operate under difficult conditions and make decisions” despite a crisis, while acknowledging ongoing challenges that still need to be addressed on March 25.

25 March, 08:55 PM

Former UK MP Lopresti joins Ukraine’s Azov Brigade

Conservative politician Jack Lopresti, who sat in the UK parliament in 2010–2024, has joined Ukraine’s 12th Special Forces Brigade ‘Azov,’ Lopresti announced on Feb. 19.

20 February, 01:25 AM

Elections possible only under ceasefire – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to initiate presidential elections if a ceasefire of at least two months is in place, allowing parliament to adopt the necessary decisions, he said in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan on Feb. 19.

19 February, 10:04 AM

Parliament files bill to prolong martial law and mobilization in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed extending Ukraine’s martial law, with a bill to that effect registered in parliament, according to the Verkhovna Rada on Jan. 12.

12 January, 12:42 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 approves the state budget for 2026, says lawmaker Zheleznyak

Ukraine’s parliament approved the state budget for 2026, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 05:47 PM

Poroshenko leads blockade demanding Ukrainian Cabinet dismissal

The European Solidarity faction blocked the Verkhovna Rada podium on Dec. 2, causing the parliament's session to be adjourned early, according to the Rada TV channel broadcast of the session.

2 December 2025, 05:50 PM

Polish parliament rejects Nawrocki’s Ukrainian refugees bill

Poland’s Sejm has rejected President Karol Nawrocki’s alternative bill on state aid to Ukrainian refugees, local outlet RMF24 reported on Nov. 7.

8 November 2025, 02:41 AM

Cabinet rejects EV tax break extension

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has rejected a proposal from members of the Parliament to extend tax breaks on electric car imports for another year, Liga news outlet reported on Nov. 6, citing the appendices to the draft state budget for 2026.

6 November 2025, 10:24 AM

Polish FM displays Iranian Shahed drone in UK parliament

Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski presented an Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drone—the same model Russia uses against Ukrainian cities every day—during a meeting at the UK parliament on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 09:54 PM

Ukrainian parliament fails to appoint Constitutional Court judges

Ukraine's parliament failed to appoint new judges to the Constitutional Court on Oct. 8, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram.

8 October 2025, 04:40 PM

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