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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

Ukraine’s parliament passes law on military ombudsman in second reading

Ukraine’s parliament passed in a second reading a law establishing a military ombudsman on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 03:50 PM

Ukraine’s parliament approves in first reading draft law to legalize virtual assets

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada approved in the first reading draft law No. 10225-d on virtual asset legalization, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 02:56 PM

Protesters rally for anti-graft bill outside Parliament

A rally in support of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bill No. 13533, which restores the institutional independence of the country's anti-corruption agencies, gathered near the Parliament building in Kyiv, Radio Svoboda reported on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2025, 01:53 PM

Zelenskyy submits Svyrydenko for PM vote in Parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted Yulia Svyrydenko's candidacy for a vote in Parliament as the country's new Prime Minister, MP Oleksandr Kachura from the ruling Servant of the People party announced on Telegram late on July 16.

17 July 2025, 06:38 AM

Ukraine fast-tracks U.S. minerals deal for ratification

The Ukrainian Cabinet has submitted the U.S.-Ukraine agreement on the establishment of the Reconstruction Investment Fund to the Parliament for ratification, the government's permanent representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, reported on Telegram shortly before midnight on May 1.

2 May 2025, 08:58 AM

Parliament approves bill to bolster Ukraine’s cyber defense

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved a bill establishing dedicated cyber defense departments across the country’s state agencies, according to the parliament’s website on March 27.

28 March 2025, 12:49 AM

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