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Zelenskyy signs laws to step up energy generation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed new laws eliminating VAT and customs duties on importing energy equipment to boost promised energy generation capabilities, Holos party's MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on July 26.

29 July 2024, 11:12 AM

Parliament revises Ukrainian bill allowing corrupt officials to avoid jail

Ukraine's parliamentary committee is revising controversial bill No. 11340, which proposes allowing corrupt officials to "buy their way out" of legal consequences, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said on national television on July 25.

26 July 2024, 12:19 PM

Ukraine’s conscription: How much longer and next steps in July 2024

Ukrainian Parliament has extended martial law and conscription periods every 90 days since their introduction on February 24, 2022, with MPs voting for an additional 90 days on July 23, 2024.

23 July 2024, 03:17 PM

Ukrainian MPs block podium, demand vote on Moscow Patriarchate Church ban

Ukrainian Parliament members protested by displaying placards and blocking the podium, demanding a vote on the bill to ban religious organizations affiliated with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), European Solidarity party MP Oleksiy Honcharenko reported on Telegram on July 23, sharing photos from the scene.

23 July 2024, 02:57 PM

Ukraine extends martial law and conscription periods

The Ukrainian Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence approved the extension of martial law and conscription, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Holos party, reported on Telegram on July 23.

23 July 2024, 12:48 PM

Ukraine Parliament passes bill to increase fuel excise taxes

The Ukrainian Parliament has passed bill 11256-2, which increases excise taxes on fuel and gas, Ukrainian MP from the opposition party Holos, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, reported on Telegram on July 18.

18 July 2024, 12:42 PM

Ukrainian MP resigns from ruling party amid criticism, but keeps parliamentary mandate

MP Mariana Bezuhla "has just resigned at her own request" from the ruling Servant of the People faction in the Ukrainian parliament, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak of the Holos (Voice) opposition party wrote on Telegram on July 17.

17 July 2024, 01:17 PM

Ukraine ends Daylight Savings Time switch

The Ukrainian Parliament has voted to abolish the annual switch to Daylight Savings Time, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Holos party, announced on Telegram on July 16.

16 July 2024, 04:35 PM

MP expelled from ruling party after bribery charges

Ukrainian MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi has been expelled from the ruling Servant of the People party after being charged with demanding a $92,000 bribe from local Sumy Oblast officials, the party announced on July 15.

16 July 2024, 01:21 AM

Ruling party MP charged with bribery

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) has obtained evidence that an MP from the ruling Servant of the People party demanded a $92,000 bribe in exchange for facilitating an infrastructure project in Sumy Oblast, SAPO reported on July 16.

15 July 2024, 09:06 PM

Ukrainian MP loses her chair in subcommittee on democratic civilian control amid tensions with Army

Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence decided to remove Mariana Bezuhla from the post in subcommittee on democratic civilian control, the press service of the European Solidarity faction reported on Telegram on July 15.

15 July 2024, 05:36 PM

Parliamentary committee endorses abolishing daylight saving time

Ukraine’s parliamentary Economic Development committee has supported a bill that would abolish daylight saving time, the parliament's press service reported on July 12.

12 July 2024, 09:13 PM

Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers faces significant reshuffle

MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said he received information about the possible dismissal of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal "from many colleagues who are in the decision-making center, which is quite limited and obviously not located in the Ukrainian Parliament," during an interview with Radio NV on July 4.

5 July 2024, 05:25 PM

Parliamentary recess extended by one week

The Ukrainian parliament has postponed its next plenary session for one week, most likely due to significant personnel changes in the government, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported via Telegram on July 1.

2 July 2024, 02:20 AM

Holos party loses state funding

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has halted state funding for the Holos political party due to discrepancies in their accounting reports, amounting to nearly UAH 5 million ($123,000), the agency announced on June 26.

27 June 2024, 02:14 AM

Zelenskyy signs bill establishing English as language of international communication in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Bill No. 9432 on the use of the English language in Ukraine into law on June 26, according to the website of the Verkhovna Rada.

26 June 2024, 08:33 PM

Sitting MP Tyshchenko placed under house arrest

The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv ordered house arrest for Mykola Tyshchenko, a Ukrainian MP formerly from the ruling Servant of the People party, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on June 25.

26 June 2024, 02:22 AM

How does Tyshchenko keep his seat in parliament — expert interview

Oleksandr Salizhenko, the Editor-in-Chief at Chesno, spoke in an interview with NV Radio on June 23 about the ruling party’s controversial MPs and how they manage to keep their seats, scandal after scandal.

25 June 2024, 11:50 PM

Parliament’s promising reform of Economic Security Bureau

The final round of talks between government officials and G7 ambassadors regarding the reform of Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESB) was tense and even threatened the 15$ billion IMF program.

21 June 2024, 11:36 PM

Parliament poised to reform Economic Security Bureau

The Ukrainian parliament supporting in second reading a bill to reboot Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESB) was welcomed by the private sector, judging by a statement from the European Business Association (EBA) on June 20.

20 June 2024, 08:42 PM

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