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EU flags concerns over state pressure on NABU

Some elements of Ukraine’s law enforcement ecosystem and political establishment are trying to undermine the country’s anti-corruption efforts despite significant recent progress, the European Commission said in a report published on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 08:50 PM

Ukraine's parliament boosts mobile internet with new law

Ukraine's parliament has approved bill No. 12094 on regulating certain issues in electronic communications, which will help develop digital infrastructure and ensure uninterrupted connectivity for all Ukrainians, the Digital Transformation Ministry reported on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 04:44 PM

Rada summons Leshchenko over 3,000 km free rail travel plan

Ukraine’s parliament has summoned Serhii Leshchenko, head of the President’s Office and a member of Ukrzaliznytsia’s supervisory board, to report on a new program offering 3,000 kilometers of free train travel, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram.

4 November 2025, 03:56 PM

Zelenskyy signs law to boost state support for Ukrainian farmers

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Euro-integration law No. 4619-IX on Oct. 31, updating Ukraine’s legal framework for agricultural support.

3 November 2025, 12:56 PM

Rada approves Ukraine’s 2026 draft budget in first reading

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, approved the draft state budget for 2026 in its first reading on Oct. 22, with 256 lawmakers voting in favor, according to the parliament’s live session broadcast.

22 October 2025, 12:10 PM

Ukraine’s parliament appoints Tetyana Berezhna as culture minister

Ukraine’s parliament appointed Tetyana Berezhna as minister of culture and deputy prime minister for humanitarian policy during a plenary session on Oct. 21..

21 October 2025, 06:19 PM

Ukraine's Rada extends martial law, conscription until February

Ukraine's parliament has approved extending martial law and general mobilization for 90 days, effective Nov. 5 until Feb. 3, 2026, marking the 17th such extension since Russia's full-scale invasion, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak of the Golos faction reported on Telegram.

21 October 2025, 03:40 PM

Zelenskyy submits bills to prolong martial law and general mobilization for 90 more days

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for another 90 days, according to draft bills submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 02:17 PM

Ukraine moves to form Cyber Forces within Armed Forces

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada approved a bill on the creation of the Cyber Forces within the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at first reading, Iryna Herashchenko, co-chair of the European Solidarity party, reported on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 02:30 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

Zelenskyy postpones key faction huddle until budget passes

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with his Servant of the People parliamentary faction after lawmakers vote on the 2026 state budget in its first reading, faction spokeswoman Yuliia Paliychuk told news agency Interfax-Ukraine on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 03:46 PM

Ukrainian Parliament passes credit history bill in first reading

A total of 229 MPs supported the draft bill No. 14013 “On Credit History", whiuch is one of Ukraine’s obligations under its agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) wrote on its website on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 02:54 PM

After cardboard Maidan: Did they learn the lesson?

So, Ukraine passed the stress test. Did it fix the machine? Law No. 12414 was rolled back in about a week; that shows resilience. It doesn’t show habit. Habit is publishing the rationale before orders land, writing clear rules where power meets oversight, and letting parliament work without being swatted back. If those basics don’t stick, July reads as an exception, not a standard.

7 October 2025, 07:22 PM

Pere Joan Pons Sampietro visits Kyiv and delivers a speech in the Verkhovna Rada

Pere Joan Pons Sampietro, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, arrived in Kyiv, and addressed Ukraine’s parliament, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said on Telegram on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 03:37 PM

Cabinet authorizes $7.9 billion in additional defense spending

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved changes to the 2025 state budget that will direct an extra UAH324.7 billion ($7.87 billion) to defense spending, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Oct. 3.

6 October 2025, 10:42 PM

Zelenskyy establishes military ombudsman’s office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree creating the Office of the Military Ombudsman and appointed Olha Reshetylova as its head on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 11:50 PM

Zelenskyy readies annual speech to parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed his administration officials to prepare his annual address to the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) by Dec. 1, according to Presidential Decree No. 115/2025-rp published on Sep. 17.

18 September 2025, 08:52 AM

Ukraine's parliament seals 100-year deal with Britain

The Ukrainian parliament has ratified a 100-year partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom, Golos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 04:00 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

EU strengthens ties with European Parliament office in Kyiv

A permanent European Parliament office will be opened in Kyiv, President Roberta Metsola announced during her address to the Verkhovna Rada on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 03:05 PM

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