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Skip to main content [#main-content] Search form Search USAID RADA Program RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY HOME ABOUT RADA RADA NEWS & EVENTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF INTEREST MATERIALS RADA PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS IN UKRAINE PDP and PDP II ARCHIVE PUBLICATIONS CONTACTS UKRAINIAN Within the Scope of Interest VR Committee on State Building, Regional Development and local Self-governance suggested to adopt a bill No.5231 regarding local councils powers Thu, 27/04/2017 - 12:30 VR Committee on State Building, Regional Development and local Self-governance suggested to adopt a bill No. 5231 on amendmets to the Law “On Local self-government” regarding expansion powers of local councils. Namely, it is suggested to give village, settlement, city, rayon and oblast councils the powers to execute oversight over State fiscal service regarding local budgets revenues. Source: VR portal Read more about VR Committee on State Building, Regional Development and local Self-governance suggested to adopt a bill No.5231 regarding local councils powers EU envoys confirm decision on visa-free regime for Ukraine Wed, 26/04/2017 - 13:30 The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States of the European Union (COREPER) at a meeting on Wednesday, April 26, backed the decision on the liberalization of the visa regime with Ukraine, now this decision needs to be approved by the EU Council, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said. Read more about EU envoys confirm decision on visa-free regime for Ukraine Ukrainian delegation in PACE demands impeachment of Agramunt Mon, 24/04/2017 - 17:15 Ukraine's delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) demands starting the impeachment process against PACE President Pedro Agramunt, who visited Syria as the head of a delegation, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Gerashchenko has said. Read more about Ukrainian delegation in PACE demands impeachment of Agramunt Authentical guided tours in English for foreign visitors start in the Verkhovna Rada Mon, 24/04/2017 - 15:15 Information Department of the Secretariat of Ukrainian Parliament has elaborated an authentical guided tour in English (without any consecutive or simultaneous translation) in the building of the Verkhovna Rada. The first tour has been given to journalists from Israel on April 20th. Nearly 7000 foreigners took guided tours in Ukrainian Parliament. A number of excursions in English will increase soon. Source: VR portal Read more about Authentical guided tours in English for foreign visitors start in the Verkhovna Rada Parubiy informed about decentralization timeframe Fri, 21/04/2017 - 12:30 The VR Speaker Andriy Parubiy informed that the Parliament cannot amend Constitution regarding decentralization, while the Russian troops occupied Ukrainian territories. However, the Verkhovna Rada still engines decentralization process via other legislation, for example the law “On amalgamation of territorial Communities.” The Ministry of Justice introduced the bill on decentralization regarding giving powers to amalgamated territorial communities. The Prime minister Volodymyr Groysman informed that devolution regarding land issues to be finished by 2017. Read more about Parubiy informed about decentralization timeframe Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » New Publications Guide on Anti-Corruption in Ukraine A Methodology aimed at discounting electoral districts “hand-feeding” practices and political corruption. The Concept of Comprehensive Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (draft) THE NINTH SURVEY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT The Basic Aspects of Lawmaking. (Handbook) Follow Us Facebook YouTube This site (RSS) This site was made possible through support provided by the Office of Democracy and Governance, U.S. Agency for International Development Regional Mission for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, within the framework of the RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY (RADA) PROGRAM IN UKRAINE under the terms of Cooperative Agreement No. AID-121-A-14-00001. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the RADA Program staff, U.S. Agency for International Development and/or Government of the United States.