In connection to the blocked rostrum by the opposition, the Party of Regions and the CPU have left the Verkhovna Rada on Hrushevskoho Street. The pro-power majority decided to conduct their meeting in an assembly hall of parliamentary committees on Bankova st. Journalists have already named the situation as putsch. ... →
In March 2013, 249 draft laws and resolutions were registered by MPs of Ukraine. 83 draft laws concerned economic, financial, and administrative issues. The Civil Network OPORA continues to watch and analyze law-making activities of MPs of Ukraine of VII convocation. ... →
As of today, 88 MPs, have published lists of their assistant-consultants, and 16 have refused to provide such information. All the other haven't provided any feedback at all. ... →
Four of five parliamentary factions have promulgated their financial reports for 2012. The most financially capable parliamentary party in Ukraine is the Party of Regions, and the least – All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda. The UDAR hasn't published the financial report yet, but its leader have informed OPORA that it is to be published in middle April. ... →
On March 22, the Civil Network OPORA has presented preliminary results of Parliamentary monitoring in Ukraine: 100 days of Parliamentary activity : new Rada – new quality? The monitoring was focused on MPs' activeness and content of their legislative initiatives, parliamentary conflicts, openness of the information about parties' financing, administrative expenses and activities of the deputy ... →
Ukrainian parliamentary system constantly degrades. Lack of citizens' trust and domination of executive branch of power have demolished foundations of representative democracy. The social legitimacy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is formed not only through elections, but also through MPs' activities during cadence, their influence on political processes and existence of real tools for ... →
As a representative body, the parliament plays key role in the functioning of democracy. However, the presence of elected body doesn't secure the existence of democratic system in the country. The democracy requires at least two conditions for its functioning. First – is holding of free and fair Parliamentary elections. Second – is adherence to democratic principles and standards in parliamentary ... →
Specially for the Ukrainska Pravda Ukrainian parliament during its independence – is a platform for oral battles with elements of blocking (21 times), dismissal (2.5 times) and multiple voting with violation of the Procedure. In contrast to Ukraine, blocking and dismissal are quite effective methods used to overcome the crisis in democratic countries. While the first makes opponents to carry on ... →
The Civil Network OPORA continues to watch and analyze law-making activities of MPs of Ukraine of VII convocation. In this monthly review, the organization has covered the scope of law-making activities in the Parliament, activeness of MPs divided by involved factions and concerned issues. The Party of Regions of Ukraine was the most active. Its members have registered 105 various draft laws and ... →
Only 66 MPs of the whole convocation of the VRU have promulgated names of their assistants at the request of the Civil Network OPORA. Among them are: 42 representatives of the UDAR faction, 14 – of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland, 4 representatives of the Party of Regions, three from the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda, and three are non-faction MPs. A part of MPs have provided not only names of ... →
