According to the provided data, 4,194[1] assistants of MPs are working in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Funds for remuneration of 1,269 MPs’ assistants are appropriated from the state budget, and 2,925 individuals are voluntary assistants. Every MP of Ukraine monthly receives 20 thousands UAH (240 thousands UAH a year) for remuneration of assistants. The total expenditure on assistants is 8 ... →
Parliamentarians failed to come to an agreement: the opposition continues to block speaker's rostrum, the Party of Regions is talking about the early termination of the Verkhovna Rada. Leaders of factions didn't manage to come to an understanding during the joint meeting. This information was provided by the Party of Regions faction leader Oleksandr Yefremov. He informed that the proposition of ... →
How does an average MP of Ukraine look like? It is a 47 year old man with annual income of some millions UAH, who has received higher education and is experienced in politics. OPORA has received such data after analyzing information about education, background, and income declarations of MPs for the previous year. So, how does it look like, those collective image of Ukrainian Parliament, which ... →
Opposition has surrounded the speaker's rostrum in Ukraine's parliament, demanding personal voting and to put touch buttons into operation. On today's parliamentary sitting, MPs were to consider draft Resolutions on book publishing industry, ecology and agriculture. Yet, MPs haven't considered any issue, because the speaker's rostrum was again surrounded by the opposition. Today, the ... →
According to the research conducted by the Civil Network OPORA, which have made quantitative and qualitative analysis of parliamentary law-making activeness, All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland was the most active parliamentary faction in law-making activities. It has introduced 86 bills in January. The most passive are the communists – only 7 legislative initiatives. Policy and state administration ... →
Inspectors from the joint project of the TVi Channel and the Civil Network OPORA are telling about practices of parliamentary journalism and production of new program ... →
The TVi Channel together with the Civil Network OPORA have launched a circle of weekly programs symbolically titled "Dear Deputies"*. Journalists and OPORA activists have united in order to make parliamentary activities more comprehensible and public. The program will cover analytical materials and infographics prepared by the OPORA Network. Reporting from parliamentary lobbies and districts, in ... →
According to OPORA's calculations, members of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda faction were the most disciplined during parliament's first session. They have 99% attendance on plenary meetings. The UDAR and CPU factions have also demonstrated a high level of attendance – 96%. Members of the Party of Regions and the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland ("Batkivshchyna") turned out to be less responsible. ... →
On January 11, 2013, the first session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VII convocation came to an end. Six plenary meetings were conducted during the session, and now we may assess the first results of parliamentary activities. According to the effective legislation, members of parliament are empowered to represent interests of Ukrainian people. However, exercising such duties without ... →
