Civil Network OPORA continues to watch and analyze law-making activities of MPs of Ukraine of VII convocation. In this review for May, the organization has covered the scope of law-making activities in the Parliament, as well as activeness of MPs with consideration of involved factions and concerned issues. In May 2012, Ukrainian parliamentarians have registered 329 draft laws and resolutions, ... →
The fact that parliamentary factions still didn't manage to come to an agreement on organization of re-election in 5 problematic districts not only threatens implementation of proper law-making practices and realization of citizen right to choose and be chosen, but also may hinder signing Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. Such opinion was stated by the Election Programs Coordinator ... →
The draft Law on Making Amendments to Some Laws of Ukraine on Improvement of Electoral Legislation secures widening the powers of district election commissions, restricting the membership of "technical" political parties in election commissions, elaboration of detailed requirements for the electoral district formation, setting maximum size of electoral funds for political parties and candidates. ... →
Journalists' access to premises where committees hold their meetings is regulated in accordance to out-of-date norms, which make it quite complicated. Verkhovna Rada provides no standard procedure of getting access to public events, and meetings of committees. Resolution passed in 2006 requires consenting participation of journalists with a committee head or press-service, what is contradictory to ... →
The guard will not let journalists in till they find the necessary surname in an invitation list. The preliminary agreement, as well as accreditation card, doesn't secure a place for you in the "list of chosen". Everything depends on the goodwill of committee members. While some give permits without any problems, the others use regulations of the out-of-date document issued in 2006, which limits ... →
Civil Network OPORA is worried about consequences in realization of constitutional rights of citizens and the right on local self-government, which result from the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Appealing to the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, OPORA calls for urgent organization of parliamentary hearings on issues of local self-government in the capital of Ukraine – ... →
The opposition has registered draft Resolution on Creation of a Temporary Inquiry Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Investigating Facts of Attack Against Mass Media Representatives on May 18, 2013 in Kyiv; and draft Resolution on Consideration of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine V.P. Pshonka reporting on observance of Ukrainian legislation and investigation of violations of citizen ... →
Specially for the Ukrainska Pravda In 2012, the State Administrative Office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has lost almost 1.5 million UAH on equipment for Parliamentary activities. Lion's share of the total amount, particularly 875 thousand UAH, was spent on Grafit - VR12 speech recognition system. This system was to be used for making verbatim records of MP's statements. ... →
Grafit - VR12 speech recognition system secures keeping verbatim record of MP's statements during plenary sittings of the Parliament, meetings of Conciliation Board of parliamentary factions, Committees, temporary special and investigation commissions. State Administrative Office of the Verkhovna Rada has spent almost a million for this purpose. While verbatim records of plenary meetings and ... →
