- Сivil Network OPORA has researched the ways to increase transparency of VRU committees, particularly publication of information about their activities on their websites. Thus, we have analyzed the current situation, determined key issues in activities of parliamentary committees, and suggested solutions for the existing problems. The research takes into consideration the recommendations ... →
- Open data is a powerful tool for civil society groups. Used correctly, it can enhance transparency and participation by putting actionable information in the hands of citizens. But, all too often, governments are unwilling or unable to open up their data. This how-to-guide is intended for civil society groups who want to convince local governments to disclose government data in open formats so ... →
- It is important and urgent for Ukraine to intensify the preparation of parliamentary election law. The country needs rotations in political elite to secure efficiency of the Verkhovna Rada, authorized to find a solution for the certain highly important social issues. Although the open-list proportional representation system has already been openly discussed for a while by politicians and experts, ... →
- Brussels, 1 March 2016 I don't want to discuss today the friendship between Ukrainian Parliament and civil society. If Ukraine is not Russia, then non-governmental organizations are neither friends nor enemies to the legislative branch. We may be only partners on the way to reforms. Partners who criticize, and not usually achieve easy communication, but still partners. Today, Ukraine is expected ... →
- Ukrainian delegation took part in the regional workshop “Open Parliaments, Engaged Citizen” (Casta-Pepiernicka, Slovakia). An expert of Civil Network OPORA Nadiia Babynska and MP of Ukrainian Parliament Ivan Krulko participated in this event. Ivan Krulko presented The Legislative Openness Action Plan of Ukrainian Parliament that was adopted by the order of Speaker of Parliament on the 5th of ... →
- Civil Network OPORA calls on Ukrainian Parliament to repeal the Law on exclusion of MP candidates from electoral lists due to the gross violation of citizen constitutional right to elect or be elected as well as of parliamentary procedure rules in the process of its adoption. However, if the Verkhovna Rada refuses to repeal this Law, we call on the President of Ukraine to veto it. ... →
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- Modern European parliament working on a high-quality level and targeted on making professional decision – is a brave ambition. On 5 February, Ukrainian citizen parliamentary monitoring organizations presented a mechanism that may be used to embody this ambition during a presentation of the Parliament Modernization Program and Ukraine's official joining to the international Declaration on ... →
- Four-criteria assessment showed that women MPs were more efficient this year than their men-colleagues. According to analysis results received by Civil Network OPORA, women MPs gave more speeches, submitted more bills, showed better attendance, and took part in voting process more responsibly than men. Сurrent convocation of Ukrainian Parliament has the largest number of women for the whole ... →
- Всі знають, що минулого тижня в Раді виступав Джо Байден. Весь Інернет поширив відео і текст його, як кажуть, яскравого виступу. Ми пропонуємо дещо інший підхід, давайте разом подивимось на виступи депутатів, в яких вони згадували ім'я Віце-президента США. Це дуже проста вправа, якщо скористатись нашим пошуком по стенограмах. Всього таких згадок було 17, найактивнішим депутатом виявився Олег ... →
