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Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the International Criminal Court’s preliminary examination and potential investigation of the ongoing full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

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01 March 2022, 09:06

Cyberpolice has called on 30 international VPN services to stop cooperating with Russian Federation

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28 February 2022, 14:47

Statement Majlis of the Crimean-Tatar people

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28 February 2022, 14:04

Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy of Ukrainian Parliament urged international organizations and foreign governments to impose economic sanctions on Russia

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28 February 2022, 13:44

Statement Majlis of the Crimean-Tatar people

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28 February 2022, 13:43

The appeal of the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk

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28 February 2022, 10:29

Committee called on financial community world leaders and politicians to impose radical sanctions on Russian institutions

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27 February 2022, 20:36

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07 February 2022

Head of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Oleksandr Merezhko met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Latvia to Ukraine

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24 September 2021

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07 September 2021

Adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine ‘On Industrial Parks’ aimed at attracting investment in the industrial sector of the economy by introducing incentives in industrial parks”

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01 March 2022

Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the International Criminal Court’s preliminary examination and potential investigation of the ongoing full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

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01 March 2022

Cyberpolice has called on 30 international VPN services to stop cooperating with Russian Federation

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28 February 2022

Statement Majlis of the Crimean-Tatar people

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28 February 2022

Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy of Ukrainian Parliament urged international organizations and foreign governments to impose economic sanctions on Russia

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28 February 2022

Statement Majlis of the Crimean-Tatar people

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28 February 2022

Committee called on financial community world leaders and politicians to impose radical sanctions on Russian institutions

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27 February 2022

Committe of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the questions of finance, fiscal and customs policy has decided to call on the leaders of the payment systems Visa and MasterCard to block payment services for all credit and debit cards issued by Russian banks, both in Russia and in the rest of the world

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27 February 2022

Statement on Ukraine by the IPU Executive Committee

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News

08 April 2021, 10:19

Members of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the OSCE PA headed by the Deputy Chairperson of the Delegation Artur Gerasymov took part in the observation of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria

( Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat )



Members of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the OSCE PA headed by the Deputy Chairperson of the Delegation Artur Gerasymov took part in the observation of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.
From April 1st to 5th, more than 30 parliamentarians from 12 OSCE participating States took part in observing the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. Members of the delegation observed the election process in many regions of Bulgaria, including Sofia, Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Troyan, Lovech and Varna.
The OSCE PA observers work closely with the Long-Term Election Observer mission of the OSCE/ODIHR and the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Artur Gerasymov, Deputy Head of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the OSCE PA, was appointed as Special Coordinator and Head of the Joint Short-Term Election Observation Mission to Bulgaria, and Senator Pascal Allizard (France) headed the OSCE PA delegation.
Members of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the OSCE PA V. Galaychuk and P. Frolov, as well as Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation Ya. Yurchyshyn also took part in the OSCE PA election observation mission.
Before election day the observers received briefings from government officials, political parties, civil society and media representatives in an online format. The meetings included discussion related to electoral legislation, campaign activity, media coverage, election administration, among other issues. Special attention was paid to machine voting, which was used for the first time during the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.
On election day, Ukrainian MPs observed the opening and closing of polling stations and the voting process in Sofia, Pernik, and a number of other settlements. During the observation, the OSCE Special Co-ordinator Artur Gerasymov observed elections in several parts of Sofia, including a local Roma community.
A final press conference was held on 5 April, during which Special Coordinator A. Gerasimov announced that the Joint Monitoring Mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded that the elections were competitive, with respect for fundamental freedoms, but the long-term problems associated with some key elements of the electoral process still need to be addressed. These include transparency of funding and legislation to resolve disputes during elections. There was also a lack of news and analytical materials on the election campaign in the media, which affected the ability of voters to make informed choices.