The Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill on pension reform. For the adoption of document No. 6614 second reading and in General voted 288 deputies out of 346 in the audience. “I think now we will take a truly historic decision on the establishment of a fair pension system in our state. It is not very easy, but this important decision will give the opportunity in October to no less than 9 million pensioners to raise pensions, as we promised. From […]

The United States is deeply concerned about the conviction and two year imprisonment of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov in Russian-occupied Crimea. This was reported in the U.S. Department of State. “He was convicted for his opposition to the attempt of annexation of Russia in the Crimea and given a more harsh sentence than requested Russia’s occupation Prosecutor,” – said in the message. Besides, the Ministry statement said about the “past injustice” in the case Umerov, in particular a few […]

MP Mykhailo Dobkin has decided to withdraw from the Opposition bloc, and Vadim Novinsky wanted to create a new opposition platform inside the unit after the approval of the judicial reform. About his intentions, he said on Facebook. “All together, the so-called “dictatorial” laws of January 16 to any comparison do not go with the decision taken today, shame on the judicial “reform”. And again. Today, I’m non-partisan” – he wrote. All together, the so-called “dictatorial” laws of January 16 […]

In connection with the ignition wiring in the building of the Parliament was declared in recess for 15 minutes. This was stated by Vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oksana Syroid, RBC-Ukraine online reports. “We’ll break for 15 minutes, call the fire Department, electrical fire here …” she said during the meeting. Until the break in the Parliament considered nearly 600 amendments to the pension reform. Meanwhile, the MP from the faction “people’s front” Alexander Sochka reported that the Parliament has […]

The ex-President of Georgia, the former head of the Odessa regional state administration and the leader of the political party “new force” Mikheil Saakashvili has filed a petition to grant him political asylum in Ukraine. About this “Ukrainian news” said his lawyer Markian halabala has been. “The request to provide citizens with additional protection and political asylum is, in fact, one and the same. Just in the home often use the concept of “political asylum”, – he said. The lawyer […]