Verkhovna Rada Chairperson Andrii Parubii: No grounds to discuss constitutional amendments touching decentralization

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
18 July 2016, 15:15

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii does not see any grounds to discuss the issue of amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine touching decentralization.

He said this at the concluding press conference on Monday.

"Unfortunately I see no grounds to speak about the amendments to the Constitution touching the decentralization," Andrii Parubii said.

"Some lawyers consider that we cannot, other lawyers say we can postpone an opportunity to consider this draft law for one more session," he said.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada noted that one of the best elaborated reforms has been suspended "due to one single item having nothing to do with the decentralization."

Andrii Parubii also admitted that "when the Parliament is united, there is no chance to fail finding consensus, there are no barriers for consideration of the legislative act, even without an Item, and for submitting it for consideration of the Constitutional Court."