The leadership of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine took part in some events.
On Monday, May 16, Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andrii Parubii met with the members of the delegation of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship Group of the Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland led by its Chairperson Michal Dworczyk.
The Parties discussed a wide range of issues touching bilateral cooperation at the parliamentary level, and deepening of strategic partnership between Ukraine and the Republic of Poland.
Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andrii Parubii met with Head of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine Kestutis Lancinskas.
The participants in the meeting exchanged their opinion on the reformation of the law enforcement system of Ukraine.
First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko had a meeting with Chairman of CFA and former Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg.
First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko told the press about results of work of the trilateral contact group and four subgroups on socioeconomic, political, humanitarian and security affairs.
First Deputy Chairperson of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko hands out awards to servicewomen.
First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko took part in the opening in the Verkhovna Rada premises of a two-day exhibition-presentation of resources of civil society and international donor organizations cooperating with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, named "Information Fair – 2016."
First Deputy Chairperson of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko, Chairperson of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs Hanna Hopko, representatives of USAID Program “RADA: Responsible, Accountable and Democratic Assembly" hold news briefing dedicated to opening of exhibition-presentation "Information Fair - 2016."
On Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko took part in flower-laying ceremony at the Bykivnia Graves National Historic Memorial.
On Monday, Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oksana Syroyid met with members of the delegation of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship Group of the Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland led by its Chairperson Michal Dworczyk.
On May 18 members of the Committee on Budget had a meeting with representatives of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control with Chair of the Committee Ingeborg Grassle at the head.
The Committee members at their meeting on May 18 considered the draft law No.4542 on amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine concerning the exemption of pensions from taxation, submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Chairperson of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs Hanna Hopko meets with Peter Fischer, moderator of working group on social and economic issues of Trilateral Contact Group, and Johannes Regenbrecht, Special Envoy, Head of Ukraine Task Force in Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine also hosted other events.