Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn calls for exerting parliamentary control over the implementation of adopted laws and passing new systemic acts.
He said this in the interview to "Ukrainskyi Vymir" ("Ukrainian Dimension") program (First Channel of the Ukrainian Radio) on Friday. V. Lytvyn admitted that "there is a wide gap between adoption of the laws and their implementation." "Not once nor twice do the public officers interpret legislative provisions at their own discretion," V. Lytvyn said. "There are no problems with the laws; there is a problem with their implementation." The head of the parliament stressed that the Verkhovna Rada "fails to fulfill its supervisory function, as implementation of laws is monitored as a mere formality."
Asked about the achievements of the past session, V. Lytvyn reminded that a plenty of legislative acts were adopted, and "it was one of the most effective sessions." However, he said that "the past session was full of fights for a compromise, so that the Verkhovna Rada looked responsible."
V. Lytvyn called against lobbying the bills. Thus, the head of the parliament deems it inadmissible that some ministries try to "tailor" particular bills to "their own stand and vision of work organization." Along these lines, V. Lytvyn called on the Cabinet of Ministers to pay closer attention to the bills to amend the applicable laws. "One should not blame the lack of legislative support," he said. "All spheres are legislatively regulated, although this support might be modernized or changed."
V. Lytvyn informed that 850 issues were recommended for consideration during the forthcoming session. "The top task is to prioritize the state interests," the head of the parliament stressed.