Opening the meeting of the Conciliatory Council on Monday, Volodymyr Rybak informed that the draft agenda of the second session was formed exclusively on the proposals of specialized committees and includes almost 380 draft laws and separate resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The first chapter of the draft agenda (issues fully prepared for consideration on plenary meetings) includes 10 issues, the second chapter (issues to be prepared for consideration during session) – 345. “In all, there are 355 issues which, including the alternative, presuppose consideration of almost 380 draft laws and separate resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine”, he said.
The Chairman of the Parliament noted that the decision regarding inclusion of the bill to amend the Constitution of Ukraine (re authorities of the Counting Chamber) into the agenda, is to be taken according to the separate inclusion procedure. The bill was submitted by the President of Ukraine as an urgent one and is provided in the draft schedule for the next plenary week.
“As for the beginning of the work of the convocation we have quite promising figures to ensure fruitful work during the second session”, stressed the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. “What concerns timely preparation of the issues provided, I think that the approved plan calendar of the session presupposes all the necessary time preconditions. So, the main point lies in coordinated work of the committees that bear the main burden of preparation”.
Volodymyr Rybak hopes the participants will make additional suggestions to the bill provided. By results of consideration, these suggestions should be promptly processed by the Secretariat, so that people’s deputies could also, by the end of the day, acquaint themselves with the agreed draft law on the web-site of the Verkhovna Rada.
The agenda for the current week includes both the issues from the previous session and the new bills, said Volodymyr Rybak.
The agenda for the first plenary week in February includes 27 issues. “Thus, depending on the situation, we will focus on the necessity of maximum use of the existing reserves to support the work of the people’s deputies in the committees”, said the Chairman of the Parliament. In this context, he suggested supporting the agreement to consider issues planned for Tuesday and Wednesday on Tuesday, in order to ensure a full-fledged work in the committees over the bills planned to be considered during the next plenary week on Wednesday.
People’s deputies will work in the committees and fractions on February 11-15.