The Committee on Freedom of Speech and Information Policy upholds the bill on amendments to several laws of Ukraine on ensuring openness and access to information about activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, its committees, and Ukrainian MPs

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
06 February 2015, 10:09

The draft (Reg. No. 1591) suggests introducing a new version of article 9 of the current Law "On Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

The bill also stipulates that meetings of committees are public, except for cases when a committee holds a closed meeting.

The document contains a norm under which estimates of the Verkhovna Rada for the next year shall be approved by the Verkhovna Rada during adoption of the draft law on the State Budget of Ukraine for the next year in the second reading following the results of the committees having competence to consider issues on rules of procedure and budget.