07 June 2017, 19:30
Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety
…is yet pressing for passing the law on energy efficiency fund this week. The bill No.5598 ought to be accepted this week on the second reading. The draft bill provides for legal, economic and organizational groundwork for the fund’s activities including financing. Its enacting would reportedly spur the state’s support for development of the entire range of the activities and the facilities able to raise the energy performance in general. Equally important is said to be the bill No.6081 giving a green light to new projects relative to renewable energies. The draft bill is also subject to the nearest agenda.
Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations
…is eager to amend the law on Ukrainian ombudsman to harmonize it with the UN Paris principles. The changes will give a legal ground for involvement of human rights organizations in the appointment process.
The committee’s head held a meeting with Matthias Zimmer, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the German Bundestag. The parties discussed the local humanitarian and human rights situation with respect to the internally displaced persons, too. With its 2 million forced out-migrants Ukraine now ranks fourth globally, and Ukrainian central authorities must pay a close attention to the fact. Matthias Zimmer expressed his confidence in further Germany’s support.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine held the parliamentary hearings on primary insurance fundamentals in the reform of the pension system.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
The committeemen met with the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission Fiona Frazer, attended also by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Serhii Kyslytsia. F.Frazer informed those present about the mission’s activities covering the whole Ukraine. The closest attention is paid to eastern Ukraine and the Crimea. The mission’s offices are seated in Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa, with Luhansk under consideration. The mission’s reports were talked over with a special stress on the observance of human rights in eastern Ukraine and the Crimea as the regions under the Russian aggression and occupation.
F.Frazer underlined that the international community and the United Nations considered the Crimea to be an integral part of Ukraine.
As the mission was still abundant of the material of utterly great importance to some of our core ministries and the law machinery, as well as due to the highest relevance of the topic, Fiona Frazer was requested for yet another meeting to be held with a larger attendance soon.
Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations
…recommends to reconsider the first reading of the draft bill No.5435 on the legal status of the missing persons. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was also recommended to take the second reading of the draft bill No.3459-1 on provision of free meals for children of internally displaced persons.
The committeemen discussed in great length the issue on the ombudsman’s appointment and decided to appeal to the Parliament’s Chairperson to take measures towards establishment of a wide nomination commission to settle the problem along with reconciliation between the ombudsman law and the UN Paris principles.
The committee in addition heard the reports of some executive authorities concerning observance of human rights to internally displaced persons for provision of pensions. It was reported the government persisted in acceptance of unlawful bylaws conflicting even with the country’s Constitution. The gross violation of rights of the forced out-migrants subjected to withdrawal of their social benefits and pensions, was said to threaten the national security. The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine was accused by ‘Donbas SOS’ civic organization of making assumed barriers to reentering of the returnees to Ukraine’s territory. It was decided to submit a request to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for repeal of the government decree No.365 as it violated the current legislation, the Constitution and the international obligations of the country.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hanna Hopko, the Head of the Committee met with Michael Muller, the Governing Mayor of Berlin. The meeting was also attended by some MPs. H.Hopko stressed that Germany played an important role in settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine and providing support to our reforms. The Ukrainian party expressed the hope for strengthening of economic and investments links. The Governing Mayor of Berlin focused on the reforms currently under way in Ukraine and their implementation in the development of Kyiv, viz.: energy, infrastructure, enhancement in city’s mobility. The Ukrainian side informed him about the anti-graft advances – e-declaration, the launch of judicial and medical reforms. The parties were at one as to importance of investments in agricultural and industrial sectors. A special accent was made on advances in the decentralization process, and establishment of cooperation between administrative-territorial units of Ukraine and Germany.