Materials on 16 October 2019 year

  • Ukrainian parliament passes judicial reform Ukraine's parliament has passed the president's bill amending a number of laws regulating the country's judiciary. Bill No. 1008 was backed by 236 out of 387 MPs registered in the…
  • Kurdish diaspora pickets US embassy in Kyiv Representatives of the Kurdish diaspora held a picket outside the US embassy in Kyiv on 16 October. According to an LB.ua correspondent, several dozen people with posters and Kurdish…
  • Parliament to punish truant MPs Parliament has passed the bill (1035-2) introducing punishment for MPs' absence without leave or explanation. The bill was backed by 265 MPs. It says that an MP who skipped without…
  • President signs bill on rebate for foreign filmmakers President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the bill into law on support for foreign filmmakers, according to his website. The implementation of the law is expected to promote Ukraine's…
  • Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for Barcelona The Foreign Ministry has advised Ukrainians against visiting Barcelona, Spain because of mass protests there. Ukraine's consulate-general in Barcelona said that mass protests scheduled…