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  Parliament cancels incremental increase of eco-tax
  Parliament amended bill No 9260 on tax rates in 2019, which was adopted two weeks ago. The amendments provide for an increase in the tax on carbon dioxide emission from 0.41 hryvnyas… 06 December, 17:11
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  Ukraine parliament votes not to prolong Treaty of Friendship with Russia
  Ukraine's parliament has voted not to prolong the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The bill to this effect was supported… 06 December, 14:53
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  Parliament sets presidential election for 31 March 2019
  Parliament has scheduled the next regular presidential election of Ukraine for 31 March 2019. The decision was backed by 298 MPs. A number of factions approved martial law on condition… 26 November, 22:43
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  Parliament approves martial law in limited areas for 30 days
  Parliament has approved the president's decree to declare martial law in particular regions for 30 days starting from 28 November The decision was backed by 276 MPs. "I have tabled… 26 November, 22:28
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  Ukrainian president signs decree on martial law
  President Petro Poroshenko has enacted the decision of the National Security and Defence Council to introduce martial law and sent a draft law to this effect to parliament. The National… 26 November, 16:26
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  Parliament passes 2019 budget at dawn
  At six in the morning on 23 November, the Ukrainian parliament passed the bill on the 2019 state budget. It was supported by 240 MPs. The budget has never been approved so early in… 23 November, 11:20
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  Parliament boosts fines for expired registration of foreign cars
  Parliament passed bill No8488 on the introduction of amendments to the Customs Code, which in particular regulates the import of vehicles to Ukraine. It boosts fines for the illegal… 08 November, 17:35
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  Parliament passes bill on status of Ukrainian language
  Parliament has passed the bill “On providing for the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state one” as a whole. It subjects public officials to language certification tests… 04 October, 14:56
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  Parliament extends law on special regulations for Donbas until 2020
  Parliament has extended the law “On special regulations on local self-government in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions” until 31 December 2019. The factions of Self-Reliance… 04 October, 12:04
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  President confirms EU, NATO course, warns against populism
  The following are the key excerpts from his speech: EU and NATO - "Today, the Supreme Council of Ukraine will vote on the amendments to the Basic Law on the irreversibility of the… 20 September, 12:48
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  Parliament revises number of election watchdog members (UPD)
  Parliament has increased the number of Central Electoral Commission members from 15 to 17 to unblock the appointment of new members. Opposition Bloc, Self-Reliance and Fatherland… 18 September, 18:14
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  Ukrainian parliament nominates Sentsov for Nobel Peace Prize
  The Ukrainian parliament has taken a decision to nominate film director Oleh Sentsov, whom Russia jailed on trumped-up terrorism charges four years ago, for the Nobel Peace Prize… 18 September, 18:01
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  Prosecution wants three MPs stripped of immunity from prosecution
  Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko has asked parliament to lift immunity from prosecution from Opposition Bloc MPs Oleksandr Vilkul, Serhiy Dunayev and Dmytro Kolesnikov. He published… 18 September, 12:21
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  Poroshenko said to make state-of-the-nation address on 18 Sep
  President Petro Poroshenko is likely to deliver his annual state-of-the-nation address in parliament on 18 September.“At a meeting with our faction, Petro Poroshenko raised the issue… 11 September, 13:19
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  Ukraine president vetoes bill on wood smuggling prevention
  President Petro Poroshenko has vetoed bill No 5495, which would limit the annual rough timber logging to 25m cu.m. during the moratorium on rough wood exports and introduce criminal… 23 July, 18:44