Abstract. The Parliamentary research analyses the foreign experience of legal regulation of vehicle parking in regard to the establishment of special parking spaces for drivers with small children, pregnant women and persons with disabilities. These and some other aspects are analysed on the example of certain EU Member States (Germany, Poland, France, Italy), as well as the United States of America, Canada and South Korea.

Keywords. Law of Ukraine “On the Fundamentals of Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine”; rules of vehicle parking; special parking space for drivers with small children, pregnant women, persons with disabilities; parking cards for people with disabilities.

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12/2024

Abstract. The Review Dossier examines the issue of short-term departure of convicts, in particular those sentenced to life imprisonment, outside correctional and educational colonies for the purpose of visiting seriously ill close relatives and/or being present at the burial of close relatives. The focus is on: the inviolability of personal and family life; the right to respect for the human dignity of convicts; decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, which address such a right and its content. Taking into account international standards, foreign experience of some states and best European practices, the provisions of the draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Article 111 of the Criminal and Executive Code of Ukraine in connection with the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine dated December 20, 2023 No. 11-р(II)/2023” (No. 12127, dated October 16, 2024) were analyzed for its relevance and risks.

Key words: convicted, life imprisonment, respect for human dignity, inviolability of personal and family life, short-term departures, correctional and educational colonies, illness, death of relatives.

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12/2024

Abstract. The Scientific Concept presents the results of the analysis of the legislative regulation of the legal status of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine. The main modern doctrinal approaches on the legal status of the parliamentary opposition are outlined. International standards for the legal regulation of the status of the parliamentary opposition are presented. Foreign and national experience in the legislative regulation of the legal status of the parliamentary opposition is analyzed. Proposals are developed to improve the regulation of the legal status of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine.

Keywords: opposition, parliamentary opposition, Constitution of Ukraine, Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, rights of the opposition, guarantees of opposition activities, responsibilities of the opposition.

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12/2024

Abstract. The Concept: substantiates the feasibility of developing generation from renewable energy sources in Ukraine, in particular small and distributed generation; identifies key problems associated with damage to energy facilities; highlights global trends in the development of renewable energy sources; analyses the legislative support of Ukraine in the field of energy; proposes promising ways to stimulate small generation in the post-war period for the purpose of energy sustainability of communities and Ukraine's integration into the European energy space through modernisation

Keywords: renewable energy sources, small-scale generation, energy infrastructure, green tariff, energy sustainability, post-war reconstruction, energy decentralisation, energy integration.

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12/2024

Abstract. The Parliamentary Research analyses a set of issues concerning policymaking and approval in Ukraine, in particular: regulatory acts in this area; subjects of this activity; situational centres in the field of policymaking, approval and implementation; financing of policymaking and implementation. In addition, a list of public policy programme documents that have been implemented in Ukraine in recent years was presented. Some of the presented issues were also discussed through the prism of foreign experience.

Keywords: policymaking and approval, reforms, situational centres, financing of policymaking and implementation, the Law of Ukraine ‘On Lawmaking’.

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11/2024

Foresight is a tool for systematic comprehension of the future, which allows identifying trends and tendencies and forecasting their impact on social relations. This Guide is focused on strengthening the future forecasting capabilities of Ukrainian public authorities.
The Guide contains information on actual issues that are the focus of foreign and Ukrainian foresight research institutions and organisations, and highlights the results of the analysis of key trends, challenges and political decisions that Ukraine and the world are likely to face in the future.

Keywords: foresight, forecasting, development trends, strategy, policy, analysis.

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12/2024

The guide provides up-to-date, systematic information on the EU acquis adopted in November 2024, illustrating trends in the development of the acquis and topical issues for EU Member States.

Keywords: European Union, European Union law, EU acquis, EU legislative acts, EU non-legislative acts, trends in the development of EU law.

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12/2024

This guide provides an overview of the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered in November 2024 interpreting certain provisions of EU law.

Keywords: European Union, European Union law, European Union acquis, judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union, European integration.

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12/2024

Abstract. The Concept reveals the trends and experience of the European Union and European countries in implementing foresight as a tool for strategic planning, formulating public policies and supporting the legislative activity of the Parliament. Foresight is positioned as a methodology that allows expanding the research, information and analytical support of the parliament, taking into account the interests of future generations.

The Concept covers the history of foresight development, its methods, as well as foreign experience in implementing the results of foresight studies in the processes of public policy making. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of prospects and challenges of integrating foresight into the work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Keywords: foresight, strategic planning, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, policies of the future, foresight methods, long-term forecasting. 

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12/2024

Abstract. The legal regulation of catering for members of parliament and parliamentary secretariat staff in European countries is studied in this analytical note. In particular, it examines the organizational and legal forms of providing catering services to MPs and parliamentary secretariat staff in European countries, types of catering establishments in the parliaments of European countries, and conditions for providing catering services in the parliaments of European countries.

Keywords: parliamentary catering establishment, canteen, restaurant, catering.

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11/2024