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Abstract. The Information reference highlights the experience of France, Spain and Poland in introducing a business ombudsman institution and provides suggestions on possible options for resolving this issue in Ukraine.
Keywords: business environment, business ombudsman, anti-corruption policy, investment, mediation.
12/2024
Abstract. The informational note contains the results of a comparative study of the functioning of parliamentary budget offices in the EU member states. Based on the practice of the EU member states and taking into account the current needs of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the authors propose models for the establishment of a similar institution in Ukraine.
Keywords: independent fiscal institution, parliamentary budget office, fiscal policy, budget policy.
09/2024
Abstract. This informational note examines the foreign experience of establishing and functioning of lawmaking entities. The main tasks of parliamentary rulemaking offices are outlined (on the example of the European Parliament, the Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the US House of Representatives and the Senate, the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada). Based on the results of the research, the proposals for the establishment of a Parliamentary Lawmaking Office in Ukraine provides, in particular: the mission and purpose of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office are defined; the main tasks of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office are formulated. The three models of the organisational and legal form of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office were proposed: 1) created within the structure of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; 2) created within the framework of international technical assistance; 3) created as a separate legal entity (state organization, agency).
Key words: Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Parliamentary Lawmaking Office, lawmaking activity, model.
09/2024
Abstract. The Information note describes the experience of foreign countries in applying grades in the system of remuneration of civil servants based on the analysis of responses to the ECPRD. The peculiarities of applying the grading method for organizing the salaries of civil servants of parliaments and the main factors of position evaluation are noted. Attention is focused on the procedure for regulating the remuneration of parliamentary officials.
Key words: reforming the remuneration system, public service, grade, evaluation factors, salary, position.
09/2024
Abstract. The Information note presents the results of the analysis of the implementation of the Recommendations of the European Parliament Needs Assessment Mission, developed to improve the quality of Ukrainian parliamentarism and set out in the Report and Roadmap on Internal Reform and Institutional Capacity Building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, recognized as the basis for internal reform and institutional capacity building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine according to the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of March 17, 2016, No. 1035-VIII.
Key words: Recommendations of the European Parliament's Needs Assessment Mission, Ukrainian parliamentarism, Roadmap for Internal Reform and Institutional Capacity Building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
07/2024
Abstract. The information note provides an overview of international documents and EU acts on public participation in the formulation and implementation of climate policy, as well as legal regulation of these issues in the EU Member States (on the example of Estonia, the Netherlands, France, and Finland).
Key words: climate policy, environmental protection, public participation, European Union.
07/2024
Abstract. The note provides an overview of the role of the parliaments of the EU member states (Estonia, the Netherlands, France) in shaping the state climate policy and monitoring its implementation.
Key words: climate policy, climate neutrality, climate policy goals, climate change, parliament, parliamentary control.
07/2024
Abstract. The information note indicates that the legal regime of martial law has led to the transformation of the political system of Ukraine, associated with the functioning of new governing bodies, the provision of additional tasks and functions to state and local governments, the objective limitation of a number of citizens' rights, changes in information policy and information space. In this regard, the state of execution of parliamentary instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine contained in legislative acts, as well as the legitimacy of the formation of authorities through elections, is analyzed.
Key words: stability, political system, parliament, government, elections, martial law.
04/2024