Abstract. The practice of legislative regulation of the issues of establishing additional payments to the basic salary for local self-government officials who implement and administer international technical assistance projects (programmes) at the expense of funds provided for financing such projects (programmes) was analyzed in the informational reference. It is established that in the EU Member States the issue of establishing such salary supplements for local self-government employees is determined by national legislation in the partnership and cooperation sphere. The practices of regulating these issues are represented on the examples of such States as Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Key words: local self-government officials, implementation and administration, international technical assistance, salaries, salary supplement, European Union member states, European funds.

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11/2023

Abstract. The information on the structure of the Secretariat of the European Parliament and the structures of the secretariats of the parliaments of other EU member states described in the information reference. The source of relevant information is the official websites of the European Parliament and the parliaments of other EU member states, as well as responses to ECPRD inquiries.

Key words: European Parliament, parliaments of the EU member states, parliamentary secretariat, structure of the secretariat.

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11/2023

Abstract. The reference analyzed the legal and organizational framework in the field of management of assets derived from criminal activities in the context of determining the procedure for preparing and conducting by the National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (ARMA) of competitive selection of legal entities or individual entrepreneurs who may manage assets.

Key words: ARMA; assets derived from crime, asset management.

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10/2023

Abstract. In order to clarify certain aspects of declaring incomes and assets of officials of foreign countries, the information guide analyzed the experience of 16 countries: Poland, Lithuania, Germany, France, Georgia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Canada, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden. It was concluded that, in general, the international community recognized incomes declaration as one of the effective means of preventing corruption, as it is a valuable source of information about the financial activities of officials and aims to prevent them from using their official position for private interests.

Key words: electronic declaration, corruption, income, officials, foreign experience.

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09/2023

Abstract. The informational reference deals with the issues of optimizing the functioning of the labor market as a basic link of the state’s economic system.

Key words: State Employment Service, population employment policy, employment facilitation.

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06/2023

Abstract. The information reference, based on the Report on the results of the activities of regional development agencies in 2022, presents information on the functioning of regional development agencies in Ukraine, created in accordance with the Law of Ukraine «On the Principles of State Regional Policy» dated February 5, 2015 No. 156-VIII, with the specification of measures within their cooperation with local self-government bodies.

Key words: regional policy, regional development agencies, investment attraction, grant projects.

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05/2023

Abstract. It was conducted the analysis of the compliance of the draft Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to Article 51 of the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the Political responsibility of Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from political parties whose activities have been terminated (suspended)» (Reg. No. 7424 dated 01.06.2022) aimed at establishing the procedure and type of political responsibility of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, who are (were) members of the parliamentary faction formed by a political party whose activities were terminated (suspended) by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine for the purpose of ensuring national security and public order, with the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine.

Key words: political responsibility of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; political parties whose activities have been terminated (suspended); Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

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04/2023