Abstract. The analytical note presents the results of a study of the legal regulation of transcribing plenary sessions of European parliaments, the procedure for preparing plenary session transcripts, methods of ensuring the quality of transcription and processing of speech information, the procedure and terms for publishing plenary session transcripts and their archiving, as well as legal, technical, and information support for the preparation of transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings.

Key words: transcript, stenographic protocol, plenary session of the parliament, meeting of a parliamentary committee, methods of stenography.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The policy brief analyses the legislation of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and the United Kingdom on the functioning of the institutional care system for adults with disabilities and the elderly. 

Key words: adults with disabilities, elderly people, disability, presumed disability, social services, social protection, social service, municipality, local self-government body, basic needs, assisted living.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The informational reference is devoted to the analysis of the legislation on the procedure for hiring, working conditions and social protection of domestic workers in European countries. Attention is paid to the purpose and peculiarities of legal regulation of domestic workers employment in the EU Member States. The problems of realization of the rights of domestic workers in the field of social protection are noted.

Key words: domestic work, household, domestic worker, employer, self-employed person, labor rights, right to social protection.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The Guide to legislation is a roadmap, a reference point in the system of legislative acts, aimed at consistent professional analysis of legislation.

The Legislative Guide to Law Enforcement in Ukraine (in the context of the European Commission's recommendations) provides an overview of legislative activities to implement the recommendations contained in the European Commission's Reports on Ukraine in 2023 and 2024 within the framework of the European Union Enlargement Package, which relate to the following areas (blocks): constitutional justice and the functioning of the judiciary; law enforcement agencies; anti-corruption and anti-money laundering; security and defence. Legislative acts and legislative ideas in this area are analysed.

Key words: guide, negotiation process, negotiation framework, roadmap, European Union (EU), European Commission (EC), EC report, rule of law, judicial system, law and order, fight against corruption, security and defence.

Link_ua

05/2025

Abstract. The information reference analyses the principles of planning and forecasting of the European Union, recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in the field of strategic planning, experience of individual EU member states with the aim of updating the legal regulation of state planning and forecasting in Ukraine.

Key words: state planning, state forecasting, strategic planning, sustainable development, European integration, best practices of regulation.

Link_ua

05/2025

Abstract. The overview dossier, based on the results of the expert materials study of the European Social Policy Analysis Network and regulatory acts of France and Germany on the provision of social services, identifies the peculiarities and problems of implementing legislation on providing social services for assisted living.

Key words: state policy in the field of long-term care, social services, assisted living, individual assistance for independent living, assisted living.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The overview dossier presents the analysis results of the implementation of the projects of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, in particular ‘Electronic Case Management’ and ‘Integrated Social Service for Resilience Formation’ projects.

The focus is on the project nature and content, their implementation stages, and their importance for social support and improving the delivery of social services in Ukraine.

Key words: pilot project, experimental project, case management, case manager, integrated social service, psychosocial support for the population, social project, social service, social worker.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The informational reference presents the results of the analysis of the text of the Resolution on the Recognition and Condemnation of the Soviet Military Administration Repressions against the Hungarians and Germans of Transcarpathia in 1944-1946 (reg. no. 13096 of 12.03.2025), as well as the historical and legal grounds for its adoption.

Key words: state authorities of the Soviet Union, repressions against the Hungarians and Germans in Transcarpathia (1944-1946), historical justice, nationality, deportation.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The informational reference addresses the issue of clarifying the content of circumstances that exclude criminal unlawfulness of an act committed in connection with the performance of duty to protect the Motherland, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in the context of the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13146 dated 01.04.2025).

The draft law’s compliance with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of lawmaking, and the provisions of current legislation on criminal liability were analyzed.

Key words: criminal offense, illegality of the act, defense of the Fatherland, martial law, repelling aggression.

Link_ua

04/2025

Abstract. The parliamentary study contains the results of the analysis of the main instruments and processes of the International Monetary Fund lending. The Extended Fund Facility program was analyzed. The importance of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund for maintaining financial stability and reforms in Ukraine has been studied.

Keywords: International Monetary Fund, loans, lending instruments, Extended Fund Facility program, financial stability support.

Link_ua

05/2025