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Abstract. The informational reference provides a general description of: the legal support for the effectiveness of the judicial system and the fight against corruption in the European Union (trends in recent years); Ukraine’s obligations under the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the other hand; the main results of Ukraine’s progress in the areas of the effectiveness of the judicial system and the fight against corruption, which are part of the 23-rd negotiating chapter "Judiciary and Fundamental Rights".
Key words: judiciary, judicial system, fight against corruption, negotiation process, recommendations of the European Commission, European Union law, European integration, implementation.
04/2025
Abstract. The importance of official statistics as a tool to support political, economic and social governance at the level of the European Union and its member states is considered. The legal and regulatory framework of the European statistical system is analysed. Special attention is paid to the criteria of statistical quality, the role of Eurostat and national statistical institutions. Ukraine's progress in harmonising the national statistical system with EU requirements, including the introduction of new methodologies, updating classifications, development of legislation in this area and challenges caused by martial law, is assessed. The author draws conclusions on the further steps necessary to strengthen the institutional capacity and integration of Ukraine into the European Statistical System.
Keywords: official statistics, European Union, European Statistical System, Eurostat, European integration.
04/2025
Abstract. The analytical note highlights international standards and recommendations of international organisations on ensuring the human right to information, access to information, the right to personal data protection, democratic principles of public authorities, building an information society and developing e-democracy in the context of the implementation of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Strengthening Certain Guarantees of Media and Journalists’ Activities and Ensuring the Right of Citizens to Access Information’. In this aspect, the study analyses provisions of foreign legislation on coverage of the activities of parliamentary committees, attendance of meetings of parliamentary committees (chambers of parliament) by journalists, media workers, and representatives of NGOʼs, including via video conferencing, and posting and storage of relevant information on official parliamentary websites on the Internet. The analytical basis for this study is the experience of parliaments of countries with high, relatively high and medium democracy indexes and the corresponding level of technological development: Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the USA, Israel, Germany, Norway, and the European Parliament.
Keywords: right to information, access to information, guarantees of media activity, journalists' rights, openness of the parliament, parliamentary committee, committee meetings, publicity in the work of parliamentary committees.
03/2025
Abstract. The briefing paper provides a brief analysis of the Roadmap for Women's Rights adopted by the European Commission on 7 March 2025. The main challenges to achieving gender parity in the European Union and the main approaches to help overcome them are outlined.
Key words: European integration, Beijing Declaration, Roadmap, women's rights, principles of a gender equality society.
04/2025
Abstract. The informational reference presents the results of the analysis of the proposals envisaged by the draft law ‘On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2025” regarding the peculiarities of paying the military fee and the unified social tax’ (reg. No. 13076 of 11.03.2025).
Keywords: compulsory state social insurance, unified social tax, military tax, taxpayers.
03/2025
Abstract. The Informational reference presents the results of the analysis of the proposals envisaged by the draft law ‘On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Collection and Accounting of the Single Contribution for Compulsory State Social Insurance” regarding the specifics of payment of the single contribution and military fee’ (Reg. No. 13075 of 11.03.2025). Particular attention is paid to the problem of observing the principles of solidarity and justice in reforming the system of compulsory state social insurance.
Key words: compulsory state social insurance, employment, unified social tax, military fee, insurers, insured persons.
03/2025
Abstract. The information note presents the results of the analysis of the state of implementation of international standards in the field of personal data protection by Ukraine. Attention is focused on the rights of participants in relations in the field of personal data processing, guarantees of observance of these rights, as well as the activities of the supervisory authority in this area.
Key words: European Union, European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe, personal data protection, international human rights standards, human right to privacy and family life.
04/2025
Abstract. This briefing paper highlights the key aspects of the European sports model, which provides for the autonomy of organisations, a pyramidal management structure and the functioning of a single federation for each sport. The results of the analysis of the legislative regulation of sports activities on the example of Spain with regard to the integration of the European sports model are briefly presented.
Key words: sport, European Union, sports federations, sports clubs, children's sports schools, White Paper on Sport, European model of sport, financing of sport, anti-doping policy, autonomy of sports organisations.
04/2025
Abstract. The information reference provides an analysis of the EU legal acts on the definition of vulnerable consumers according to the criterion of energy poverty and examples of transposition of EU law provisions into the legislation of the Energy Community member states.
Keywords: energy, European integration, vulnerable consumers, energy poverty, EU energy policy.
04/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary study presents the results of the analysis of the peculiarities of legal regulation of countering disinformation in the information space of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and some EU Member States. Attention is focused on the novelties of legislation on countering disinformation in the EU, Lithuania, Germany and France.
Key words: disinformation, false information, information space, illegal content, media, media space, online space, social network, media entity, digital platform, fake.
04/2025