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Abstract. The analytical note examines cultural expenditures in a number of European and international countries with the aim of developing a comprehensive legislative initiative to support the production and distribution of Ukrainian cultural products.
Keywords: culture, state budget expenditures, national cultural product.
02/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the legal basis for improving the procedure for international cooperation in criminal proceedings regarding the identification, tracing, and return of assets obtained as a result of corruption and other crimes. The above issues are examined in the context of the draft law (No. 12446, dated 27.01.2025. The draft law is considered to comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of law-making activity, the norms of current criminal and criminal procedural legislation, the provisions of program documents and laws of Ukraine that regulate public relations in the specified area.
The results of the research identified risks that may further impede the proper implementation of the law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein, aimed at creating effective legal mechanisms for the return of assets obtained through criminal means.
Key words: Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, corruption criminal offenses, criminal proceedings, international cooperation, request for international legal assistance, Central Authority of Ukraine, National Agency of Ukraine for the Identification, Tracing and Management of Assets Obtained from Corruption and Other Crimes (National Agency, ARMA), identification, tracing and management of assets.
02/2025
Abstract. The overview dossier analyses the state of legislative regulation of measures aimed at adapting war veterans to civilian life after military service completion. Attention is paid to employment social guarantees for veterans, including persons with disabilities caused by war. The system of measures for professional adaptation of war veterans and measures of state incentives for employers to hire this category of persons is defined. Recommendations for improving legislation in terms of regulating measures to promote the employment of war veterans are summarised.
Key words: war veteran, veteran policy, social adaptation, employment, vocational rehabilitation, veteran business.
02/2025
Abstract. The paper provides a general description of the EU acquis section on freedom of movement of workers, one of the fundamental freedoms of the European Union's single market. The list of EU legal acts that are basic for this area is provided. The main advantages of implementation, as well as challenges and current trends in the development of legal regulation are identified. There is an analysis of the state of implementation of EU law in this area in national legislation.
Key words: EU law, freedom of movement of workers, employment, equality of labor rights, European integration, Ukraine's accession to the EU.
03/2025
Abstract. The article presents the results of the analysis of the legal regulation of the status, procedure and limits of use, development and other features of the regulation of sign language in various spheres of public life in the EU and its individual member states (Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, the United Kingdom and the United States), as well as in the United States.
Key words: hearing impairment, sign language, person with a disability, person with hearing impairment, sign language interpretation, sign language interpreter.
02/2025
Abstract. The information note presents the results of the analysis of the legislative regulation of the mechanisms for stimulating the creation, distribution and multiplication of national cultural products in Japan, which include works of literature, science, art and music. The author identifies the tools for combining public and private interests to promote the dissemination of national cultural products (works); support for artists and organisations related to the cultural sphere; and support for measures to promote and disseminate national works outside the State.
Key words: national culture, mechanisms and tools for stimulating the creation of cultural products (works), copyright, grant programmes.
03/2025
Abstract. The informational reference analyzes the issues of improving the legal mechanism for exercising the powers of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine to bring to administrative responsibility officials of state authorities and local governments for violations of legislation on economic competition, eliminating conflicts between the norms of industry laws and the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, which define such violations. The relevant analysis was conducted in the context of the proposals provided for in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 12441-1, dated 10.02.2025).
The draft law is considered to comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of law-making, the norms of the current legislation on administrative responsibility, the laws of Ukraine in the field of ensuring state protection of economic competition and combating unfair competition in economic activity. The analysis revealed risks that may further impede the proper implementation of the law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein, aimed at legislatively ensuring competitive relations and limiting monopolies in the economy of Ukraine, preventing actions of officials to eliminate or limit the conditions of economic competition.
Key words: administrative offenses, administrative liability, imposition of administrative penalties, conflicts of norms, officials, economic competition, unfair competition, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
02/2025
Abstract. The information reference highlights the prerequisites and reasons for the development and implementation of the ‘Digital Value Added Tax Package’ at the European Union level. The key changes in the field of value added tax administration by digital platform operators are presented. The role and main developments of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in the field of taxation of digital platforms are highlighted.
Keywords: digital platforms, value added tax, digitalisation of the economy, reporting by platform operators, automatic exchange of information on income.
03/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary research examines the conceptual foundations of improving the legal regulation of preventing and combating organized crime in Ukraine, taking into account modern social trends and challenges. To this end, strategic and other program documents of public policy, international legal acts, including those of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the EU), defining the institutional and legal framework of international cooperation in combating organized crime, and relevant international and European legal standards were analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the recommendations of the European Commission, set out in the Reports on Ukraine within the framework of the EU Enlargement Package for 2022-2024, aimed at harmonizing Ukrainian legislation with the main requirements of EU law (acquis) in the field of combating organized crime.
Based on the results of the research, it is proposed to adopt a separate Law on the Principles of State Policy on Counteracting Organized Crime, approve the updated National Strategy for Combating Organized Crime, and take other organizational and legal measures to modernize the system for combating organized crime according to EU standards and best practices, as a component of ensuring the national security of Ukraine in the conditions of martial law.
Key words: strategy for combating organized crime, organized crime groups, international cooperation, EU recommendations, institutional support for combating organized crime; national coordination body, organized crime threat assessment (SOCTA).
03/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary research analysed the legal framework for the use of information technologies in anti-corruption activities. It clarified their role in increasing the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures and characterized the impact of IT on minimizing corruption risks.
The focus is on the prospects for legislative support for the use of IT tools to combat corruption in Ukraine in the context of implementing the recommendations of the European Commission.
Key words: State anti-corruption program, combating corruption, European integration, information technologies, anti-corruption tools.
03/2025