Stanislav Kosynov and a number of other deputies: Kharkiv residents Bartkiv and Hirshfeld and Volyn resident Serhiy Slabenko have registered in parliament a draft Code of Conduct for Civil Servants of Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported a resolution proposing that President Leonid Kuchma, in connection with the elections in Mukachevo, dismiss the governor of the Zakarpattia region and give an assessment of the destabilizing actions of certain individuals in the presidential administration.

Article 58 of the Law of Ukraine "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2004" instructs the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to approve the procedure for providing subventions from the state budget to local budgets for implementing measures to prevent accidents and prevent man-made disasters in the housing and communal…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on State Building and Local Self-Government believes that the draft law on the abolition in Ukraine of benefits and privileges for officials of all branches of government, introduced by People's Deputy Leonid Chernovetsky, requires revision.

People's deputies from the "Our Ukraine" bloc and journalists were not allowed into the Mukachevo territorial election commission after the announcement of the election results, with physical force being used.

The Protocol providing for the new Member States of the European Union to become Parties to the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement was officially initialled yesterday by Mr Michael Leigh, Deputy Director General DG External Relations, and Ambassador Roman Shpek, Representative of Ukraine to the European Union (EU).

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted as a whole the Law "On Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine" No. 4285-2. It was supported by 255 people's deputies. The voting was held at 23:30 after almost 10 hours of discussion. Recall that people's deputies began consideration of this draft law at 11:00.

The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement Activities recommended that the parliament take as a basis the draft law on introducing amendments and additions to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (regarding illegal entry into a vehicle), submitted by People's Deputy Mykola…

For the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Freedom of Speech and Information, it is very important that all positions of the media space be reflected in the new edition of the Law of Ukraine "On Elections of the President of Ukraine," noted People's Deputy of Ukraine Mykola Tomenko at a round table on the…

At the beginning of March, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma proposed returning the Law "On the Development of the Automobile Industry of Ukraine" to the parliament for reconsideration in order to amend Article 4 of this Law.