parliamentaryimmunity

Ukraine's parliament speaker sees no grounds for disbanding Rada

The parliament has a 12-month immunity.

21:26, 04.02.2020

New bill on lifting parliamentary immunity challenged in Constitutional Court

Authors of the appeal believe that the bill passed the Rada in violation of the constitutional procedure.

18:45, 31.01.2020

Bill stripping Ukrainian lawmakers of immunity passes its second reading

The document will enter into force on January 1, 2020.

14:09, 18.12.2019

Ukraine's SBI sends PGO draft notice of suspicion against Poroshenko

The SBI also drafted a motion seeking the Ukrainian parliament's consent to prosecute Poroshenko.

14:07, 18.11.2019

Bill on lifting parliamentary immunity submitted to Zelensky for signature

The relevant information has been posted on the official parliament's website.

13:13, 04.09.2019

Ukraine's Rada cancels parliamentary immunity

The relevant decision was backed by 373 MPs.

12:18, 03.09.2019

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Atlantic Council: The West needs to act fast to help Ukraine

Åslund says the West must not raise concerns about the speed of reforms in vital areas and call for delays, as it has done in the past.

14:44, 22.08.2019

Poll reveals first five steps Ukrainians expect from new president

Almost 40% of those polled want the current parliament to be disbanded.

21:58, 16.05.2019

Ukraine's Rada proposes cancelling parliamentary immunity on April 25

Gerashchenko says the draft law has already "returned from the Constitutional Court."

18:59, 22.04.2019

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Ukraine's Constitutional Court greenlights abolition of parliamentary immunity

Now the document can be considered by the parliament.

19:10, 06.06.2018

Poroshenko suggests Rada lift parliamentary immunity from 2020

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada bill No. 7203 on amendments to Article 80 of the Constitution of Ukraine (on the immunity of people's deputies of Ukraine), according to an UNIAN correspondent.

13:20, 17.10.2017