Presidential Office
President offers to criminalize the responsibility for the non-personal voting of people's deputies
21 June 2019 - 16:28
The President of Ukraine submitted draft law №10394 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Ensuring Personal Voting by People's Deputies of Ukraine" to the Verkhovna Rada. It provides for criminal liability for MPs for the so-called “button pushing”. The draft law has an urgent status.
Digital economy is a priority for the President and our team - Advisor to the Head of State Mykhailo Fedorov
21 June 2019 - 15:09
On June 21, the Presidential Administration of Ukraine held a discussion of the concept of "A State in a Smartphone" as one of the important components of the digital economy. The meeting was attended by representatives of international donors and technical assistance projects, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Swiss Cooperation Office (SDC), etc.
Fedir Venislavsky: The Constitutional Court confirmed the validity of the presidential decree on the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada
20 June 2019 - 19:05
"In preparing the presidential decree on the early termination of the powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the legal validity of all the provisions was verified as thoroughly as possible and there were no doubts as to the unconstitutionality of the decree as a whole or its separate provisions. By its decision, the Constitutional Court only confirmed the validity of our legal position," Representative of the President in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Fedir Venislavsky noted.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s team discussed the creation of "A State in a Smartphone" with representatives of the IT Committee of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
19 June 2019 - 12:46
On June 18, another discussion of "A State in a Smartphone" concept was held. Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov presented a digital action plan of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the members of the IT Committee of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs.
The price of gas in Ukraine decreased by 6-7%. Citizens will feel this in bills for June. It was stated during a briefing by Andriy Gerus, Representative of the President in the Cabinet of Ministers.
Representative of the President in the Cabinet of Ministers Andriy Gerus told how the order with tariffs will be restored
12 June 2019 - 17:30
The restoration of order with tariffs is in process, however an efficient parliament and new laws are required for certain changes. It was stated by Representative of the President in the Cabinet of Ministers Andriy Gerus on his Facebook page.
Ukraine and Estonia to deepen cooperation for the implementation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “A State in a Smartphone” concept
12 June 2019 - 16:22
On June 10-11, the Ukrainian delegation headed by Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov, was on a visit to Estonia. The purpose of the working visit was the professional assessment of “A State in a Smartphone” concept and the involvement of a high-quality expertise in the future.
President signed a submission to appoint Vadym Prystaiko to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs
11 June 2019 - 18:00
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a submission to dismiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin and appoint Vadym Prystaiko to this post. It was announced by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Ruslan Riaboshapka during a briefing on June 11.
During the briefing on June 11, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Ruslan Riaboshapka informed of the staffing decisions of the President.
President urged the parliament to postpone the introduction of a new electricity market until July 1, 2020 and restore the "green" tariff for households
10 June 2019 - 19:44
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law amending the Law of Ukraine "On Electricity Market" regarding a new date for the introduction of the electricity market (No. 10376) and a draft law amending the article 9-1 of the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative Energy Sources" (No. 10375). It was stated by Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Cabinet of Ministers Andriy Gerus.