Hroisman Volodymyr

“We will consider PM candidacy at party congress. It will most likely be Hroisman,” – Poroshenko Bloc MP Andrievskyi Petro Poroshenko Bloc party plans to consider nomination of candidates for the post of the Prime Minister of Ukraine at the party congress, and it will most likely be Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman. 18.03.16 21:57 42 015 324 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Hroisman signs law on electronic declaration of officials’ assets and income Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman has signed the law on electronic declaration of officials’ assets, income and expenses. 15.03.16 20:29 11 265 27 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko Bloc considers Klimkin as one of candidates for PM, - lawmaker Andriievskyi The Petro Poroshenko Bloc considers current Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin as one of the choices for the post of the prime minister. 15.03.16 17:30 24 334 163 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

237 unrevoked signatures of coalition members still in parliament, - speaker Hroisman "European Ukraine" coalition in the Verkhovna Rada comprises 237 people's deputies as of March 14. 14.03.16 14:44 7 323 38 Previously in trend: coalition agreement 2014

"Three weeks of consultations give no reason for good news," - Hroisman on political crisis Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman believes that the coalition should urgently find a way out of the current political crisis. 14.03.16 11:08 26 571 134 Ukrainian Politics

Hroisman signed law abolishing postponement of e-declarations until 2017 Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman has signed the law cancelling the norm which amended the 2016 state budget law and stipulated that electronic income declarations of civil servants be introduced no earlier than Jan. 1, 2017. 11.03.16 20:40 38 977 101 Ukrainian Politics

Yatseniuk and People's Front should take further steps to resolve crisis, - Speaker Hroisman Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman counts on statesmanlike position and pro-Ukrainian approach of country's major political forces in their efforts to find a way out of the current political crisis. 11.03.16 00:02 18 620 119 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Speaker Hroisman: Most Rada factions and groups oppose early elections Most factions and groups in the Verkhovna Rada are against early elections. 10.03.16 19:58 6 456 97 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Ukrainians paid high price for their sovereign European choice, - Verkhovna Rada Speaker Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman met with prime minister, leadership and members of both chambers of the parliament, and foreign minister of the Netherlands. 02.03.16 23:49 12 333 54 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Hroisman and Mogherini discussed Minsk agreements implementation and solutions to political crisis in Ukraine EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman discussed the importance of comprehensive implementation of the Minsk agreements, urgent overcoming of the political crisis in Ukraine, and the continuation of reforms at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. 02.03.16 20:31 5 328 24 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine to receive visa-free regime with EU in 2016 after making two more steps, - Hroisman Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Hroisman is confident that the Verkhovna Rada will fix deficiencies required for obtaining visa liberalization for Ukrainians. 02.03.16 16:47 21 717 147 Ukrainian Politics

Russia's biggest fear is successful, reformed Ukraine, - NATO Deputy Secretary-General Vershbow On Monday, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman and Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alexander Vershbow discussed the prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO in Brussels (Belgium). 01.03.16 13:20 9 847 130 Ukrainian Politics

Rada Speaker Hroisman signes 'visa-free' laws and sends them to President Poroshenko Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman has signed the laws that were adopted by the parliament last week. The signed laws belong to the so-called 'visa-free package', a prerequisite for the EU's introduction of visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens. 24.02.16 13:52 3 438 12 Ukrainian Politics

Coalition and government revamp should improve quality of reforms, not stop them, Verkhovna Rada Chairman says Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman said that reshape of the coalition and the Cabinet of Ministers should improve the quality of reforms. 23.02.16 17:04 1 767 23 Ukrainian Politics

Coalition ruptures as Samopomich faction quits Verkhovna Rada speaker Volodymyr Hroisman has officially announced the withdrawal of Samopomich faction from the coalition. 19.02.16 12:04 76 856 169 Previously in trend: coalition agreement 2014

Government to present its report tomorrow, - Hroisman The Cabinet of Ministers will start its report to the Verkhovna Rada tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. 15.02.16 14:06 3 772 44 Ukrainian Politics

Coalition leaders, Rada speaker, and PM to discuss situation around Cabinet, - MP Serhii Soboliev The main topic of the meeting of parliamentary faction leaders with Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman and Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk will be the government crisis and possible ways out of it. 08.02.16 18:26 5 980 53 Ukrainian Politics

"I will not let anyone make MPs guilty and stupid," - Hroisman on failures in reforms Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman says he will not allow the government to blame all failures on MPs and call them stupid. 05.02.16 13:15 42 031 210 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine facing serious political crisis, - Hroisman on Abromavicius' resignation The National Anti-Corruption Bureau should publicly, clearly, and quickly react to the charges voiced by Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius against Poroshenko Bloc faction first deputy chairman Ihor Kononenko. 04.02.16 11:35 43 761 210 Previously in trend: Abromavicius-Kononenko scandal

Rada extends term to amend Constitution The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted the law on amendments to the Article 149 of the rules of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Leader of radical Party faction Oleh Liashko has called the voting the "anti-constitutional coup”. 28.01.16 13:04 12 490 68 Ukrainian Politics

Rada Speaker Hroisman signed law on Kryvyi Rih mayoral re-election Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman has signed the bill supported by the parliament on Dec. 23 on holding early mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih, the Dnipropetrovsk region, on March 27, 2016. 26.01.16 13:35 13 676 139 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Verkhovna Rada chairman to sign law on re-election in Kryvyi Rih The draft to cancel the Verkhovna Rada decision to adopt the law on election in Kryvyi Rih has not been supported by sufficient number of MPs. 26.01.16 12:42 16 716 93 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Hroisman sees no threat to re-election in Kryvyi Rih There is no threat to timely re-election in Kryvyi Rih. 20.01.16 17:08 5 577 62 Previously in trend: Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad

Components of e-Parliament to be launched in January, – Speaker Hroisman Some innovative elements of e-Parliament will be launched in the Verkhovna Rada in January. 10.01.16 17:31 9 367 86 Ukrainian Politics

Vinnytsia gets rid of Soviet street names In accordance with the law on decommunisation, Vinnytsia has changed all Soviet street names. 06.01.16 17:40 18 603 224 Ukrainian Politics

Hroisman signs state budget 2016 law Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman has signed the law on the state budget of Ukraine for 2016. The document has been forwarded to the president for signing. 29.12.15 22:28 4 191 38 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

Effectiveness of many ministers questioned, - Speaker Hroisman Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman says there are questions to many ministers regarding the effectiveness of their work. 29.12.15 17:05 2 626 13 Ukrainian Politics

Parliamentary immunity leads to neglecting laws and should be abolished, - Speaker Hroisman Representatives of various political forces are keen on abusing the promise of cancelling parliamentary immunity prior to elections, but afterwards the issue is again placed on a shelf. 29.12.15 16:30 4 905 33 Ukrainian Politics

Government needs to be reshaped, - Speaker Hroisman After the adoption of the draft state budget for 2016, the parliament is faced with a new task - rotation in the government. 25.12.15 12:00 4 627 56 Ukrainian Politics

Budget bills voting failed. Speaker Hroisman closes Rada session Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Hroisman has closed today's session of the parliament. 23.12.15 16:08 41 382 136 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

Parliament to consider Kryvyi Rih election tomorrow The Verkhovna Rada has decided to consider the issue of Kryvyi Rih mayoral election tomorrow at 11 a.m. 22.12.15 14:15 6 585 23 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 Kryvyi Rih re-election

Decentralization, payroll tax reduction, and simplified taxation as key features of 2016 budget Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman hopes that this week the parliament will adopt the draft budget for 2016, and the document will become effective on Jan. 1. 21.12.15 18:20 12 176 83 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

State budget working group agreed on three provisions, - Hroisman This week's key task of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to approve the state budget for 2016. 21.12.15 13:09 7 069 11 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

Parliament to start consideration of state budget Dec. 17, - Hroisman Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman stated that the Ukrainian parliament will begin considering the budget Dec. 17. 17.12.15 12:15 2 987 30 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

"Prime minister's substitution not on agenda," - Poroshenko, Yatseniuk, and Hroisman addressed Ukrainians President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk, and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman have issued a joint statement on the situation in the country, saying the issue of prime minister's substitution is not on the agenda. 15.12.15 23:15 91 759 795 Ukrainian Politics

Historic vote: Rada adopts law on civil service The draft law on civil service has passed the second reading in the Verkhovna Rada and been adopted in general. From now on, the administrative and political posts of officials will be set apart. 10.12.15 14:00 85 511 127 Ukrainian Politics

Coalition agreement has to be updated and corrected, Rada Speaker Hroisman says The coalition agreement, just like any other strategic document, is "living" and needs being updated. 27.11.15 10:31 7 047 68 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko Bloc seeks to meet law enforcement leadership: "We need to discuss topical issues in camera" The pro-presidential party demands a closed meeting with representatives of four law enforcement agencies to tackle acute issues. 23.11.15 13:06 29 751 183 Ukrainian Politics

Speaker Hroisman says parliament capable to pass decentralization amendments to constitution Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman is sure the parliament will have 300 votes to adopt final amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine in terms of decentralization. 20.11.15 16:26 4 528 73 Ukrainian Politics

Only deputies themselves can reduce their number, - Rada Speaker Hroisman The number of the Verkhovna Rada deputies can only be reduced if 300 MPs amend the Constitution. 11.11.15 22:25 9 658 131 Ukrainian Politics

Nov. 10 defining day for "visa-free laws" adoption, - Rada Speaker Hroisman Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman believes that Nov. 10 is the decisive date for the legislation of laws necessary for visa-free regime with the EU. 09.11.15 21:46 9 850 106 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Parliament to consider visa-free package, land moratorium, and local elections in Mariupol at tomorrow's session, - Speaker Hroisman The Verkhovna Rada is set to consider all the important bills in one day. 09.11.15 14:05 8 385 60 Ukrainian Politics

It is issue of trust in judicial system, - Rada Speaker Hroisman commented on Korban’s arrest Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman has not been aware of the operation against Hennadii Korban and considers that this case is a challenge for the Ukraine’s law enforcement system. 07.11.15 13:10 19 102 139 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Parliament will pass full set of visa-free bills Nov. 10, Speaker Hroisman says Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman is sure that Nov. 10 the parliament will adopt the bills necessary for the implementation of the action plan for liberalization of EU visa regime for Ukraine. 05.11.15 23:18 6 722 119 Ukrainian Politics

Rada to make prompt decision on elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk – Hroisman Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman said that the Ukrainian Parliament will promptly decide on the local elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk. 25.10.15 22:41 7 052 72 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko orders Rada Speaker Hroisman to look into possibility to deprive MPs of mandate for three unreasonable absences President Petro Poroshenko has requested the Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman to consider amending Article 81 of the Constitution of Ukraine regarding early termination of powers of a People’s Deputy of Ukraine in case of his/her absence without valid excuse on three plenary Rada meetings during a regular session. 20.10.15 14:13 12 926 191 Ukrainian Politics

PGO's petition to arrest Kliuiev has been prevented from Rada voting for three months now, - journalist. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Reporters found that Prosecutor General Shokin introduced the petition to arrest former Party of Regions MP Serhii Kliuiev, accused of large-scale public funds embezzlement, on June 16 this year. On June 30, the regulatory committee found it grounded and recommended to vote on it. Over the three months since then, Speaker Hroisman has not put it to vote, which is very contrasting with the speaker's efficiency in Mosiichuk's case. All of it unpleasantly suggests that someone might be covering for Serhii Kliuiev and had allowed him fleeing. 08.10.15 10:25 13 213 82 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity

Terrorists' fake elections "at gunpoint" negate logic of Minsk process, - Rada Speaker Hroisman Statement of the "Donetsk People's Republic" leader Alexander Zakharchenko of his intent to hold elections on the occupied territory of Ukraine proves that Russian-terrorist troops are attempting to disrupt the implementation of the Minsk agreements. 17.09.15 11:23 4 834 75 Ukrainian Politics