The Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada
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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine’s unicameral parliament and the highest legislative body in the country. It consists of 450 members of parliament elected for five-year terms. The Verkhovna Rada enacts laws, approves the state budget, oversees the executive branch, and addresses issues of national security and foreign policy. The parliament also participates in appointing key officials, such as the prime minister, ministers, and heads of national agencies. This section features news on legislative activities, parliamentary sessions, political decisions, and reforms that impact the nation.

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8:45, 16 July, 2026

The Verkhovna Rada is set to vote on the new Cabinet of Ministers today: two people from Mykolaiv are among the candidates for ministerial posts
10:10, 15 July, 2026

Almost all MPs from the Mykolaiv region supported the decriminalisation of pornography at first reading
19:22, 20 June, 2026

The Mykolaiv Regional Council has nominated candidates for the Verkhovna Rada awards
11:25, 28 May, 2026

Mykolaiv is short of ₴149 million for school meals: the city council will seek funding from the Cabinet of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada
12:40, 17 March, 2026

BBC Ukraine on the parliamentary crisis: «Nehulevskyi is walking around the chamber wearing a bracelet, talking about interrogations and stirring things up»
15:00, 13 March, 2026

The government has no plans to reduce excise duty or VAT on fuel, says Prime Minister Svyrydenko
18:31, 21 October, 2025

Verkhovna Rada votes to allocate additional ₴325 billion for defence
21:04, 13 October, 2025

State Budget 2026: Rada proposes to raise salaries for university professors to keep them from leaving Ukraine
16:26, 23 August, 2025

The Rada restricted access to the real estate register: how MPs from Mykolaiv region voted
16:54, 29 July, 2025

4 alternative draft laws on independence of NABU and SAPO registered in the Verkhovna Rada
16:13, 28 July, 2025

Civil society organisations and media call on the Verkhovna Rada to resume broadcasting of its sessions
13:44, 30 June, 2025

Svyrydenko may head new government as early as July
13:02, 4 June, 2025

Rada approves amendments to the Budget Code to implement the Fossil Fuel Agreement
15:45, 8 May, 2025

Almost all Mykolaiv MPs supported the ratification of the agreement with the US on subsoil
19:01, 4 March, 2025

Poturaiev denies information about the Verkhovna Rada's appeal to the US
13:47, 25 February, 2025

Verkhovna Rada upholds resolution on the impossibility of holding elections during the war
13:00, 7 February, 2025

Stefanchuk: 37 MPs went on a business trip to the US

Mykolaiv City Council has explained that the solid line near the McDrive is part of the restoration of the old traffic layout

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Mykolaiv City Council has explained that the solid line near the McDrive is part of the restoration of the old traffic layout

A monument to Mykola Arkas has been erected in the centre of Mykolaiv

Dombrovska shared a photo of a relative tied to a bed at Hospital №1 — she was told that they were «diligently carrying out their professional duties»

A hotel in the Mykolaiv region is to be refurbished at a cost of ₴6.8 million to provide accommodation for internally displaced persons

Residents of Mykolaiv are asking for the sirens to be made quieter; the authorities say they cannot be adjusted

«Mykolaiv Parks» have been «restoring» the designer bench from Soborna Street for the second year running: they promise to return it in 2027

Kim described Fedorov as a driving force for change and stated that his resignation was not linked to his popularity