How Government Works in Ukraine

1. How Government
works in Ukraine
(as of 23.01.2018)
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2. Government Structure in Ukraine
President of
Ukraine
National
Anti-
corruption
Bureau
Legislative
Branch
Verkhovna
Rada
Executive
Branch
Cabinet of
Ministers
Judicial
Branch
Courts
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Constitutional
Court

3. Ukraine has unicameral parliament, its constitutional composition is
450 MPs (known as People's Deputies of Ukraine) who are elected on
the basis of general, equal and direct election right by secret ballot
for 5 years term.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF
UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT ARE:
• LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION
• REPRESENTATIVE FUNCTION
• CONSTITUENT FUNCTION
• THE FUNCTION OF
PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL
• FISCAL FUNCTION
• FOREIGN FUNCTION
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4. Due to Constitution of Ukraine the Verkhovna Rada has the following
powers:
• to introduce amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine;
• to call the All-Ukrainian referendum;
• to adopt laws;
• to approve the State Budget of Ukraine and amend it; to supervise the execution of the
State Budget and adopt decisions on reporting concerning its execution.
• to establish the principles of domestic and foreign policy;
• to approve national programmes for economic, scientific, technical, social, national, and
cultural development and protection of the environment;
• to call elections for the President of Ukraine;
• to declare war, upon the recommendation made by the President of Ukraine, and make
peace, approve a decision of the President of Ukraine on the use of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine and other military formations in the event of armed aggression against Ukraine;
• to remove the President of Ukraine from the office in accordance with a special procedure
(impeachment):
(See Article 85 of Constitution of Ukraine)
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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5. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Structure
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6. The Verkhovna Rada of the VIII convocation
began its work on November 27, 2014 following
the snap parliamentary election, held under the
mixed or parallel voting system.
Mixed electoral system:
• 50% of seats (225 seats) are elected by (national)
proportional party lists with a 5% election
threshold.
• 50% of the seats are elected in
225 constituencies with a first-past-the-post
electoral system in one round.
Due to the law “On ensuring the rights and
freedoms of citizens and legal regime on the
temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine”
elections did not take place in 12 Crimean
constituencies, 9 constituencies in Donetsk
Oblast and 6 constituencies in Luhansk Oblast.
THAT IS WHY 27 SEATS OF THE 450 SEATS IN THE PARLIAMENT
REMAIN UNFILLED. 6

7. Today Ukrainian Parliament is
composed of 423 MPs
(as of 23.01.2018)
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8. Deputy Factions and Groups
Ukrainian MPs form deputy factions and groups: currently there are six
factions and deputy groups in the Parliament.
A deputy faction is an association of MPs,
that may include:
• MPs elected on party electoral list;
• MPs nominated by a political party in the
single-member districts;
• MPs that registered as the candidates at
elections through self-promotion ;
• MPs nominated by other political party
that hasn`t participated in the mandates
distribution due to the election results.
A political party has the right to form only
one deputy faction.
A deputy group is an association of unaffiliated
MPs (ones that haven`t joined any factions)
that share certain common or similar views on
public and socio-economic development.
Number of MPs in the deputy group shall not
be less than the number of MPs in the smallest
faction, formed during the first session.
Registered deputy group has the same rights,
that deputy faction do.
Deputy Faction Deputy Group
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9. Deputy Factions and Groups
In accordance with Regulations of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered deputy group
(faction) obtains the right to:
• proportional (based on the number of members) representation in all bodies of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and official parliamentary delegations;
• a speech for its representative on all issues of the agenda at a plenary sitting;
• parliamentary group (faction) that initiated the issue under the consideration has the right
to its representative`s speech after the termination of discussions during the sitting of
the Parliament and its bodies.
As a member of the deputy faction (group) MP has the right:
• to elect and be elected to the governing bodies of the
deputy faction (group);
• to participate in approving the Regulation on the deputy
faction (group);
• to propose issues to faction`s (group`s) consideration;
• to submit proposals to the matters being discussed at a
deputy faction`s (group`s) meeting, participate in
discussion
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10. Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Faction of the Political party
“Opposition Bloc”
Faction of the Political party
“SAMOPOMICH” Union”
Faction of Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Deputy Factions and Groups:
138
81
43
25
21
20
18
25
52
MPs Faction|Group name
Faction of the Political party the All-
Ukrainian Union “Batkivshchyna”
Non-affiliated MPs
Group “The Party “Revival”
Group “People’s Will”
MPs Faction|Group name
32,6% 19,1% 10,2% 5,9% 5% 4,7% 4,3% 5,9% 12,3%
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11. Gender
Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Faction of the Political party
“Opposition Bloc”
Faction of the Political party
“SAMOPOMICH” Union”
Faction of Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Faction of the Political party the All-
Ukrainian Union “Batkivshchyna”
Group “People’s Will”
Group “The Party"Revival”
Non-affiliated People's Deputies
12.32%
13.58%
6,98%
28%
19.05%
20%
0%
0%
13.46%
370
53Female MPs
Male MPs
423MPs
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12. MPs` Aides
Due to the Law of Ukraine “About the
status of the People's Deputy of Ukraine”
an MP can have up to thirty-one aides.
Only a citizen of Ukraine, which has
vocational or higher education and fluent
in the state language can become an MP’s
aide. MPs` aides work on fixed-term
contracts on a regular basis or part-time
or as volunteers. An MP has a special fund
allocated for aides remuneration. Due to
the Law on the Civil Service (that has
come into force on May 1, 2016) MPs`
aides have lost the status of civil servants.
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13. Iryna Herashchenko
First Deputy Chairperson of
the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine
(Non-afiliated MP, became the MP
as the member of Party “Petro
Poroshenko Bloc” list)
Oksana Syroid
Deputy Chairperson of the
Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine
(Non-afiliated MP, became
MP as the member of Political
party “Samopomich” Union” list)
The Leaders of the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine
Andrii Parubii
Chairperson of
The Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine
(Non-affiliated MP, became MP as
the member of Political party
“People’s Front” list) 13

14. The Coalition
226
Due to the election results and on the basis of agreed
political positions deputy factions form the coalition,
which includes the majority of MPs of Ukraine – no less
than 226 MPs.
“European Ukraine”
On November 27, 2014 factions of the Party “Petro Poroshenko Bloc”, the Political party
“People’s Front”, the Political party “Samopomich” Union”, Oleh Liashko Radical Party and
the All-Ukrainian Union “Batkivshchyna” signed a coalition agreement. A coalition of 302 MPs
named “European Ukraine” has been established.
CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Article 90.
The President of Ukraine shall have the right to an early termination of powers
of the Verkhovna Rada in the following cases:
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine fails to form a coalition of deputy
factions in compliance with Article 83 of this Constitution within one
month
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15. The Coalition Crisis
Over the next almost two years factions of the parties
“Batkivshchyna”, “Samopomich” Union” and Oleh Liashko
Radical Party have left the coalition.
Currently, the exact number of MPs in coalition is not known.
On April 18, 2016 Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of
Ukraine Andriy Parubiy announced, that he possesses the
information on the number of MPs in the coalition “European
Ukraine” (230 MPs). But until now this information is not
available to public.
Due to the statement of the civil network “OPORA” at the moment the coalition
“European Ukraine”includes:
• Faction of the Party “Petro Poroshenko Bloc”
• Faction of the Political party “People’s Front”
• Individual deputies who had been previously excluded from the coalition factions,
but did not withdrew their signatures from the coalition agreement
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16. The Coalition “European Ukraine” in the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the VIII convocation
Petro Poroshenko
Bloc
People’s Front
Samopomich
Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Batkivshchyna
Petro Poroshenko
Bloc
People’s Front
Samopomich
Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Petro Poroshenko
Bloc
People’s Front
Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Petro Poroshenko
Bloc
People’s Front
Petro Poroshenko
Bloc
People’s Front
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* Due to the statement of the Verkhovna Rada Chairperson – Andrii Parubii 16

17. • Definition and status of opposition in Ukrainian Parliament are still
not legally regulated (opposition`s existence is not normalized by
Constitution). That is why factions and groups can be defined as
oppositional ones either on the basis of their public statements and
rhetoric or due to the facts, whether they`ve joined coalition or
not. Because of this, a situation can take place when factions
compete for the right to be considered the opposition.
The Opposition
The opposition in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the VIII convocation
• The faction of the Political party “Opposition Bloc” haven’t joined the coalition agreement and on November
27, 2014 declared itself in opposition to the coalition.
• The group “People’s Will” haven`t joined coalition, but it also doesn`t identify itself with opposition and other
opposition parties. On July 9, 2015 its head (at the time) Ihor Yeremeyev declared the group to be a
“constructive opposition”.
• The group “The Party"Revival” (established in June 2015) haven`t joined the coalition and on March 16, 2015
declared its opposition activity.
• The faction of Oleh Liashko Radical Party declared its shift into opposition on September 1, 2015 and officially
left the coalition on March 29, 2016.
• The faction of the Political party “SAMOPOMICH” Union” officially recalled its members` signatures
from the coalition agreement on February 19, 2016.
• The faction of the Political party the All-Ukrainian Union “Batkivshchyna” announced its withdrawal from the
coalition and shift into opposition on April 5, 2016 17

18. • Committees of the Verkhovna Rada are the bodies of the Parliament formed from
among MPs to implement legislative work, prepare and preliminary consider
issues pertaining to work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and realize the control
functions.
• The parliament of Ukraine adopts certain number of committees at each new
convocation as well as their names and competence.
• Membership in committees is organized at the beginning of the term of the
Verkhovna Rada to be proportional to the representation of the membership of
the house as elected. Factions nominate their members for membership in the
Committees and this decision is confirmed by a vote of the house.
• The 8th VR established 27 committees and one special commission.
Committees
27+1
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Name of the Committee Number of
Members
Head of the
Committee
Faction, that the Head of
the Committee presents
Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land
Relations 30 --- ---
Committee on Construction, Urban
Development, Housing and Communal
Services
13 Serhiy Skuratovskyy Faction of Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Committee on Budget 29 Andriy Pavelko Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Committee on State Building, Regional Policy
and Local Self-Government 17 Serhiy Vlasenko
Faction of the Political party
the All-Ukrainian Union
“Batkivshchyna”
Committee on Environmental Policy, Nature
Resources Utilization and Elimination of the
Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe
13 --- ---
Committee on Economic Policy 15 Andriy Ivanchuk Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Committee on European Integration 9 --- ---
Committee on Legislative Support of Law
Enforcement 21 Andriy Kozhemyakin
Faction of the Political party
the All-Ukrainian Union
“Batkivshchyna”

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Committee on Corruption Prevention and
Counteraction 24 --- ---
Committee on Foreign Affairs 10 Hanna Hopko Non-affiliated with any faction
Committee for Informatization and
Communications 8 Oleksandr Danchenko Faction of the Political party
“SAMOPOMICH” Union”
Committee on Culture and Spirituality 7 Mykola Knyazhytskyy Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Committee on Science and Education 7 --- ---
Committee on National Security and
Defence 19 Serhiy Pashynskyy Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Committee on Public Health 14 Olha Bohomolets Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex,
Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety 20 --- ---
Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy 32 Nina Yuzhanina Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Committee on Human Rights, National
Minorities and Interethnic Relations 10 Hryhoriy Nemyrya Faction of the Political party
the All-Ukrainian Union
“Batkivshchyna”
Committee on Legal Policy and Justice 32 Ruslan Knyazevych Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”

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Committee on Industrial Policy and
Entrepreneurship 10 Viktor Halasyuk Faction of Oleh Liashko
Radical Party
Committee on Rules of Parliamentary
Procedure and Support to Work of The
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
11 --- ---
Committee on Freedom of Speech and
Information Policy 13 Viktoriya Syumar Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Committee on Family Matters, Youth Policy,
Sports and Tourism 8 Artur Palatnyy Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Committee on Social Policy, Employment
and Pension Provision 7 Ludmyla Denisova Faction of the Political party
“PEOPLE’S FRONT”
Committee on Affairs of Veterans,
Combatants, ATO Participants and Disabled
People
7 Oleksandr Tretyakov Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Committee on Transport 20 Yaroslav Dubnevych Faction of the PARTY
“PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”
Committee on Financial Policy and Banking 12 --- ---
Ad Hoc Supervisory Panel of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine on Privatization 14 --- ---

22. Main stages of legislative process
Bill Initiation
• Three Subjects of Legislative Initiative – MPs, the Cabinet of Ministers, the President. Registering;
Determining the lead committee; Distribution of text to Committees and the Cabinet of Ministers;
Review by the VR Main Scientific and Expertise Department; Round tables and Committee hearings.
First Reading
• Consideration in plenary session: passage requires 226 votes; decides which draft becomes basis for
further work if there is more than 1
Second Reading
• Review by VR Main Legal Department, Proposals reviewed by the lead committee often after public
consultations; Consideration of proposals in plenary session; Second vote requires 226 (most often also
final vote)
Third Reading
• Finalization of text; Third Vote; VR Speaker signs and sends to President for signature
Promulgation or Veto
• Signed text is published in official gazettes or President may return with suggested amendments, veto
override requires 300 votes
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Registration of the bill with
the sector of registration
bills
Copies distributed to the
Committee, which is determined as
the main (preparation of preliminary
consideration and conclusions on
inclusion in the agenda of the
session)
Chairman or deputy chairman
of the VR shall return the bill
to the sector of registration
bills Copies distributed to
People’s Deputies
Registration and submission of
the bill to the Verkhovna Rada
The first reading of the -
discussion of the main
principles, provisions, criteria,
structure of the bill and its
adoption in the first reading.
Inclusion in the agenda
Consideration of the draft law of the
Verkhovna Rada in the first
reading (decision making in full or
short procedure)
Rejection of the bill Return of the bill to the subject of
the right of legislative initiative or
referral of the draft law for revision
(re-first reading)
Adoption of the
bill in the first
reading
Preparation of
the draft law for
the signature of
the President
public discussion
Assignment for the
Main Committee to
prepare the bill for
the second reading
Repeat the first
reading of the bill
Repeat the first
reading of the bill

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The second reading of the
bill - article-by-article
discussion and adoption in
the second reading
Amendments and proposals to the bill (in 14 days
after the adoption in the first reading)
Consideration of the bill by the VR
(article-by-article voting)
Conclusion of the Main
Legal Department
Rejection of the bill
Sending the bill for
revision
Adoption of the bill for
the second reading and
in the final reading
Assignment for the Main
Legal Department to prepare
a bill for the third readingPreparation of the draft
law for the signature of
the President
Revision of the bill by
the Main CommitteeRepeat second reading
The third reading of the
bill is the adoption of a
bill, which needs to be
finalized and agreed in
general
Preparation of the draft law for the third reading
by the Main Committee (formation of the table
of amendments and proposals)
Consideration of the bill in the
third reading
Rejection of the bill Adoption of the law in the
final reading
Initiating of an all-
Ukrainian referendum
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada shall
make a decision not earlier than two and not
later than five days from the date of submission
Consideration by the
Verkhovna Rada of proposals
In case of rejection of
all proposals
In case of acceptance of
at least one proposals
The Main Committee, with the participation of the legal
department and the editorial department, prepares the
text of the law for the signature within 3 days.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
signs the law and immediately sends
it to the President

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Consideration of the Law
by the President of
Ukraine. Entry into force
The President is considering
the law (within 15 days)
Veto Signs the law and officially
promulgates within 10 days
Does not return the law
Signs and officially promulgated by
the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
Consideration extraordinary at
the plenary session of the VR
Consideration of the
President's proposals
The law is rejected
by at least 226 votes
The law is adopted in final
by not less than 300 votes
Consideration of separate
proposals of the President
All proposals are accepted
Only a part of the
proposals is accepted
All suggestions are
not accepted
Adoption in final by
no less than 300
votes
Adoption in final by no less
than 226 votes
In case of a rejection may
be sent for reconsideration
(once)
The President re-examines the
law (within 15 days)
Signs the law and officially
promulgates it within 10 days
Does not sign
Directed repeatedly for
signature to the President
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada promptly
promulgates and publishes the law by his
signature

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President of Ukraine
Not less than 300
Registration of Bill
VRU Committees
Bill 3MP’s or President
Not less than 150
Head of VRU
MP’s
Bill 1 – bill on
amendments to
chapter 1,3,13
of Constitution
Bill 1 – bill on
amendments to
another
chapters of
Constitution
Bill 3 – bill on
allocation funds
from budget
Bill 1
Bill 2
President of Ukraine
Constitutional court
Review by the
Verkhovna Rada of
Proposals and
amendments to bill for
amending the
Constitution of
Ukraine

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Inclusion (or one of alternative bills) to VRU agenda
National discussion
processing
Postpone appeal to constitutional Court
Adopt the resolution of sending the bill to
Constitutional court
Inclusion to VRU agenda
Postpone the decision Constitutional court
conclusion
YESNO

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YES
Constitutional court make decision about compliance bill to
article 157 and 158 of Constitution
Adoption Bill 3 by 226
votes
VRU discuss and make decision about bill without making
changes
Adoption Bill 1 by 300 votes
Bill remove from
discussion
Iteration submission only
on another convocation
YES
Previous adoption of bill 2 by majority
Bill remove from discussion
Iteration submission only next year
VRU make decision about content and deadline of further work
VRU make decision about adoption Bill 2 by constitutional
majority on the next session of parliament
Adopted Bill sign by Head of VRU and immediately send to
President
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO

29. Review by the Verkhovna Rada of
Proposals and amendments to bill for
amending the Constitution of Ukraine
In the conclusion of the
Constitutional Court there is a
caution to the provisions of the
bill
No
Verkhovna Rada decides on
further work on the bill, defining
Preparation by the Main
Committee of the draft law for
adoption of proposals and
amendments to it in the second
reading
Adoption by the VR amendments
and proposals
At least 226 votes At least 300 votes
(Constitutional majority)
Repeated adoption by the
Verkhovna Rada of a
decision to appeal to the
Constitutional Court
Referral of the bill to the Constitutional
Court to obtain an opinion on the
compliance with Articles 157 and 158 of
the Constitution of Ukraine
Bill is considered
withdrawn
Directed repeatedly for
signature to the President
Referral of the bill to the Constitutional
Court to obtain an opinion on the
compliance with Articles 157 and 158 of
the Constitution of Ukraine
To point A
NO

30. Drafted laws and regulations
Adopted laws and regulations
Drafted & Adopted Laws and Regulations
laws and regulations
have been drafted by
the MPs, the Cabinet of Ministers
and the President of Ukraine during
8th convocation of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine (as for January 2018)
152 by the President
844 by the CMU
9474 by MPs
of them have been
adopted
10470
699
12% 30
Data: https://rada.oporaua.org/
(as of December
13, 2017)

31. Number of laws and regulations adopted during 7 sessions of 8th convocation (as for 23th January)
Drafted laws and regulations Adopted laws and regulations
Initiated by
the President of Ukraine
Initiated by the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine
Initiated by
the MPs of Ukraine
134|101 821|240 4972|358
75,4% 29,2%
7,2%
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Data: https://rada.oporaua.org/

32. Percentage of adopted laws from initiated draft bills
by factions and groups during 8th convocation
9,95% 7,51% 18,88% 16,47%
16,25% 18,40% 4,84% 20,56%
Faction of the Party
“Petro Poroshenko Bloc”
2420|263
10,9%
Faction of the Political
party “People’s Front”
1696|221
13%
Faction of the Political
party “Opposition Bloc”
648|30
4,6%
Faction of the Political party
“Samopomich” Union”
765|108
14,1%
Faction of Oleh
Liashko Radical Party
765|122
15,9%
Faction of the All-Ukrainian
Union “Batkivshchyna”
819|107
13,1%
Group “People’s
Will”
485|46
Group “The Party
“Revival”
610|41
9,5% 6,7%
Drafted laws and regulations Adopted laws and regulations
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Data: https://rada.oporaua.org/

33. Laws and regulations initiated by the MPs
Drafted Adopted
The main topics of normative acts, submitted by the MPs are: economic policy, industry
development, legal policy, social policy, state building and security&defense
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Economic policy Industry development Legal policy
Social policy State building Security & Defense
Bilateral international agreements Humanitarian policy
Data: https://rada.oporaua.org/

34. Laws and regulations initiated by
the Cabinet of Ministers
The main topics of normative acts, submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are:
economic policy, industry development and legal policy
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Economic policy Industry development Legal policy
Social policy State building Security & Defense
Bilateral international agreements Humanitarian policy International agreements
Data: https://rada.oporaua.org/

35. Laws and regulations initiated by
the President of Ukraine
The main topics of normative acts, submitted by the President of Ukraine are: international
agreements, bilateral international agreements and legal policy
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Economic policy Industry development Legal policy
Social policy State building Security & Defense
Bilateral international agreements Humanitarian policy International agreements
Data: https://rada.oporaua.org/

36. According to Constitution of Ukraine (article 116), the Cabinet of Ministers
is the highest body in the executive branch. The Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine:
• ensures the state sovereignty and economic
independence of Ukraine, implementation of
domestic and foreign policy of the State, and
the execution of the Constitution, laws of
Ukraine, and acts of the President of Ukraine;
• elaborates a draft law on the State Budget of
Ukraine, ensures the implementation of the
State Budget and submits a report on its
implementation;
• directs and co-ordinates the work of ministries
and other executive authorities;
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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37. • The Prime Minister of Ukraine is appointed by
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upon the
submission of proposal by the President of
Ukraine. The candidature for the appointment as
the Prime Minister is introduced by the President
on the basis of a proposal of the coalition of
deputy factions.
• The Minister of Defence and the Minister of
Foreign Affairs are appointed by the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine upon the submission of proposal
by the President of Ukraine, whereas other
members of the Cabinet of Ministers are
appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
upon the submission of proposal by the Prime
Minister of Ukraine. (art. 114)
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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38. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Vice Prime Minister
Volodymyr Kistion
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
for European integration and
Euro-Atlantic Integration
Ivanna Klympush-
Tsintsadze
Vice Prime Minister
Pavlo Rozenko
Prime Minister
Volodymyr
Groysman
Members of the Cabinet of
Ministers
First Vice Prime Minister of
Ukraine
Minister of Economic
Development and Trade
Stepan Kubiv
Vice Prime Minister
Minister of Regional
Development, Construction and
Housing
Hennadiy Zubko
Vice Prime Minister
Viacheslav Kyrylenko
(as of 23.01.2018)
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The President of Ukraine
According to Constitution of Ukraine (article 102), the The President of Ukraine is
the Head of State and acts in its name.
The President of Ukraine is the guarantor of state sovereignty and territorial
indivisibility of Ukraine, the observance of the Constitution of Ukraine and human
and citizens' rights and freedoms.
• ensures the independence, national security, and legal
succession of the State;
• addresses the people, delivers annual and extraordinary
speeches on the domestic and foreign situation of Ukraine
to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
• represents the State in international relations, administers
the foreign political activity of the State, conducts
negotiations and concludes international treaties;
• adopts decisions on the recognition of foreign states;
• is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
• heads the Council of National Security and Defense of
Ukraine; (article 106)

40. President’s Office
Chief of Ofiice
Ihor Rainin
Main
Department
of Foreign Policy
and
European
Integration
Main State and
Legal
Department
Main
Department
of Law-
Enforcement
Bodies and
Combating
Corruption
Advisers to the
President
Ruslan Demchenko
Yuriy Bohutskyi
Main
Department
on the
Legal Policy
Commissioner
of the President
of Ukraine for Control
over the Activities of the
Security Service of Ukraine
Dmytro Yarmak
Office of the
the President
of Ukraine
Main
Department of National
Security and Defense
Affairs
Press Secretary
of the President
Svyatoslav
Tseholko
Main
Department
of the
Regional and
Personnel Policy
First Assistant to
the
President of Ukraine
Yuriy Onishchenko
Main
Control
Department
Main
Department
of the State
Protocol
and Ceremonial
Main
Department
of Access
to Public
Information
Main
Department of
Humanitarian
Policy
Main
Department
for
Domestic Policy
Main
Department
for Informational
Policy
Main
Department of
Documentary
Provision
Department
of Local
Government and
Decentralization
Department
of State
Decorations
Department for
Citizenship
Affairs
Department for
Pardon Affairs
Information
Security
Department
Office for Interaction of
the President with
the Cabinet of Ministers
Office for Interaction of
the President with
the Verkhovna Rada
Office for Representing the
Interests of the President
in the Courts
Deputy Chief
of the Office
Deputy Chief
of the Office
Rostyslav Pavlenko
Deputy Chief
of the Office
Oleksiy Filatov
Deputy Chief of
the Office
Valeriy Kondratiuk
Deputy Chief of
the Office
Kostiantyn Yelisieiev
First Deputy Chief of
the Office
Vitaliy Kovalchuk
Outer Office
of the
President of
Ukraine
Commissioner of the
President of Ukraine for
the
Affairs of Crimean Tatars
Mustafa Dzhemilev
Commissioner of the
President of Ukraine for
the Rights of People
with Disabilities
Valeriy Sushkevych
Deputy Chief of
the Office
Dmytro Shymkiv
Chief of
the Secretariat of
the Office
Oleksiy Dniprov
Representative
of the President
in the Verkhovna Rada
IT
Department
HR
Department
Commissioner of
the President
for Children's Rights
Mykola Kuleba
National Security and Defense
Council of Ukraine
Oleksandr Turchynov
(Secretary of NSDCU)
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Commissioner of
the President
of Ukraine
for rehabilitation
of ATO participants
wounded,
shell-shocked,
crippled or
diseased during
participation
in the anti-terrorist
Operation
Vadym Svyrydenko
Office of the
Head of
the Presidential
Administration
of Ukraine
Representative
of the President
in the Cabinet of Ministers
Information
Security
Department
Office for Activity
of the Commissioner of
the President of Ukraine for
the Affairs of Crimean Tatars
Office for Activity
The Commissioner
Of the President of Ukraine
For the Rights of Disable Persons

41. Executive Powers
Offices Agencies Inspections
Other
Central
Executive
Powers
CEP with
special
status
Ministries
Other Central
Executive
Powers
National
Commissions
CM ARC*,
Oblast State
Administrations (24)
Kyiv & Sevastopol* City
Administrations
Rayon (490), Kyiv (10) &
Sevastopol* (4) Rayon
Administrations
At the local levelCentral
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42. Cityrada
executive
committees
Townrada
executive
committees
Settlementsrada
executive
committees
State Ukraine
Units
Regional
level
27 units
Rayon
(Sub-
regional)
level
490 + 14
units
s24
Oblasts
Kyiv
City
AR
Crimea
Sevasto-
Pol* City
Executive branch Local Councils
Oblast offices of central
executive power
Rayon offices
of central executive power
Oblast State Administration
(24) CM of ARC, Cities
Administrations (2)
Oblast Councils
(24), VR ARC*,
Sevastopol City
Councils*
Rayon State Administration Rayon Council
(488), Kyiv (10)
& Sevastopol
Rayon
Councils* (4)
Administrative division & local offices of Central Agencies
s
s490
Rayons
s
10
Rayons
in Kyiv
s
4
Rayons in
Sevastopol*
Local
level
460 Cities,
885 Towns,
28385
Villages
s
460
Cities
s
s885
Towns
s
s
s
28385
Villages
Settlement
Councils
Town
Councils
City
Councils
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43. Connections between Ministries and
other CEP (as of 23.01.2018)
• State Treasury Service
• State Service of Financial
Monitoring
• State Fiscal Service
Ministry of
Finance
Olexandr
Danylyuk
• State Service for Export Control
• State Statistics Service
• State Agency for Reserves
• State Service for Intellectual
Property (at liquidation stage)
Ministry of
Economic
Development
and Trade
Stepan Kubiv
• State Archive Service
Ministry of
Justice
Pavlo Petrenko
• State Cinema Agency
• Ukrainian Institute of National
Memory
Ministry of
Culture
Yevhen Nyshchuk
• State Aviation Service
• State Agency for Roads
• State Service for Transport
Security
Ministry of
Infrastructure
Volodymyr
Omelian
• State Border Guard Service
• State Migration Service
• State Emergency Service
• National Police
Ministry of
Interior Affairs
Arsen Avakov
• State Archive Service
• State Labor Inspectorate
• Pension Fund
Ministry of Social
Policy
Andrii Reva
• The State Food Safety and
Consumer Protection Service
• State
Service for Geodesy, Cartography
and Cadastre
• State Agency for Forest Resources
• State Fishery Agency
Ministry of
Agrarian Policy
and Food
Taras Kutovyi
Ministries Other Central Executive Agencies Ministries
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44. • State Geological Service
• State Agency of Water
Resources
• State Environmental
Inspectorate
• State Agency for Management
of Exclusion Zone
Ministry of
Ecology and
Natural
Resources of
Ukraine
Ostap Semerak
• State Agency of Energy
Efficiency and Energy Saving
• State Architectural and
Construction Inspectorate
• State Service for Electronic
Government
Ministry of
Regional
Development,
Construction and
Housing
Hennadiy Zubko
Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and
Internally Displaced Persons
Vadym Chernysh
Ministry of Information Policy
Yuriy Stets
Ministry of Youth and Sport
Ihor Zhdanov
• State Service of Medicines and
Drug Control
• State Sanitary Service
Ministry of
Health Care
(Acting) Uliana
Suprun
• State Executive Service of
Educational Institutions
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Lilia Hrynevych
• State Inspection on Energy
Supervision
Ministry of
Energy and Coal
Industry
Ihor Nasalyk
Ministry of Defense
Stepan Poltorak
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pavlo Klimkin
Ministries Other Central Executive Agencies Ministries
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45. Supreme Court
(min 65, max 200 Justices)
Plenum of the Supreme Court
Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court
(21 Justice: 5 Justices are elected by every cassation court of the Supreme Court)
Civil Cassation Court Criminal Cassation Court Commercial Cassation Court
Administrative Cassation
Court
Appellate Courts
S
U
P
R
E
M
E
C
O
U
R
T
*6In accordance with the Law adopted in 2016
Judicial power
High
Anti-Corruption
Court*
Appellate
Commercial Courts
High Intellectual
Property Court *
45
** The information provided by USAID New Justice Program
Circuit Courts
Circuit
Commercial
Courts
Appellate
Commercial
Courts
Circuit
Administrative
Courts

46. Judicial Institutions
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HIGH COUNCIL OF JUSTICE (HCJ)
Constitutional body. Consists of 21 members (10 judges
elected by the Congress of Judges, the President, the
Parliament, the Congress of Advocates, conference of
prosecutors and conference of the higher legal education
institutions select two members each, Chief Justice is ex
officio member).
Key functions include:
• Submits to the President recommendation on judicial
appointing;
• Disciplines judges and prosecutors;
• Decides on judicial transferring and dismissal;
• Lifts the judicial functional immunity;
• Suspends judges from the office in cases prescribed
by the Law.
HIGH QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSIONS OF JUDGES (HQC)
Consists of 16 members (8 judges elected by Congress of Judges, 2
members from the higher legal education institutions, 2 members
from Congress of Advocates, 2 members of the Ombudsman, and 2
members of the SJA) and is a full-time legal entity.
Key functions include:
• Deals with the qualifications evaluation of judges;
• Selects the candidates for the judicial vacancies;
• Submits to the HCJ recommendations on judicial appointment
and transfer
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF JUDGES (NSJ)
Has a special status within the judiciary and is not a subject for
legislation on higher education.
Is responsible for:
• Initial trainings of judicial candidates;
• Ongoing trainings for judges and the court staff
• Scientific support for the operations of the HCJ and HQC.
STATE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (SJA)
An institution of the judicial branch of power under
the authority of the High Council of Justice. The Head
of the SJA is appointed by the HCJ. Provides budget
management and organizational support to the courts
and institutions of the judicial branch daily
operations.
TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE SJA
Represents SJA in the regions.
Is responsible for the appointment and dismissal of
the chiefs of staff and their deputies of the regional
courts. These decisions are subject to approval by the
chief judge of the respective court.
CONGRESS OF JUDGES
Highest representative body of the judicial self-governance.
The Congress is conducted once in two-years. Decisions are
mandatory for all judges and bodies of judicial self-
government.
Key functions include:
• Election of members of the Council of Judges;
• Election of six judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine;
• Election and dismissal of members of the High Council of
Justice;
• Elects and dismissal of members of the High Qualifications
• Commission of Judges.
COUNCIL OF JUDGES
Consists of 33
membersjudges of all
levels courts. Acts in
lieu of the Congress of
Judges during two-year
period between
Congress meetings.
** The information provided by USAID New Justice Program