The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will approve the draft laws on amendments to the laws on personal data protection and the fight against discrimination that was recommended by the European Union, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Rybak has said.

"...There are several key issues that need to be addressed as soon as possible. In particular, these are the legal regulation of the fight against corruption, and the introduction of the EU-recommended amendments to Ukraine's laws in the field of personal data protection and combating discrimination," Rybak said at a meeting of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Seimas of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of Poland in Warsaw on Tuesday.

According to him, they have already prepared the relative bills, which the Ukrainian parliament will consider as urgent.

Rybak said the Verkhovna Rada has already adopted most of the laws that are needed to implement the first stage of the action plan on the liberalization of the EU visa regime with Ukraine. In particular, the parliament passed the laws dealing with the issues related to migration, a resolution to introduce biometric travel documents. Besides, a system of personal data protection was created in Ukraine.

According to him, Ukraine plans to submit to the European side soon its third report on the implementation of the first stage of the visa liberalization action plan, which would give the EU grounds to switch to the second stage.