12:48 22.02.2016

EU wants to study bill abolishing shelving of e-declaration, doesn't request its abolition

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EU wants to study bill abolishing shelving of e-declaration, doesn't request its abolition

The European Union officials have not yet seen the bill adopted by the Verkhovna Rada that abolishes the provision to postpone the launch of electronic declarations by state officials, head of the EU delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski said adding that they do not demand the repeal of this bill.

The diplomat stressed the EU doesn't want this bill to be abolished, but demands that the bill should ensure efficient operation of Ukraine's anti-corruption agency and its control over Ukraine's state officials. Tombinski said the EU was yet to study the bill and its cancellation had never been on the agenda.

As reported, on February 16, the Verkhovna Rada has adopted at the second reading and as a whole bill No 3755 amending the anti-corruption law with regard to the work of the electronic system of submission and disclosure of declarations by state and local government officials. The law was adopted with amendments voiced by its author Vadym Denysenko (Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction).

The same day MP Serhiy Leschenko (Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction) called on Tombinski not to regard the adoption of the bill No 3755 on e-declarations as a fulfilled condition to secure the visa liberalization regime with the EU countries.

Tombinski criticized the bill since it didn't comply with the anti-corruption commitments of Ukraine's leadership.

First Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy noted that the bill abolishing the provision to postpone the launch of e-declaration will be further amended.

On February 18, the Verkhovan Rada failed to revoke this bill (No. 3755) falling short of the minimum of 226 votes required for the positive vote.

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