Parliament obliges ministers to report before resignation

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law aimed at improving the procedure for appointing and dismissing members of the Cabinet of Ministers.

As reported by an Ukrinform correspondent, legislative initiative No. 3195 was supported by 285 Members of Parliament.

The law regulates the procedure for appointing members of the Cabinet of Ministers. At the same time, it defines the specifics of terminating the powers of a government member in connection with the submission of a resignation letter or the President's or Prime Minister's submission of a motion for dismissal. The law is expected to strengthen parliamentary oversight of the activities of individual members of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The document was immediately sent for urgent signature to Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky vetoed and returned to the Verkhovna Rada for reconsideration a law that provides for administrative liability for officials, including government members, who fail to attend a plenary session of parliament if they have been duly informed.

The law establishes the obligation of a government member to be present and to report on the work performed when the issue of their dismissal is considered—where the grounds for dismissal are the submission of a resignation letter—both at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada committee responsible for the preliminary consideration of the dismissal of the respective Cabinet member, and at a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada.

Additionally, before dismissal, a government official must submit a written report detailing the work performed during their term in office.