Herashchenko: Govt officials, European Solidarity reps discuss preparation of future draft laws

Representatives of the government visited the office of the European Solidarity party on Friday, April 3, co-chair of the European Solidarity faction in the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Herashchenko said.

"We discussed with the deputy prime minister for European integration and the ministers of economy and finance Ukraine's fulfillment of its obligations under the Ukraine Facility, IMF and European integration programs. Dialogue in a parliamentary-presidential republic should be the norm, not a one-off event," Herashchenko said on X.

During the meeting, the sides drew attention to the importance of high-quality preparation of draft laws. Herashchenko said European Solidarity would support draft laws that complied with European directives but did not contain corrupt lobbying provisions.

"Regarding the military levy, European Solidarity insists that this tax should be directed exclusively toward financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Such a provision should be added to the transitional clauses of the Tax and Budget Codes, and we received assurances from government officials that they support this idea. Some draft laws require serious revision, in particular those on environmental standards and unified registers of bank accounts. European Solidarity is open to constructive cooperation on European integration and preserving decentralization," she said.