The appointment of a new prosecutor general is expected in the next ten days, his first and main task should be the appointment of the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, head of the Servant of the People faction David Arakhamia has said.
“His first and main task should be the appointment of the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, as required by the President of Ukraine. And in order to avoid any delays on this issue, I want to appeal to the competition commission for the election of the SAPO head with a request to complete all the necessary procedures within 10 days,” he wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday.
As reported, on July 19, the Verkhovna Rada supported the presentation of President Volodymyr Zelensky and agreed to the dismissal of Iryna Venediktova from the post of Prosecutor General of Ukraine, and Ivan Bakanov from the post of head of the Security Service of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine announced the extension of the “Roaming like at home” service for Ukrainian refugees in the EU countries.
“The joint statement of the mobile operators of Ukraine and the European Union is being extended. Ukrainians who are forced to leave for the EU countries will be able to continue calling their relatives at the prices of Ukrainian operators. The preliminary agreements were for three months. And from July, Ukrainians would have to switch to European tariffs. However, the European Commission called EU operators to extend support for Ukrainians,” the Ministry’s Telegram channel reported.
According to the Ministry of Digital Development, currently about 70 European operators provide Ukrainians with free roaming. From the Ukrainian side, the statement is supported by mobile operators Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell.
The Ministry thanked the National Commission for State Regulation in the Fields of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Postal Services (NCEC), the European Commission and the Association of European Regulators in the Field of Electronic Communications (BEREC) for the efforts made to ensure that Ukrainians in the EU stay in touch with loved ones.
As reported earlier, the operators of Ukraine and the EU signed a joint declaration on coordinated efforts to ensure and stabilize affordable or free roaming and international calls between the EU and Ukraine.
At the time of publication, the declaration has been signed by 27 telecom operators in the EU and Ukraine, including several pan-European groups, as well as an association representing a number of virtual mobile operators (MVNOs in Europe), and is open to further signatories.
Tom Tugendhat, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons of the British Parliament, had to leave the electoral race and drop out of the struggle for the post of Prime Minister of the country following the results of the third round of the election of the new leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain.
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak received the most support with 115 votes. In addition to him, three more candidates continue to fight – Junior UK Trade Policy Minister Penny Mordaunt (82 votes), Foreign Minister Liz Truss (71 votes), former Minister for Equality and Local Self-Government Kemi Badenoch (58 votes).
The results of the vote were announced by the head of the so-called “committee 1922” (a parliamentary group from the Conservative Party in the House of Commons of Great Britain), Sir Graham Brady, on the air of Sky News. According to him, Tugendhat received the fewest votes (31), and therefore left the race.
Sky News notes that in this round, Sunak secured 14 votes, Truss received seven votes, Badenoch – nine. Mordaunt, in turn, lost one vote compared to the results of the second round of elections.
Last week, former British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Treasury Secretary Nadhim Zahavi and Attorney General Suella Braverman dropped out of the fight in the first and second rounds of elections. At the same time, Hunt and Zahavi failed to overcome the bar of 30 votes required to enter the second round.
The process of choosing a new party leader started on 13 July. The Conservative Party will hold a series of ballots until only two candidates remain. After that, party members will have to choose their leader before a deadline set by the “1922 committee” (the Conservative party parliamentary group in the UK House of Commons).
On July 8, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he agreed to resign, but after the Conservatives elect a new party leader.
Johnson has been Prime Minister of the UK since 24 July 2019.
British media believe that the main reason for Johnson’s impending resignation is a number of scandals, in which he has become a defendant in recent months.
Ukrainians in Poland will be able to maintain Ukrainian tax residency without paying taxes in the host country from income received in Ukraine, the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) reported, citing an official letter from the Ministry of Finance of Poland in response to a request from BRDO and the IT Association of Ukraine.
“In May, BRDO and the IT Association of Ukraine appealed to the government of our state and the Ministries of Finance of Bulgaria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia with a request not to change the tax residency of refugee entrepreneurs who ended up in these countries. The success of our advocacy is evidenced by clarification that we received the other day from the central executive authority of Poland,” the office said.
According to the letter of the Polish Ministry of Finance, Ukrainians will be able to retain tax residence in Ukraine and not pay taxes in the host country, if it is not about income from sources in Poland.
As reported, the European Business Association called on the government to resolve the issue of tax residence of Ukrainian citizens abroad, since staying outside the country for more than 183 days, they can be recognized as residents of the host country and there will be a risk of double taxation of income received in Ukraine.
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink had a “valuable discussion” with Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on negotiations with UN and Turkey on establishing grain transport corridors through the Black Sea.
“Ukraine is ready to export grain to countries in need; the United States continues engaging with partners to provide safe passage for grain,” she said on Twitter on Saturday following the discussion.
In addition, Brink met with Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. “So proud to call the beautiful city of Kyiv our home… With victory, we can’t wait to realize Kyiv’s future as a great European capital,” the U.S. Ambassador said.
On Thursday, July 14, the president of the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Ukraine Artem Goncharenko, the head of Kontramarka Help Oleksandr Poryadchenko and the rector of KNUBA Petro Kulikov handed over a 4×4 jeep to the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, among whom are university employees. This is a contribution to the logistical support of the military unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Artem Goncharenko, president of the Reconstruction and Development Fund of Ukraine, noted that only in support is the strength of unity. Colleagues and comrades in the rear should support their brothers at the front. “We are strong together, we in KNUBA are not only rebuilding Ukraine, but also created the International Construction Fund “Ukraine”, which is already starting housing construction projects for “War Heroes”, and today we supported our colleagues by providing them with a car.”
“Choosing a car, looking at a bunch of options, and finding this one, bargaining for it and talking to the owner in Europe, I realized that the former owner really wants a faster victory for our country, he even left the icons. While driving the car to our guys, I thought about the fastest victory and how we at Kontramarka Help can still help, and the feeling of driving was like driving a tank-supercar,” Oleksandr Poryadchenko commented on the gift.
Rector Petro Kulikov made a speech to the military and volunteers: “Each of us is a cog in a big machine that is aimed at victory, everyone tries to help, together we collect and coordinate assistance to the Armed Forces, and not only in the construction direction.”
We believe in our own strength and continue to build our future together. Because we are united by love for Ukraine, unique and unique. And love will win. Yes, right now you may feel that darkness is all around you. But tomorrow the sun will rise again over our peaceful sky.
Press service of KNUBA
ARTEM HONCHARENKO, KNUBA, RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND OF UKRAINE, КОНТРАМАРКА ХЕЛП, ОЛЕКСАНДР ПОРЯДЧЕНКО, ПЕТРО КУЛІКОВ
