Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko on Sunday announced a one-year moratorium on inspections and limitation of tax and customs inspections.
“The government together with law enforcement agencies and under the coordination of the National Security and Defense Council is preparing a solution that will give business more freedom. A one-year moratorium on inspections is planned. This issue has already been discussed with President Vladimir Zelensky – his instruction is clear: to give more freedom to internal economic forces. This also means continuing the detenization of the economy, ensuring a level playing field that benefits white businesses,” she wrote on Facebook.
They have also started auditing criminal cases against businesses, she said. The priority is to close baseless proceedings that block business activity. New cases will be authorized only by the Prosecutor General or heads of regional and district level.
In addition, tax and customs inspections will be limited in parallel. Control over the legality of investigative actions will also be strengthened. Inspections will only be in high-risk sectors, and bona fide businesses will receive protection. “We are ready to initiate changes to the laws for better protection of businesses, reform of supervision and fair use of confiscated assets of the Russian Federation,” Sviridenko said.
The prime minister added that grants for the production of ammunition and explosives are also scheduled to be launched next week. “This is support for the defense industry and localization of critical production facilities. The details are already after the decision of the Government. The project is coordinated by Mikhail Fedorov and Denis Shmygal,” Sviridenko writes
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Monday and offered her the position of prime minister and asked her to significantly revamp the government.
“I had a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. There was a report on the implementation of agreements with European and American partners on support for Ukraine, which were reached at the recent conference on Ukraine’s recovery. We must implement as quickly as possible everything that can support the stability of our state and society,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Monday.
According to him, during the meeting with Svyrydenko, they discussed “specific measures that could strengthen Ukraine’s economic potential, expand support programs for Ukrainians, and scale up our own weapons production.”
The president noted that to this end, we are beginning to transform the executive branch in Ukraine. “I have offered Yulia Svyrydenko to head the Ukrainian government and significantly revamp its work. I look forward to the new government’s action plan in the near future,” he wrote.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has announced the continuation of military support for Ukraine, despite threats from Russia.
“When you have friends in need, you show your friendship, your solidarity and your support in full. This is what we do. This is what we will continue to do in the future, despite all the threats you might mention,” Plenkovic said at a press conference within the framework of the Crimean Platform in Kyiv on Wednesday, answering the question whether he was not afraid of threats from Russia while providing military support to Ukraine.
According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, the Croatian prime minister added that his country “is a NATO member, a member of the European Union, a country that knows when the right time comes to help our friends.”
“We will also support you in rebuilding your energy sector by providing you with the specific know-how that Croatia has in the field of demining. This is a huge task, and that is why we held the first International Conference of Heads of Mine Action last year in Croatia,” Plenković said.
“And, of course, what few countries can provide you with is the experience of our state prosecutors, our judges, our specialized police units in prosecuting war crimes,” he added.
The head of the Croatian government also noted that Croatia continues to accept refugees and war veterans from Ukraine for treatment and accommodation in its veterans’ centers, “and we will continue to do so, as well as to accept groups of Ukrainian children visiting Croatia.”
“We will continue to help you and assist you with military assistance, political assistance, our diplomatic initiatives, we are very happy to host you in Dubrovnik in early October, where we will hold a summit between Ukraine and the countries of Southeast Europe… You can count on Croatia in all the issues you face here today,” Plenkovic added.
As previously reported on the Croatian government’s website, during Plenkovic’s visit to Kyiv, a new package of bilateral assistance from Croatia to Ukraine was presented.
On Wednesday morning, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković arrived in Ukraine on a visit, Croatian media reported.
According to HRT Vijesti, in Kyiv, Plenkovic will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, and other Ukrainian officials.
Plenković was joined in Ukraine by Croatian Minister of Science and Education Radovan Fuks, Minister of Justice and Digital Transformation Damir Habiyan, and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić-Radman.
Together with his delegation, the Croatian Prime Minister will take part in the Crimean Platform Summit.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Crimean Platform Summit would take place on Wednesday, September 11.
Bangladesh’s army commander, General Waqer ul-Zaman, said on Monday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had fled the country.
“The commander confirmed that Sheikh Hasina had fled the country and said he would help form an interim government,” The Times of India reports.
Earlier, a number of media outlets reported that Sheikh Hasina had resigned as prime minister and fled Bangladesh.
The commander assured that the authorities will investigate all cases of deaths during the unrest and called for trust in the army. The general also called on his fellow citizens to avoid acts of violence and to adhere to law and order. Meanwhile, according to some reports, protesters set fire to the office of the prime minister’s Awami League party in Dhaka. Meanwhile, India’s border security forces have been put on high alert along more than 4,000 kilometers of the border with Bangladesh.
Protests in Bangladesh began in July at a university campus – students opposed the return of the practice of quoting 30% of jobs to family members of veterans of the country’s 1971 war of independence. This practice was abolished in 2018, but returned by court order in June of this year. Students recognized it as discriminatory, especially given the high unemployment in the country.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has confirmed his participation in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following a conversation with the head of the Croatian government.
“I congratulated him on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and expressed gratitude for Croatia’s continued support for Ukraine. I also thanked Prime Minister Plenkovic for confirming his participation in the Peace Summit in Switzerland,” Zelenskyy wrote in a telegram on Monday.
The parties also discussed Croatia’s support for the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU and the possibility of joining the G7 Vilnius Declaration of Support for Ukraine.
