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25 of June, 13:32

The Commission will look at the draft changes to the Constitution of Ukraine on June 26
The constitutional Commission on the last working day of the week I will watch the draft changes to the Constitution of Ukraine in the part of the decentralization of the conclusions of the Venice Commission (an Advisory body of the Council of Europe on constitutional law, said Thursday at a press conference the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Groisman.

first it was claimed that the Venice Commission has concluded that filed by Ukraine of the constitutional amendments on decentralization of power in General " worthy of support ", at the same time noting the need for their revision. The Commission recommended amending the provision on dismissal of the prefect by the President on the advice of the Cabinet. The Commission also considers it necessary to add a provision about the fact that certain categories of administrative territorial units are able to only be created through the development of a special law.

"We have reached the conclusion, where there is technical advice. We are ready for tomorrow (Friday) meeting of the constitutional Commission, which will discuss the draft changes to the Constitution and conclusion of the Venice Commission and we are ready to send the changes to the President (Petro Poroshenko), " said the Parliament Speaker.

Groisman also expressed hope that the Commission on the last working day of the week will have the opportunity to approve the draft changes." I dream that tomorrow the Commission approved the project subject to the findings of the Venice Commission. I dream that the leader made these changes in Parliament, " he said.

The Parliament speaker also hoped that the Parliament before July 17 will guide the project analysis to the constitutional court." Further it will be necessary to approve the text, and in September there would be the opportunity to finally vote, " said Groisman.

Poroshenko in March this year signed the order about creation of the constitutional Commission, which will develop changes to the Main law of the country. Groisman last week said that one of the working groups within the Commission drafted amendments to the Constitution in the part of the decentralization reforms, which include a three-tier system of local government.

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