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18 In September a portion of the Cabinet of Ministers traveled to Bukovel for the Carpathian Summit, which disrupted the House of Representatives' 'Question Time' with the government. Members of Parliament were outraged that they were only informed in the morning about the cancellation of the plenary event. In addition, because of the ministers' trip, there were major traffic jams on the roads of Prykarpattia, with traffic between Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk partially blocked in preparation for official events. The situation sparked sharp criticism both of the government's organization and of the consequences for residents of the region.
People's deputy from Holos Yaroslav Zhelyezniak reacted to the situation with a sharp statement in his Telegram channel, calling the event's organization a disrespect to the parliament.
"Aaaa... they went to Bukovel. Normal planning — deputies were told only in the morning. This is all you need to know about the respect for the Rada and for deputies themselves. Just for the protocol: it was organized so "classy" that even some ministers came to the Government's Question Hour, which the government canceled," wrote Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
People's deputy from European Solidarity Irina Herashchenko stated that she does not recall such a situation in all her time in the parliament. According to her, deputies from the European Solidarity faction came to the plenary session because the 'Question Hour' to the government was supposed to take place, the return of which had been sought after a two-year break.
"To my memory, this is the first time. Deputies came to the Verkhovna Rada and, as they say, kissed the doors. A security guard said that the parliament was closed, the civil servants went to the Carpathian Forum, so someone decided simply to cancel the plenary session without informing either the faction or the leadership of the factions, without coordination. This is not just lawlessness and abuse of power by the leadership of the Rada, this is the collapse of state institutions," Irina Herashchenko stated.
Herashchenko noted that on that day the Minister of Education was to report, who had accumulated many questions concerning the functioning of the education system under constant attacks, the free lunch program for all students, and teachers' low salaries.
People's Deputy from Servant of the People Oleksandr Kachura noted that officially no one canceled the 'Question Hour,' so some Cabinet members nevertheless reached the parliament.
"For the record, I want to pay tribute to the Minister of Education and Science Andrii Butenko. The minister was on-site, came prepared with all materials, and was ready to report on the state of education during the war. In the corridors I also saw Minister for Community Affairs, Territories and Internal Displaced Persons Vitaliy Bezgin. Therefore I demand that the Question Hour to the Government still take place. The government must come to the Verkhovna Rada, report on its work, and answer the questions that concern citizens. What happened today is unacceptable. Especially during a war when there are more than enough such questions," Oleksandr Kachura wrote.
The government trip to Prykarpattya was accompanied by traffic jams.
Parallel to the parliamentary scandal, Prykarpattya saw serious problems on the roads due to the same government trip. From early morning, 18 in September, movement along the road from Zakarpattia to Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to be blocked. The reason was preparations for official events in the region related to the Carpathian Summit in Bukovel.
There were traffic jams on the road between Ivano-Frankivsk and a large part of Nadvirniansky district. The inconveniences were especially noticeable for residents of Nadvirna and Yaremche, where traffic was effectively paralyzed for several hours. Local residents found themselves hostages to a large event for which they were not properly warned in advance.
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Meanwhile, the work of the Rada is also problematic.
Earlier, Informator reported that the committee of Olena Shuliak in 2024 year prepared for plenary consideration less than a quarter of the bills that were in its work, despite active reporting of its meetings.
We also wrote that 17 September the Verkhovna Rada could not send a presidential query regarding stripping Potap of the title 'People's Artist of Ukraine' — there were not enough votes to pass the decision.
Additionally, Informator wrote that Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky warned that Ukraine risks losing part of the $29,5 billion in aid due to delays in passing important laws in parliament.
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