Serhiy Magera became a new member of the VRU EcoCommittee: what is known about him

Serhiy Magera became a new member of the VRU EcoCommittee: what is known about him mariupolrada.gov.ua
Katerina Belousova

In April 2021, Magera criticized draft law No. 4167 "On prevention, reduction and control of industrial pollution"

EcoPolitic has collected facts about the new member's environmental activities Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Environmental Policy and Nature Management of non-partisan People's Deputy Serhiy Magera.

In the program of the candidate for People's Deputies, he promised to contribute to the development of special state environmental programs to support regions with a high degree of environmental pollution and to increase the share of environmental payments and fines of polluters that remain in the communities where this pollution occurs, reports Word and Deed.

What is known about the people's deputy and his environmental policy

Career:

  • 1974–1977 — senior laboratory assistant at the Radio Technical Institute;
  • 1977–1980 — adjuster of radio equipment of "Vibropribor" PO, Taganrog, Rostov Region;
  • 1980–1984 — head of the organizational department, second, first secretary of the Leninsky RV of the VLKSM of Taganrog, Rostov region;
  • 1984–1988 — Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Leninsky Regional Committee of the CPSU;
  • 1988–1990 — instructor of the propaganda and agitation department of the Zhovtnevy RV of the Communist Party of Mariupol, instructor of the propaganda and agitation department of the Mariupol Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine;
  • 1990–1996 — director of "Format" PO, Mariupol;
  • 1997–2013 — head of the press service of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol;
  • 2013–2015 — worked in the public relations department of "Metinvest" LLC (Mariupol), was the head of the municipal development department;
  • 2015–2016 — head of the public relations department of "Metinvest" LLC (Mariupol);
  • Since 2016, he has been the regional development director of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol.

Environmental activity

In April 2021, Magera criticized draft law No. 4167 "On prevention, reduction and control of industrial pollution" on the air of the Ukraina 24 TV channel. He noted that the transfer of European norms to the Ukrainian industry will lead to the shutdown of the coke industry, and the necessary investments of enterprises in modernization, in the amount of about €10 billion will be a burden for business.

As civic network project "SUPPORT" reports, Magera, during the term of office of the People's Deputy, supported by:

  • draft law No. 0072 "On the ratification of the amendment to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians regarding the new Article 12bis "Climate Change"";
  • Draft Law No. 0071 "On Accession to the Protocol on the Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians";
  • sending a request of a group of people's deputies to the President of Ukraine regarding the creation of the regional landscape park "Polonina Borzhava";
  • draft law No. 0125 "On Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Distribution of Benefits from Their Use to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
  • draft Resolution No. 6263;
  • Draft Law No. 5650 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts on Forest Conservation";
  • draft law No. 3356-d "On amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the mandatory use of liquid biofuel (biocomponents) in the field of transport";
  • draft law No. 2289 "On Amendments to Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals" regarding the importation of pesticides into the customs territory of Ukraine";
  • draft law No. 2051-1 "On limiting the circulation of plastic bags on the territory of Ukraine";
  • Draft Law No. 3755 "On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses to Strengthen Liability for Violation of Legislation in the Field of Protecting Natural Ecosystems from Fires";
  • Draft Law No. 3576 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Strengthening Liability for Illegal Mineral Extraction";
  • Draft Law No. 3526 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Strengthening Forest Protection, Fire Prevention on Forest and Water Fund Lands, Peatlands, and Land of Other Categories";
  • draft law No. 2207-1-d "On waste management";
  • Draft Law No. 1149 "On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses to Increase Liability for Fire Safety Violations in Forests";
  • draft law No. 2351 "On amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine (regarding the implementation of the provisions of some international agreements and EU directives in the field of animal and plant protection)";
  • draft law No. 2379 "On amendments to the Forest Code of Ukraine regarding the conduct of a national forest inventory";
  • draft Resolution No. 2573 "On the Recommendations of the parliamentary hearings on the topic: "Priorities of the environmental policy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for the next five years"";
  • draft law No. 0874 "On ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases";
  • draft Resolution No. 2088 "On conducting parliamentary hearings on the topic: "Priorities of environmental policy of the Parliament for the next 5 years" (November 27, 2019)";
  • draft law No. 5436-d "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine regarding the development of energy storage systems;
  • draft law No. 5464 "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative Fuels" regarding the development of biomethane production";
  • Draft Law No. 4507 "On Energy Efficiency";
  • Draft Law No. 1084 "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine in the Use of Nuclear Energy".

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, at a plenary session on Thursday, October 6, voted for the Resolution on changes in the quantitative and personal composition of committees parliament

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