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For breaching environmental safety regulations, an offender may face a fine of up to 170,000 UAH or be sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment

These provisions contravene a number of European standards and are unfounded

The key point is that businesses will be able to operate for a further seven months without a licence to handle non-hazardous waste

Parliament is convinced that its provisions will make renewable energy sources more attractive to investors

The first year for which a report will be required is 2028

According to the business community, a separate fund should be established to manage the revenues from the NETS, and the priority for the use of these funds should be the decarbonisation of industry

However, the development still poses a threat to recreational land that has not been included in the exemptions

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Work is currently underway on a draft bill that will introduce stricter penalties for cruelty to animals

Spoiler: the experts do not have a single clear favourite, but their list of necessary improvements turned out to be fairly unanimous

Four draft laws, one carbon market and billions in future revenue: we break down who stands to gain what

Parliamentary lawyers agree that the implementation of the provisions of the law will have a negative impact on land containing forests, marshes, water bodies and fields