President vetoes the law on state support of Plast
President Vladimir Zelensky. Photo: rbc.ua
On September 4, 2019, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky vetoed bill No. 10184 “On State Recognition and Support of Plast, a National Scout Organization of Ukraine,” RBC-Ukraina reports.
The information published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada indicates that the document is being prepared for consideration with the veto of the President.
"On September 4, 2019, it was returned with the proposals of the President," stated the website of the VR.
At the moment, the text of the proposals of the head of state to the law is missing on the website of the Parliament.
Recall that at the end of May the Verkhovna Rada adopted and later the former head of the Parliament, Andrei Parubiy, signed the law No. 10184 “On State Recognition and Support of Plast, a National Scout Organization of Ukraine”, adopted by the deputies. At the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on July 3, 2019, Parubiy accused President Vladimir Zelensky of failing to meet the deadlines for considering a number of laws, including the Plast law.
The law proposed to establish that Plast is the only National Scout Organization in Ukraine that operates throughout Ukraine, creates separate divisions and Plast-based educational units, through which it operates in accordance with the Statute of Plast and this law.
According to the document, funds from the state budget and local budgets are allocated for the activities of Plast. “When implementing Plast projects being financed by the state and local budgets, 20% of the funds, received for their implementation by Plast, are allocated to cover the administrative expenses of Plast in the framework of such projects.”
The bill received a negative assessment of the Main Scientific and Expert Department. In the conclusion, it was noted that the adoption of this document could create conditions that would prevent other youth and children's public organizations from having equal opportunities to receive state support, including financial support, which violates the principle of equality of all public associations before the law.
Read also
Dumenko "blesses" SBU facility for forensic examination
The head of the OCU noted the "special role" of the Institute of Special Technology and Forensic Expertise of the SBU.
ROC head: Attempts to impose special powers of Pat. Bartholomew are sinful
Patriarch Kirill stated that the doctrine of special powers of the Patriarch of Constantinople is being imposed from outside.
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces LGBT festival near Sodom and Gomorrah
Israeli authorities are promoting a large-scale gay event at the Dead Sea on social media, which has caused criticism and bewilderment among Christians.
In Bila Tserkva, man nearly killed for greeting "Christ is risen!"
Two non-Orthodox individuals aged 19 and 23 tracked down a 35-year-old Orthodox Christian after an Easter greeting, knocked him down and inflicted several knife wounds to his abdomen and neck.
In Uganda, Islamists kill Protestant pastor after sermon
In Uganda, a Protestant church pastor who preached among Muslims was stabbed to death after a sermon.
Spanish court rules Jehovah’s Witnesses may be called a “destructive sect”
A court in Spain has upheld the right of critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses to speak openly about the group’s alleged harmfulness and danger to society.