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The Prime Minister heads the Cabinet. The Cabinet of Ministers carries out domestic and foreign policy of the state, the fulfilment of the Constitution as well as acts of the President, develops and fulfils national programs on economic, scientific and technological, social and cultural development of Ukraine.

THE JUDICIAL POWER

Justice in Ukraine is administered exclusively by courts.

The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction.

The system of courts of general jurisdiction is formed in accordance with the territorial principle and principle of specialisation. Courts decide cases involving conflicts between citizens and state. They are independent and all their activities abide only by the rules of law.

The oblasts’, districts’, cities’ courts hear small value claims and less serious offences.

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine:

decides on issues of conformity of laws and legal acts with the Constitution of Ukraine;

provides the official interpretation of the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of Ukraine.

Justices of the Constitutional Court will be evenly appointed by the President, the Verkhovna Rada and the special assembly of judges.

POLITICAL REFORM

On Wednesday, December 8, 2004 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the so-called package of bills and President Leonid Kuchma signed it.

According to the amendments, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is the supreme structure in the system of the executive power bodies. The government is accountable to the President of Ukraine and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and is controlled by the Verkhovna Rada within the limits envisioned by the Constitution.

The government is appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. In particular, the Prime-Minister is appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the submission of the Ukrainian President. The candidacy for the post of Prime-Minister is submitted by the President in accordance with the proposal of the coalition of parliamentary factions, which make up the majority in the parliament.

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The Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the submission of the Ukrainian President; other members of the Cabinet of Ministers are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada on the submission of the Prime-Minister of Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers resigns when a new Verkhovna Rada is elected.

The Parliament’s competence has been extended from four to five

years.

Parliamentary elections are conducted on a proportional basis. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has received more

authorities. The parliament appoints and sacks the chairmen of the AntiMonopolv Committee of Ukraine, the National Committee for Television the staff of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada will control the activity of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The right to legislative initiative in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is vested in the President, national deputies of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The constitutional amendments stipulate that should the President's authorities be stopped ahead of schedule, these authorities are delegated to the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

OUR INFORMATION

Ukraine occupies 42 nd place in the world as to its territory being larger than any country in Western Europe.

Ukraine is a country inhabited by representatives of 128 nations, nationalities and ethnic groups.

Ukraine is the ancestral homeland for 10-13 million ethnic Ukrainians who now live abroad. The Eastern diaspora (from the Don area to Russia's Far East) accounts for approximately 6.8 million people, the western diaspora (Canada, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, France and elsewhere) - 5 million.

Ukraine has been recognized by 152 states. It has embassies and representative offices in 117 countries.

Ukraine is a founding member of the United Nations, participant in 150 odd international covenants and nearly two dozen organizations, member of the Council of Europe.

Ukraine is a nonaligned, nuclear-free and neutral state. It is the world's first country to have renounced nuclear armaments. Unfortunately, others do not haste to follow us.

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