The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is launching a pilot project to create a municipal rental housing fund.
Communities will act as customers for construction. Documentation will be developed based on ready-made design solutions, which will significantly speed up and reduce the cost of the process.
First of all, veterans, relatives of fallen defenders, military personnel, IDPs, orphans, teachers, doctors, and utility workers will receive municipal housing.
The government has set clear criteria for both housing recipients and the apartments themselves. In particular, a standard of 40 m² per family of two has been set. Apartments must be habitable, furnished, and equipped with household appliances.
The rent will be determined according to a special formula taking into account the socio-economic conditions of a particular region.
Thanks to the implementation of the pilot project, citizens in need will be provided with housing. This will also contribute to the integration of internally displaced persons into new communities and create additional incentives for Ukrainians to return to their homeland.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a resolution amending the Procedure for the Formation of the Personnel Reserve of Teaching Staff. This tool is part of the implementation of the "Offline School" policy and allows teachers who may be left without a teaching load to undergo training and receive an average salary.
The goal is to support teachers during the transition period, retain them in the education system, and ensure a smooth implementation of changes.
The Personnel Reserve provides for:
- financial support: the teacher may be paid the average salary (but not less than 2/3 of the official salary as of the day of the announcement of the layoff). Payment begins from the date of signing the employment contract and continues until the end of martial law and for another six months after;
- professional development: participation in the reserve involves training according to the Standard Program approved by the Ministry of Education and Science;
- possibility of further work: after training, the teacher will be offered employment at a school in the deoccupied territory with the condition of working there for at least 5 years.
The National Bank of Ukraine, after a public discussion, approved the White Paper on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks in the financial sector (hereinafter – the White Paper).
The approval of the White Paper is another step towards bringing the regulation of the financial sector of Ukraine closer to EU norms within the framework of the European Green Deal and relevant rules for collecting, analyzing, disclosing information on ESG risks, as well as managing them.
The White Paper, in accordance with the concept of updating the Policy on the Development of Sustainable Finance, outlines a vision of the future state of ESG risk management in the financial sector and defines, in particular:
- prerequisites for managing ESG risks in the financial sector of Ukraine, including the level of relevant risks, the state of regulation in this area, and the mandate of the National Bank;
- vector of regulatory development, in particular, prospective requirements for products and types of activities, building a corporate governance and risk management system, and information disclosure;
- forward-looking vision of ESG risk management directly in the financial sector of Ukraine, which includes the implementation of these risk management into the corporate governance and internal control system, proper assessment, implementation of optimal processes for collecting and processing customer information, information disclosure, etc.
The construction of an ESG risk management system involves the phased introduction of requirements for the financial sector. In the first stage (during 2025-2026), the main requirements will apply to banks, in the second stage (from 2026 to 2030) – to other socially important financial institutions that have a significant impact on sustainable development and higher exposure to ESG risks.
The approved White Paper will serve as a guide for the further development of recommendations and regulatory acts of the National Bank aimed at ensuring sustainable development and reducing the impact of ESG risks on the financial market and the economy as a whole to maintain financial stability.
The National Bank of Ukraine, by its Resolution No. 71 of July 2, 2025, approved the Regulations on the procedure for insuring the liability of non-financial payment service providers to users and providers of payment services for account servicing and determined the procedure for insuring the liability of non-financial payment service providers to users and providers of payment services for account servicing.
In particular, requirements have been established for liability insurance of Account Information Service Provider (AISP) and Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP), which will be able to authorize from August 1, 2025 in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Payment Services”.
The features of concluding liability insurance contracts for providers of non-financial payment services are also established, depending on the type of non-financial payment service, the conditions of such insurance regarding the term of insurance coverage, insured events, extended period for submitting claims by third parties, and the conditions and terms of making insurance payments.
In addition, the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 on Payment Services (PSD2) regarding the determination of the minimum sum insured under an insurance contract have been implemented. The relevant provisions will enter into force on 1 January 2027.
In response to the comments and suggestions of insurance and payment market participants during the discussion of the project and given the lack of practice of insuring the relevant risks in Ukraine, a transition period has been established.
In particular, from August 1, 2025, the minimum amount of the insured amount for one type of non-financial payment services will be 30 thousand euros, for two types - 50 thousand euros, and then a step-by-step increase to the level in accordance with EU standards is provided from January 1, 2027.
Within the transitional period, it is possible to determine the deductible in the terms of the insurance contract.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a document that establishes uniform requirements for the form and content of an application for an integrated environmental permit.
Starting from August 8, 2025, operators of facilities that carry out or will carry out activities defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Integrated Prevention and Control of Industrial Pollution" will be able to submit applications to the Ministry of Environment for an integrated environmental permit.
The application and documents required by the Law will be submitted by the installation operator to the Ministry of Environment through the Unified State Register of Integrated Environmental Permits.
Testing of the relevant IT system for issuing integrated environmental permits is currently underway to improve the system and take into account the suggestions of all stakeholders.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prepared a draft law "On Amendments to Article 97 of the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative Energy Sources"" (reg. No. 13444 ).
It aims to create a basis for a potential expansion of demand for guarantees of origin issued in Ukraine by ensuring the recognition of Ukrainian guarantees of origin in the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community and subsequently in the Member States of the European Union.
The draft law provides for amendments to Article 97 of the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative Energy Sources" regarding:
- introduction of the principle of reciprocity in the recognition of guarantees of origin issued by the Member States of the European Union and the contracting parties of the Energy Community;
- recognition of guarantees of origin issued by other countries that are not members of the European Union and/or the Energy Community, only if they are recognized by the European Union and/or the Energy Community;
- abolition of the rule on the export and import of guarantees of origin under foreign economic agreements (contracts), since the relevant regulation is already contained in the definition of the term "circulation of guarantees of origin of electricity generated from renewable energy sources" given in Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative Energy Sources";
- granting the National Commission for the Regulation of Energy and Power Generation of Ukraine the right to approve and amend the protocol of the domain of Ukraine - a document that defines the procedure for the functioning of the system for issuing, circulating and redeeming guarantees of origin of electricity generated from renewable energy sources on the territory of Ukraine, within which guarantees of origin of electricity are issued, circulated and redeemed in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB);
- clarification of the provision on disclosure of information on the origin of electricity generated from renewable and other energy sources, using the annual estimated residual energy mix. It is assumed that the calculation of the residual energy mix is carried out in accordance with the methodology approved by the National Commission for the Regulation on the Energy and Utilities Sector of Ukraine
- It is assumed that the calculation of the residual energy mix is carried out in accordance with the methodology approved by the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities.
The President of Ukraine signed Law of Ukraine No. 4323-IX of March 25, 2025 "On Amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine Regarding Certain Issues of Administrative Liability for Violations of Customs Rules, Clarification of the Procedure for Performing Certain Customs Procedures, and Elimination of Terminological Inconsistencies ."
The law provides for:
1) separation of approaches to determining the amount of the fine depending on the body by which it is imposed. Thus, if the decision in a case of violation of customs rules (hereinafter - VCR) is made by customs - the sanction of the article provides for a fixed amount of the fine, but in articles under which the relevant decision is made by the court - the amount of the fine provides for the establishment of an upper and lower limit, as required by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine;
2) the Law retains the approach to determining the size of fines in individual articles (472, 482, 483, 484) depending on the value of goods, customs regulations, taking into account the draft of the new EU Customs Code, if adopted, such an approach will be mandatory for all EU members;
3) approaches to the mandatory confiscation of goods have changed - from now on, under Articles 472, 484 the decision on the confiscation of direct objects of the VCR is made on the initiative of the court;
4) issue of exemption from liability of volunteers and other persons who, before April 1, 2024, transferred vehicles for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations that were imported under transit or temporary import regimes, including as humanitarian aid, is being regulated, provided that such transfer is documented.
Also adopted by the Law:
- the terms for considering complaints against decisions in cases of PMP have been regulated;
- business entities are given the right to confirm their position not only with objections, but also with explanations, in the event that customs intends to make an unfavorable decision;
- the list of bodies entitled to carry out customs clearance of military equipment and other goods transported using Form 302 has been expanded;
- the customs authority is granted the right to suspend the granting of tariff benefits (preferences) to goods originating from a state with which Ukraine has concluded a relevant international free trade agreement, supplied by the same exporter and for which the competent authority of the exporting state has provided a response that their preferential origin was not confirmed for previous deliveries based on the results of inspections conducted at the request of the State Customs Service, until the results of inspections of their preferential origin in accordance with the international free trade agreement are received.
The President of Ukraine signed the Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Part 1 of Article 16 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law” regarding the conduct of inspections on the commission of mobbing (harassment) (basic draft law No. 11044 ).
This Law will enter into force on the day following the day of its publication and will be put into effect three months after the date of its publication.
After its implementation, officials of the State Labor Service of Ukraine will have the right to conduct state control measures regarding mobbing.
The possibility of inspections by the State Labor Service will encourage employers to develop and implement internal policies to combat mobbing, conduct educational work, and create an atmosphere of intolerance to any manifestations of discrimination and harassment.
It is worth noting that on December 23, 2022, the law on amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses came into force, according to which the commission of mobbing (harassment) of an employee entails the imposition of a fine on citizens from 850 to 1,700 UAH or community service for a period of 20 to 30 hours and the imposition of a fine on individuals - entrepreneurs who use hired labor, officials - from 1,700 UAH to 3,400 UAH or community service for a period of 30 to 40 hours.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Budget Declaration for 2026-2028 .
This comprehensive document defines the main parameters and guidelines of budget policy for the medium term. The budget declaration aims to ensure the sustainability and predictability of state financial policy, rational management of limited budget resources. At the same time, it takes into account all the key priorities of the state and Ukraine's European integration aspirations.
The Budget Declaration was prepared jointly with the main spending units and after extensive consultations in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund. The provisions and indicators of the Budget Declaration are based on the strategic guidelines for the development of the state.
The Budget Declaration for 2026-2028 is the basis for drawing up the draft State Budget for 2026. The document contains general indicators of state budget revenues and financing, state budget expenditure ceilings, the minimum wage, the subsistence minimum, and other state policy goals.
The budget declaration for 2026-2028 provides for two scenarios for the development of events in Ukraine, starting in 2026. One scenario assumes a possible improvement in the security situation from 2026, based on the indicators of the macro forecast of economic and social development of Ukraine for the next three years (forecast of the Ministry of Economy).
At the same time, the document also contains assumptions regarding another scenario – the continuation of full-scale aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. According to the second scenario, next year, expenditures on the security and defense sector will be no less than in 2025 (taking into account changes to the state budget). The choice of one or another scenario as a basis will be made during the formation of the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026.
This approach will allow the Government to be prepared for any potential changes in the security situation, while at the same time fulfilling all its commitments in cooperation with international partners.
