The corresponding norm is contained in the draft law on amending the Law on Crisis Management. The draft law will be considered at a meeting of the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance on Thursday, April 23. It is not excluded that it may be submitted to the next plenary session of the parliament, which will be held on Friday, April 24. The same session will most likely consider the government’s proposal on the early lifting of the state of emergency and the introduction of a 60-day state of high readiness regime.
The document also provides for the strengthening of parliamentary control over the decisions taken during emergencies. In particular, the government will be obliged to send all adopted measures and restrictions to specialized parliamentary commissions within 72 hours. The commissions will have the right to verify the legality, necessity and proportionality of these decisions and, if necessary, propose their amendment or abolition.
The bill also amends the deadlines for the introduction of a heightened state of readiness, as stipulated by law: the period is reduced from 60 to 30 days,
After the end of the state of emergency, the government will be obliged to submit a detailed report to Parliament on the measures taken and their consequences.
The authors of the initiative – MPs from the majority faction of the PAS – claim that the changes are aimed at increasing transparency and strengthening democratic control while maintaining the possibility of rapid response in crisis situations.
Recall, the current state of emergency, established on March 24, may be abolished, if the Parliament supports the corresponding proposal of the government. Instead, it is proposed to introduce a state of high readiness regime for 60 days.
