The adoption of a law on public associations is an important step towards the development of civil society in Ukraine, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has said.
"Good news from Kyiv: The parliament has adopted a law on public organizations. It’s important for civil society [in Ukraine] as our key partner in neighborhood policy," he wrote on his page on Twitter on Friday.
On March 15, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on public associations. The law establishes the broader term "public associations" – associations of individuals, public unions, and associations of legal entities of private law with the possibility of individuals’ membership of them.
The law envisages that the registration of public associations is conducted for free. In addition, the grounds for the refusal of registration are limited and the period for registration is reduced to seven days.
