December 2019

During the autumn session, the People’s Council exceeded the work plan by 14%, having adopted six more bills than was planned, DPR People’s Council Chairman Vladimir Bidyovka informed during the press scrum.

On December 29, in the capital of the Republic, a delegation from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) met with DPR residents who fall under preferential categories to deliver aid. The delegation included Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic Viktor Gubarev and Chairman of the Union of Slavic Communities of Yakutia Alexey Chertkov. The event was attended by Vladimir Bidyovka, the Chairman of the DPR People's Council.

Many residents of Donbass stood up to defend their land in 2014. A number of defenders of the DPR have been unable to obtain the status of a war veteran so far, as this mechanism has not been working properly. With the adoption of amendments to a Law of the DPR “On social protection of war veterans”, this injustice is eliminated.

In a conversation with the press, the Chairman of the DRP’s People’s Council clarified a situation concerning the legitimacy of the Provisional Commission of the DPR’s People’s Council regarding the verification of the legitimacy of refusal to give state accreditation to a state educational institution of higher vocational education “Donbass Law Academy”, in which representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science had previously doubted.

On December 27, a festive occasion dedicated to Emergency Rescuer's Day took place in the capital's Centre for Slavic Culture. DPR Head Denis Pushilin, DPR People’s Council Chairman Vladimir Bidyovka, delegations from the Russian Federation, the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, representatives of relevant ministries and departments attended it.

On December 26, during the "Direct line", DPR Head Denis Pushilin tasked the People’s Council with solving the problem of compensatory payments to donors during blood donation.

On December 25, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Nikolai Kolomeitsev and Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region Evgeniy Bessonov paid a working visit to the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Chairman of the DPR’s People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka accompanied the delegation.

On December 24, a regular plenary meeting of the Youth Parliament, dedicated to summing up the work done during the year, was held in the House of Government. The Chairman of the DPR’s People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka took part in the event.

On December 24, in the capital's Zvyozdochka cinema, a solemn annual summing up of the Children of the Republic social programme was initiated by the Deputy Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, Olga Makeyeva. DPR People’s Council Chairman Vladimir Bidyovka, People’s Council Deputy Chairman Olga Makeyeva, deputies, representatives of relevant ministries and departments attended the event.

On December 23, the Chairman of the DPR’s People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka congratulated a veteran of the Great Patriotic War Safin Gusman Ibragimovich on coming New Year’s holidays.