The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has begun the formation of supervisory boards in healthcare institutions. The relevant changes provide for a gradual transition to the mandatory presence of supervisory boards for medical institutions operating within the Medical Guarantees Program (MGP).
From 2027, the presence of a supervisory board, in which the majority of votes will be held by public representatives, will become a mandatory condition for contracting under the MGP for cluster and supracluster healthcare facilities.
From 2028, this requirement will apply to all healthcare facilities that provide specialized medical care.
The majority of votes on the supervisory boards will belong to representatives of the public sector, in particular organizations working in the areas of healthcare, corruption prevention, and veterans' policy.
The management model involves the implementation of international corporate governance standards in state and municipal hospitals.
The main functions of the supervisory board include:
- strategic and financial oversight of the activities of the healthcare facility;
- approval of strategic and annual plans, performance indicators, proposals for the financial plan;
- participation in personnel issues regarding the manager (appointment, dismissal, contract terms, remuneration, responsibility);
- prevention and resolution of conflicts of interest;
- organization of internal and, if necessary, external audits;
- formation of integrity and ethics policies;
- monitoring compliance with legislation, patient and employee rights;
- approval of key internal provisions (bonuses, circulation of charitable funds, medicines, consideration of complaints);
- informing the owner about shortcomings in the operation and making proposals for the development of the institution;
- ensuring transparency of activities and organizing rotation of the board.
Decisions of the supervisory board, adopted within its competence, are mandatory for implementation by the healthcare institution.
The introduction of mandatory supervisory boards aims to strengthen financial discipline, increase transparency in hospital management, and prevent corruption risks in the medical sector.
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, in its letter No. 4706-05/30662-09 dated April 26, 2024, provided clarifications regarding the conclusion of a written agreement on full individual material liability.
According to Article 1351 of the Labor Code of Ukraine, a written contract on full material liability may be concluded with an employee who has reached the age of 18 and holds a position or performs work directly related to the storage, processing, sale (release), transportation or use in the production process of valuables transferred to them.
The list of positions and jobs for which such contracts may be concluded (List No. 447/24) was approved by Resolution No. 447/24 of December 28, 1977, which is applied on the territory of Ukraine in accordance with Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 1545-XII of September 12, 1991.
The Ministry of Economy emphasizes that an agreement on full material liability can be concluded only if two conditions are simultaneously met:
- the employee's position or work is provided for by List No. 447/24;
- the employee's job duties are actually related to the storage, processing, sale (release), transportation or use of entrusted valuables.
The mere presence of a position on the List without corresponding job functions is not a basis for concluding a contract.
The content of the job function is determined by the "Tasks and Responsibilities" section of the job (work) instructions, which are developed by the employer based on the Handbook of Qualification Characteristics of Employees' Professions.
It is the job description that is the key document for determining whether an employee has responsibilities that give grounds for concluding a full liability agreement.
The Ministry also noted that the letters from the ministries are not regulatory legal acts and are of an informational and advisory nature.
The President of Ukraine has signed a law establishing a nationwide minute of silence as a mandatory daily event at the state level.
The law establishes a mandatory nationwide minute of silence as a ritual of gratitude, respect, and remembrance.
A minute of silence is planned to honor the memory of:
- military personnel and members of volunteer formations who died defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine;
- medical workers, police officers, rescuers, journalists, volunteers and civilians who became victims of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
A nationwide minute of silence is held daily at 09:00. Local authorities are tasked with providing notification and information at enterprises, institutions and organizations, as well as in the territories under their management.
At the same time, the announcement of the minute of silence should also be carried out by the media, regardless of their form of ownership.
Along with the national minute of silence, an annual commemoration of the victims of the genocide of the Ukrainian people, in particular the Holodomor of 1932–1933, is held. The commemoration will take place every fourth Saturday in November at 4:00 p.m.
The National Commission on State Language Standards approved Ukrainian spelling as the state language standard.
With this decision, the Commission introduced a single official spelling text into the legal field.
In accordance with the scope of the working group's authority, the structure of the Ukrainian Spelling as a state language standard was improved, editorial and technical corrections were made, and examples related to the aggressor state were removed from the illustrative part. The changes will not affect the established spelling rules for users.
The text of the Ukrainian Spelling Code will enter into force and will be published on the official website of the Commission simultaneously with the entry into force of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the recognition of Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 437 of May 22, 2019 “On the Issues of Ukrainian Spelling” as invalid.
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine, in its letter No. 22.2-05/172Пі-26 dated February 18, 2026, provided clarifications regarding the reflection of certain categories of employees in the indicator "Average number of full-time employees" in the form of state statistical observation No. 1-ПВ (monthly) "Labor Report".
Information on the number of employees, including the average number of full-time employees, is formed based on the results of the state statistical survey "Survey of Enterprises on Labor Statistics".
For this purpose, form No. 1-ПВ (monthly) "Labor Report" is used, approved by Order of the State Statistics Service No. 117 of April 15, 2024.
Indicators regarding the number of employees are determined in accordance with:
- Instructions on statistics on the number of employees, approved by Order of the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine No. 286 of September 28, 2005;
- Clarifications regarding the indicators of form No. 1-ПВ (monthly).
According to paragraph 2.3 of the Instructions, the accounting number of full-time employees for each calendar day includes:
- employees who actually worked;
- employees who were temporarily absent from work for any reason.
That is, all persons who are in an employment relationship are taken into account, regardless of the type of employment contract.
When calculating the average number of full-time employees, temporarily absent employees whose jobs are retained are not taken into account, in particular those who:
- is on maternity leave;
- is on parental leave;
- is undergoing compulsory or contract military service;
- is called up during mobilization;
- has a suspended employment contract;
- is evacuated or whose location is temporarily unknown;
- is on unpaid leave during martial law without a time limit.
The State Statistics Service also drew attention to certain categories of employees who must be taken into account in line 1040 of form No. 1-ПВ ("Average number of full-time employees").
In particular, this indicator includes:
- employees who donated blood or its components and received an additional day of rest;
- employees who must register for military service after being discharged from military service.
Such recommendations take into account the provisions of Articles 119 and 124 of the Labor Code of Ukraine, as well as the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service".
The Pension Fund of Ukraine, by letter No. 2800-030401-8/14498 dated February 26, 2026, provided clarification on the procedure for reflecting reversed wages in the event of an insured event at the end of the month, and also explained how such amounts and calendar days are taken into account during the subsequent calculation of the average salary for payment of sick leave.
The PFU notes: if in February 2026 the employer adjusts the salary for January 2026 due to the employee's temporary incapacity for work, which began on January 29, 2026, then the canceled salary is reflected in the month of the adjustment, but refers to the month for which it is canceled. Accordingly, in Appendix 1 of the Tax Calculation, such a cancellation must be indicated specifically for January.
When calculating the average salary for payments for an insured event that occurred on February 5, 2026, the calculation period includes 28 calendar days of January 2026 and the salary for these days. The calendar days from January 29 to 31 are excluded from the calculation, since the employee was temporarily incapacitated during this period, i.e. was absent for a valid reason.
PFU draws attention: since during the calculation of temporary disability benefits for the period from January 29, 2026 to January 31, 2026, the salary for sick days in January is reversed, these reversed amounts are not taken into account in the subsequent calculation of the average salary for a new insured event from February 5. The corresponding adjustments are reflected in the reporting.
The National Bank of Ukraine, within the framework of implementing the oversight function, based on the results of monitoring activities in 2025, determined a list of important payment infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
The only systemically important payment system, as in previous years, remains the Electronic Payment System (EPS) of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Five payment systems have been identified as important payment systems, namely:
- Visa, Visa International Service Association, USA;
- MasterCard, MasterCard International Incorporated , USA;
- PrivatMoney, JSC CB "PrivatBank", Ukraine;
- NovaPay, NovaPay LLC, Ukraine;
- Financial World, Ukrainian Payment System LLC, Ukraine.
The list of important payment service technology operators remained unchanged compared to last year. It includes: AC DC PROCESSING LLC, PrJSC Ukrainian Processing Center and TAS LINK LLC.
The division of payment infrastructure facilities into categories of importance is carried out by the regulator in accordance with international practice to strengthen control over their reliability. Important oversight facilities are subject to increased requirements regarding business continuity, management and organization of activities, risk management systems, etc.
The National Bank of Ukraine has determined the mandatory details of the payment instruction that is generated when providing a payment service for transferring funds without opening an account, the funds for which the payer transferred from their own account.
Previously, payment market participants were guided by general legislative norms in this matter. Currently, in connection with the need for such standardization, the National Bank has provided for the necessary regulation in Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine No. 20 of February 26, 2026 "On Approval of Amendments to the Instructions on Non-Cash Settlements in the National Currency of Payment Service Users" (hereinafter - the Resolution).
In particular, the National Bank:
- obliged the provider of the money transfer service without opening an account to provide the payer with the opportunity to fill in the details of the actual payer, including in the case of payments to the budget by one person on behalf of another. This will contribute to the correct reflection by the State Tax Service of Ukraine of the payment of payments to the budget for the payer for whom the obligation is recorded;
- granted the right to the provider of funds transfer services without opening an account to fill in the payment instruction:
- details for the payer, using the information he has from the payer and his own technical means. This will allow the payer, who is a regular user of the provider of the money transfer service without opening an account, not to fill in his details each time, but to use the details already available to the provider;
- such details as the purpose of the payment, the name of the recipient, his/her EDRPOU code and account number in the case of payment by the payer of housing and communal services and payment of payments to the budget (taxes and fees);
- obliged the provider of payment services for transferring funds without opening an account to execute each payment instruction as a separate payment transaction;
- obliged the provider of the money transfer service without opening an account to familiarize the consumer with the completed details of the payment instruction and provide the payer with confirming information after accepting the payment instruction for execution (to confirm the initiation of the payment transaction);
- provided that the consumer may not fill in such mandatory details as last name, first name, patronymic (if available) and identification code when paying for housing and communal services.
All this will contribute to increasing the efficiency of the payment market and the transparency of non-cash payments.
The resolution entered into force on March 3, 2026. Providers of money transfer services without opening an account will have six months to bring their activities into line with the new requirements of the National Bank.
The National Bank of Ukraine, by its Resolution No. 18 of February 26, 2026 “On Amendments to Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine No. 67 of May 14, 2019”, revised the settlement deadlines for individual export transactions in accordance with the proposals received from the Government (Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 573-р of June 21, 2024 “On Amendments to Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 76” of February 13, 2019).
Taking into account the results of consultations with the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, the NBU increases from 180 to 270 days the payment deadlines for export transactions of agricultural and specialized machinery carried out from March 1, 2026. These are goods classified under the following codes according to the UKT FEA: 8424, 8428, 8432, 8716.
Increasing the payment deadlines will contribute to increasing the volume of exports of agricultural and specialized machinery, stimulate the growth of its production and investment in the development of machine-building enterprises, contribute to preserving labor potential and creating new jobs, expand opportunities for developing new sales markets, and ensure an increase in foreign exchange earnings in Ukraine.
The National Bank of Ukraine, by its Resolution No. 21 of February 26, 2026 “On Approval of Amendments to the Regulation on Recognition of a Service or Transaction as a Financial/Restricted Payment Service and Detection of Unlicensed Activities in the Non-Banking Financial Services Market and the Payment Market,” updated the procedure for conducting in-depth analysis and making decisions based on the results of detecting unlicensed activities in the non-banking financial services market and the payment market.
The changes, in particular, provide for:
1) the possibility of the National Bank engaging third parties to conduct an in-depth analysis;
2) improved distribution of powers on issues related to the detection of unlicensed activities between the Board of the National Bank, the Committee on Supervision and Regulation of Banking Activities, Payment Infrastructure Oversight , and the Committee on Supervision and Regulation of Non-Banking Financial Services Markets.
The implementation of these changes by the National Bank will contribute to more effective identification of unauthorized players in the non-banking financial services market and the payment market and their prosecution.
