{"id":14920,"date":"2024-11-16T16:12:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/?p=14920"},"modified":"2024-11-16T16:12:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:12:12","slug":"extra-payments-to-owners-of-state-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/monitoring\/extra-payments-to-owners-of-state-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra payments to owners of state awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Draft bill #<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/itd.rada.gov.ua\/billinfo\/Bills\/Card\/45239\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">12205<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of November 13, 2024<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sponsor:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Cabinet of Ministers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Status:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> sent for review to the Committee on Social Policy and Veterans\u2019 Rights Protection<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Who is affected: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">veterans and service members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military units<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Summary:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">service members awarded three distinctions of the Cross of Military Merit by the President of Ukraine will gain the status of individuals who provided distinguished services to the Motherland. They will be entitled to the following state guarantees:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">an additional monthly payment equal to the minimum wage set as of January 1 of the current year (from April 1, 2024, it amounts to 8,000 UAH)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">free burial at the National Military Memorial Cemetery for deceased service members with this status.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is right:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the bill aims to strengthen social guarantees for those who have made special contributions to the defense of the country. State combat awards on behalf of the President will ensure service members that their contributions are valued not only by the Armed Forces but by the whole state as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is wrong: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the procedure for selecting, submitting, and receiving state awards should be updated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alternative solution: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to adapt to the challenges of wartime and the process of large-scale decolonization ongoing in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, a comprehensive reform of the state awards system is needed. This reform must reflect the new realities and demands of society. Furthermore, clear mechanisms should be introduced for commanders to incentivize personnel with non-monetary rewards, such as badges and departmental accolades, which would create additional incentives and boost the morale of the military.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to help the legislator:<\/span><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/centreua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Zvernennya_gromadyan_z_propozytsiyamy_do_publichnyh_instytutsiy-.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">proposals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> concerning the draft bill can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/komspip.rada.gov.ua\/feedback\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">sent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Social Policy and Veterans\u2019 Rights Protection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additional information:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/centreua.org\/analiz-rishen\/hto-nashi-geroyi-shho-ne-tak-z-systemoyu-derzhavnyh-nagorod-v-ukrayini-i-yak-tse-vypravyty\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by Oksana Zabolotna and Daria Bevziuk: Who are our heroes? What is wrong with the state award system in Ukraine and how to fix it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draft bill #12205 of November 13, 2024\u00a0 Sponsor: Cabinet of Ministers\u00a0 Status: sent for review to the Committee on Social Policy and Veterans\u2019 Rights Protection\u00a0 Who is affected: veterans and service members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military units\u00a0 Summary:\u00a0 service members awarded three distinctions of the Cross of Military Merit by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":11887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[],"level":[],"area":[],"coauthors":[1023],"class_list":["post-14920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monitoring"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14921,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14920\/revisions\/14921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14920"},{"taxonomy":"level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/level?post=14920"},{"taxonomy":"area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area?post=14920"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=14920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}