The Parliament of Ukraine has taken initial steps in amending the Constitution, "which will give the opportunity to conduct a full recertification of judges as well as change the judicial system at large": "We expect the Ukrainian Parliament to vote for these amendments to the Constitution together with the new law on the judicial system and the status of judges in second reading," pointed out Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk at a joint board meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Justice Ministry of Ukraine entitled "From new police towards new justice and citizenship security", held on Wednesday, February 10.

The Prime Minister has noted that the Board’s name sheds light on a plan to embark on both law-enforcement and judicial reforms to be implemented in 2016.

"We’re focused on the introduction of real justice in Ukraine that envisages fair courts, adopting sentences solely on the basis of law and justice under the aegis of the fully independent Ukrainian judicial system," emphasised Arseniy Yatsenyuk.