On the initiative of the Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government jointly with the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, supported by the Council of Europe Programme “Decentralization and Territorial Consolidation in Ukraine” a public discussion on "Establishment of parliamentary service as part of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine reform" was held.

With the participation of Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy, people's deputies of Ukraine, representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Apparatus of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, government authorities, civil society as well as international and national experts, an issue on regulating by the law of features of service in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was discussed and experience of organization of parliamentary service in EU member states was considered.