UOC: Poroshenko is obliged to provide to retirees of the Donbass pensions
Metropolitan of Donetsk and Mariupol Hilarion on the first day of the week sent an open Letter to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko a petition for pensioners of Donbass, which due to recent presidential decrees have the opportunity to lose put them pensions and allowances, shall be notified on the Internet office of the diocese.
Letter Hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to Poroshenko was a response signed by the President on November 14, the decree because of the decision of the Council of national security and defence (NSDC) of Ukraine " On urgent actions to stabilize the socio-economic situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".
" A concern I have, as the ruling Bishop of the Donetsk diocese, as well as the parishioners and clergy of the specific situation of the above-mentioned decree limiting the number of civil rights and freedoms disadvantaged pensioners and people with disabilities. Most of them, because of certain circumstances, is not physically able to cross bureaucratic formalities for clearance of pensions and benefits, under the new terms of the decree, which puts at risk their health and existence ", - said in a statement.
in a letter to Poroshenko is a request to " facilitate the ability of receipt by residents of the region who find themselves unwitting hostage standoff, honored many years of hard labor pension "." I hope for your Blagosostoyanie and understanding of the tremendous social significance described in this letter, " said the Commissioner of the Ukrainian Church.
Metropolitan Hilarion said that he has decided to join Poroshenko, " fulfilling the ancient right and obligation of the Church to care for the needs of the poor and the humble ".
Poroshenko on the first day of the weekend has also been ordered to evacuate from the area of special operations in the Donbass all state agencies and courts, to take prisoners and to stop the maintenance of Bank accounts. In addition, he ordered the Cabinet to consider the transfer of consumers to prepay on December 1.
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