Budget Declaration for 2025-2027 approved by Government contains unacceptable provisions on revenues of territorial communities - AUC The Association of Ukrainian Cities opposes the reduction of local community revenues envisaged by the Budget Declaration for 2025-2027, approved by the Government on June 28. 1 319 6
Verhovna Rada applies changes to Ukraine’s territorial organization Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted resolution № 3650, submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers, on the liquidation and creation of districts in Ukraine. 56 189 280 Ukrainian Politics
Number of districts in Ukraine should be reduced by three times The number of districts in Ukraine should be reduced by three times as part of a new phase of decentralization reform regarding the formation of a subregional level, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. 10 507 68 Ukrainian Politics
Zelenskyi decides to recall draft Constitutional amendments on decentralization from Rada. ФОТО President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has decided to recall bill 2598 on amendments to the construction on decentralization he had registered at the Ukrainian Parliament before. 4 235 54 Ukrainian Politics
Zelenskyi suggesting Rada introduce communities and community districts instead of cities, towns and district President Volodymyr Zelenskyi is suggesting that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine change the territory structure of Ukraine and introduce communities and communication districts instead of cities, towns and districts. 28 264 322 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Zelenskyi: We will try to change some provisions of Minsk accords President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi notes that the Ukrainian side will try to change some provisions of the Minsk agreements, although this will not be easy to do, in particular, on the issue of transferring the border over Ukraine's control. 3 088 59 Previously in trend: Normandy summit
Zelenskyi likely to extend Donbas special status law, implement Steinmeier formula following Paris summit Based on the outcomes of the upcoming Normandy-format summit between the leaders of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine in Paris on December 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will be prepared to propose legislation on extending the law currently in effect on a special local self-government procedure in the certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Zelenskyi's aide Andrii Iermak said. 41 684 575 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Amendments to Constitution
Servant of the People party outlines conditions for holding early local elections Early local elections could be held if the decentralization reform is completed quickly. 2 759 33 Ukrainian Politics
Local budgets combined reached 50 percent of country’s one first in Ukraine’s history, Deputy PM Zubko says Average per capita income in certain Ukrainian joint territorial communities reaches 8,000 hryvnia which is twice as much as, for example, in Dnipro City. 4 410 53 Economics
Local budgets grew by 31.1 billion hryvnia year-to-date, - PM Hroisman on decentralization Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman reported of decentralization program results. 5 495 124 Ukrainian Politics
Local budgets increased by 100 billion hryvnia in two years, - PM Hroisman The prime minister said Ukraine has been making progress. 6 269 118 Economics
No pardon for murderers; those with blood on their hands to answer for their actions sooner or later, - Turchynov The occupied territories will not receive special status, and the murderers will not be pardoned. 32 274 164 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Hroisman on decentralization in Ukraine: "Process underway, no one can stop it" Effective local government is the foundation of any democratic and developed state. 9 550 86 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet
Hroisman: “Decentralization really works, instills sense in Ukrainians that they are masters of their land”. PHOTOS Decentralization is one of the key reforms which should return Ukrainians the sense that they are masters of their land. 42 512 472 Ukrainian Politics
Law on decentralization has to be adopted without article on "special status" of Donbas, - speaker Parubii Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii believes that the article on the "special status" of the Donbas has to be withdrawn from the draft law on decentralization and allocated in a separate draft amendment to the Constitution. 39 233 213 Ukrainian Politics
Amendments to Constitution can be made after Russian troops' withdrawal from Ukraine, - Poroshenko Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko believes that amendments to the country's Constitution in part of decentralization and the so-called "special status" for the Donbas can be only made after Russian troops' withdrawal. 37 214 301 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
All-Ukrainian referendum should decide on granting special status to Donbas, - Avakov Granting the Donbas with a special status should be put to an all-Ukrainian referendum. It is not for two parliamentary factions to decide on such matters. 43 263 233 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Avakov urges to separate decentralization and "special status" of Donbas in draft amendments to Constitution Today, June 8, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov proposed to amend the Constitution in terms of decentralization and exclude the item on the special law defining peculiarities of the local self-government in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 11 924 49 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Poroshenko opened Administrative Services Center in Rivne. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko took part in the opening ceremony of Administrative Services Center in Rivne. 18 217 85 Ukrainian Politics
Constitutional Court to consider decentralization acceptance terms on Jan. 29 Ukraine's Constitutional Court will begin considering productions by 51 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada regarding interpretation of a provision from the article 155 of the Constitution of Ukraine, reading "the succeeding regular session", with the purpose of defining a deadline for acceptance of amendments to the Constitution in regard to decentralization. 4 265 24 Ukrainian Politics
Poroshenko Bloc took no final decision on voting for amendments to Constitution, - MP Patskan Poroshenko Bloc faction has not yet decided on voting for the amendments to the Constitution in terms of decentralization in the second reading. 4 108 31 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Batkivshchyna will not vote for Constitution amendments at second reading, - MP Lutsenko Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction will not vote at the second reading for the amendments to Constitution relating to decentralization. 9 847 96 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Poroshenko names four reform priorities in Ukraine President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has named four priorities in reforming the country. 39 447 308 Ukrainian Politics
"If Moscow decides to bury Minsk agreements, we will go back to content of changes to Constitution," - Poroshenko Poroshenko doesn't rule out revision of draft changes to Constitution dealing with decentralization if Russia doesn't fulfill Minsk agreements 41 327 212 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
It was anti-Ukrainian action which all representatives of political forces must carry full responsibility for, Poroshenko says The President of Ukraine addressed the nation on the Constitutional amendments vote at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as well as events that took place near the building of the parliament. 127 175 1 480 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution Explosion near Verkhovna Rada
Several National Guard soldiers seriously injured in explosion near Verkhovna Rada, - MP Herashchenko. PHOTOS A grenade exploded near the National Guard fighters at the Verkhovna Rada, several soldiers having been seriously injured. 177 236 774 Ukrainian Politics
Verkhovna Rada supports amendments to Constitution in first reading Verkhovna Rada has adopted the draft law on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine in terms of decentralization of power No. 2217a in the first reading. 172 808 1 314 Ukrainian Politics
Verkhovna Rada to consider amendments to Constitution today Today, Aug. 31, a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to take place. 18 595 192 Ukrainian Politics
If Russia opposes our changes - we are on the right track, - Poroshenko Russia and its president Vladimir Putin do not support amendments to Ukraine's Constitution in terms of decentralization of power. 77 783 793 Ukrainian Politics
Poroshenko urges Parliament to support changes to Constitution in terms of decentralization President Poroshenko stresses the need of constitutional changes in terms of decentralization of power and calls on the Parliament to support them. 19 705 383 Ukrainian Politics
Darft amendmets to Constitution on decentralization submitted to Rada Head of the Committee on legal policy, Petro Poroshenko Bloc MP Ruslan Kniazevych registered a bill on pre-approval of the draft amendments to Constitution of Ukraine on decentralization. 5 437 45 Ukrainian Politics
Poroshenko and NGO's discussed constitutional reform. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a three-hour meeting on constitutional reform with representatives of public organizations. 25 331 287 Ukrainian Politics