The document outlines a framework for cooperation between Ukraine's Ministry for Communities and Territories Development and development partners to enhance local self-government and decentralization. It identifies strategic goals, including the finalization of executive power territorial organization, division of local self-government powers, and improving communication support for reforms. Key performance indicators and tasks are specified to ensure effective implementation and citizen engagement in governance.

1. COMMON RESULTS FRAMEWORK
FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN MINREGION
AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ON DECENTRALISATION
Ministry for Communities and
Territories Development of Ukraine

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GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE MINREGION AND
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ON
DECENTRALIZATION:
TO BUILD-UP EFFECTIVE LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT AND OPTIMAL
TERRITORIAL SYSTEM OF PUBLIC
ORGANISATION OF POWER BASED
ON THE NEW TERRITOTIAL
STRUCTURE
STRATEGIC COALS
to achieve the aim:
To Divide powers of local self-
government bodies and create of
appropriate material, financial and
organisational conditions for local
self-government bodies in Ukraine to
exercise their own and delegated
powers
To finalize the territorial organisation of
executive power and provide legal
grounds for decentralisation
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To provide communication
support of the local self-
government and the territorial
organisation of power reform
in Ukraine
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

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STRATEGIC GOAL 1 «To finalize the territorial organisation of executive
power and provide legal grounds for decentralisation»
PERFOMANCE INDICATORS
The structure of 119 local public
administrations has been adjusted to their
new powers
LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN
REFORMATTED IN LINE WITH THEIR NEW POWERS
AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGHER EFFECTIVENESS
OF STATE POLICIES AT LOCAL LEVEL
OUTCOME 1.1.
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

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STRATEGIC GOAL 1 «To finalize the territorial organisation of executive
power and provide legal grounds for decentralisation»
Legal regulations are in place for settling issues
concerning the administrative and territorial
structure of Ukraine
Starting from the first year after the enactment
of the Law (draft law No. 4298), the number of
local self-government acts ruled illegal by courts
has been decreasing steadily compared to the
previous years
PERFOMANCE INDICATORS
THE NECESSARY LEGAL ACTS ON LOCAL SELF-
GOVERNMENT AND TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION OF
POWER HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND ADJUSTED TO THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
REGARDING DECENTRALISATION
OUTCOME 1.2.
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

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STRATEGIC GOAL 2 «To Divide powers of local self-government bodies and create
of appropriate material, financial and organisational conditions for local self-
government bodies in Ukraine to exercise their own and delegated powers»
Decrease in number of policy areas with
no clear division of powers in place
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
THE POWERS HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BETWEEN LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS,
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES AND BODIES OF
EXECUTIVE POWER BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF
SUBSIDIARITY AND DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER
OUTCOME 2.1.
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

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STRATEGIC GOAL 2 «To Divide powers of local self-government bodies and create
of appropriate material, financial and organisational conditions for local self-
government bodies in Ukraine to exercise their own and delegated powers»
Share of the revenues of local budgets
(without transfers) in the consolidated
budget of Ukraine
Share of transfers from the state budget in
the revenues of the general and special
fund of local budgets
Share of local taxes and fees in the
revenues of the general fund of local
budgets
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MUNICIPALITIES HAVE RECEIVED RESOURCES
REQUIRED TO EXERCISE THEIR POWERS (DUE TO
HIGHER REVENUES FOR THE LOCAL BUDGETS AND
HIGHER FINANCIAL AUTONOMY)
OUTCOME 2.2.
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

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STRATEGIC GOAL 2 «To Divide powers of local self-government bodies and create of
appropriate material, financial and organisational conditions for local self-government
bodies in Ukraine to exercise their own and delegated powers»
Improved quality of and access to public
services for citizens (approx. 65% of citizens
are satisfied with local services
Share of capable communities
Share of communities with adopted charters
enabling them to involve their residents in
handling issues of local significance
Increasing number of communities
participating in intermunicipal cooperation
CAPACITIES OF MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN
INCREASED TO MANAGE THE PROVISION OF
PUBLIC SERVICES AND TO INVOLVE CITIZENS IN
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
OUTCOME 2.3.
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

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STRATEGIC GOAL 3 «To provide communication support of the local self-
government and the territorial organisation of power reform in Ukraine»
(100% (119) of local state administrations are covered by
communication activities on issues of bringing the
structure in line with the new powers
% of territorial communities are covered by
communication activities on:
a) issues of resources and powers,
b) effective management of administrative services
provision process,
c) involvement of residents in management decisions
Statistics of attendance at the portal
www.decentralization.gov.ua
Level of satisfaction with the results of the reform
among the communities of Ukraine
ALL LOCAL STATE ADMINISTRATIONS
AND COMMUNITIES ARE COVERED
BY COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
PERGORMANCE INDICATORS
OUTCOME 3.1.
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

9. MAIN TASKS
WITHIN NORMS OF THE CURRENT CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Separation of powers and creation of appropriate material and financial conditions for their
implementation
➢ Amendments to the Law “On Local Self-Government in Ukraine”
➢ Amendments to sectoral legislation on decentralization of powers in the field of education, health care,
social protection, sports culture
➢ Adoption of law “On Communal Property”
➢ Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine
Improving forms of inter-municipal cooperation as an effective mechanism of community
cooperation
➢ Amendments to the Law "On Cooperation of Territorial Communities"
Improving the procedure for resolving issues of administrative-territorial organization
➢ Adoption in the first reading of the draft law on the procedure for resolving issues of administrative-territorial
organization of Ukraine (№ 4664)
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

10. MAIN TASKS
WITHIN NORMS OF THE CURRENT CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Improving the forms of involving residents in management decisions on local issues
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine
Formation of effective local public administrations, in particular to ensure administrative
supervision over the legality of local government decisions
➢ Adoption of law «On amendments to law “On local public administrations” and some others legislative
acts of Ukraine on reforming the territorial organization of executive power in Ukraine
(№ 4298)
➢ Development the institute of Elders
➢ Amendments to law «On bodies of self-organization of the population» on improving the order of
organization, activity and termination of the body of self-organization of the population
Strengthening municipal service
➢ Adoption of law “On service in local governments” (new edition)

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Development and implementation of a system for monitoring
the state of development of territorial communities, their
capacity in accordance with certain criteria
Definition of capacity criteria of territorial communities. Development and implementation of a
system for monitoring the state of development of territorial communities, their capacity in
accordance with certain criteria
MAIN TASKS
WITHIN NORMS OF THE CURRENT CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Expansion and maintenance of the Information-analytical portal of
the capacity of territorial communities
Introduction of local statistics - creation of preconditions for organization by local self-government
bodies of measures on collection, organization, analysis of information on territorial community,
preparation of the corresponding reporting and statistical materials
Development of conceptual frameworks and introduction of
local statistics
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

12. CONSOLIDATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT REFORM AND
DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER IN CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Consolidation of the new system of administrative-territorial structure of
Ukraine
Consolidation of the guaranteed material and financial basis of local
self-government
Establishment of the institute of Prefects and reformatting of the Public
local administration into prefectural bodies
Establishment of executive bodies at all levels of local self-government
Consolidation of administrative supervision
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Development of a package of key draft laws:
➢ Draft amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine on decentralization of power
➢ Draft law “On Local Self-Government in Ukraine” (new edition) – Municipal Code
➢ Draft law “On Prefects”
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine

13. THANK YOU!
Ministry for Communities
and Territories
Development of Ukraine