The Kyiv Oblast State Administration should agree on the oblast’s perspective plan with stakeholders by 15 February, reported Oleh Lyubimov, Director of the Kyiv Local Government Development Centre, established with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme.

“As at the beginning of 2019 the Kyiv Oblast has a functioning perspective plan that covers about 52% of the oblast’s area, the remaining 48% are not included. According to the law, in order for hromadas to have a basis to work on, understand how to amalgamate into capable hromadas, there should be a perspective plan as a guideline. Therefore, Urban Development and Architecture Department of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration has elaborated a draft plan, agreed with the Kyiv OSA and presented to city mayors and AH heads of the oblast. In accordance with the decentralisation reform roadmap, the Prime Minister assigned the Cabinet of Ministers to approve all perspective plans of all oblasts with one hundred percent coverage of the Ukraine’s territory by AHs until May. Consequently, Urban Development and Architecture Department of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration should complete all agreements with the mayors of the oblast and hromada leaders by 15 February,” said Mr Lyubimov.

He noted that changes to the perspective plan had been proposed to mayors of cities of oblast significance and hromada leaders for discussion and suggestions.

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