The Odesa Local Government Development Centre, established with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme, held a discussion on decentralisation in the Odesa Oblast.

“The current concept of local self-government organisation was adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers in 2014,” reminded Oksana Hunenkova, decentralisation expert of the Odessa LGDC. “People often believe that many laws are not implemented, remaining on paper. However, decentralisation is just the case when the reform got rolling. Unfortunately, not all hromadas, take into account strategic plans and analyse development prospects, while deciding on amalgamation. Though, it is necessary to ensure that AHs become financially capable in future.

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