Decentralisation has been on in Ukraine for the fourth year in a row. Though there are still myths among Ukrainians that amalgamation of hromadas will lead to impoverishment of the population. This myth is supported by the leaders of local hromadas, who are afraid of losing their seats as a result of amalgamation.

Oleksandr Korinnyi, head of the Association of Amalgamated Hromadas and head of the Novoukrayinska AH, confirmed in the air of the Hromadske Radio that the decentralisation reform should be successfully implemented, and stressed that people now have a chance to take the fate of their settlement into their own hands.

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