Today the Ministry of Regional
Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine was the
venue for the signing of a Memorandum of understanding on support for the
implementation of sectoral decentralization. The document was inked
by the representatives of 7 Ukrainian ministries, particularly the Ministry of
Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine, Ministry
of Ecology and Natural Resource, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of
Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance.
Another signatory was Expert Deployment for Governance and Economic
Growth (EDGE), funded by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade
and Development and implemented by Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd.
The Memorandum is aimed to
reach a shared vision of decentralization reform, deepen methodology in its sectoral dimension.
It is envisaged to develop a number of normative-legal acts, to form
decentralization plans in various sectors.
The parties agreed to
establish a mechanism of coordination of sectoral decentralization
between the Ministry of Regional Development and other central executive
authorities in the shape of a Coordination Committee. A party to the Memorandum
can in the future become any governmental or non-governmental organization or
institution interested in supporting the decentralization reform in Ukraine.
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