The first decentralization stage has been completed, resulting in the new administrative and territorial arrangement formation and local self-government bodies’ powers expansion. Currently all Ukrainian oblasts and over 500 municipalities approved of their own development strategies, with over 600 ones being developed. It was claimed by the Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov during the Forum «Efficient local administration as a precondition of a democratic and law-governed state».

«Decentralisation is a long and complicated process but the reform first stage has already been completed. Now it is necessary to make efforts to enhance each municipality capability. So, each local self-government body has to develop its own development strategy, meeting the objectives and tasks of the State Strategy of Regional Development and regional development strategies for the near seven years. The projects to be realized within each municipality strategy have to facilitate new jobs creation, business support, attractive investment climate formation, etc.», — emphasized Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov.