The procedure of establishing a population self-organisation body will be simplified, its powers and activity area will be clearly defined.

These and other amendments have been proposed by the Government to the Law On Population Self-Organisation Bodies. The amendment bill, prepared by the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, was approved at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on November, 17.

According to the MinRegion, the bill is aimed at improving the procedure of population self-organisation body organization, functioning and termination. Such a form of residents’ participation in solving issues of the local significance is useful for municipalities, especially nowadays, when the country has undergone decentralisation.