Prime Minister: New stage of decentralization is enshrinement of its achievements and irreversibility in the Constitution

The decentralization reform which is one of the most successful reforms of the Government enters a new stage of development that envisages consolidation of achievements and irreversibility in the Constitution of Ukraine, so that nobody could halt the development of a system of local self-governments. Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman announced this during a speech at the meeting of the Regional Development Council held today in Kharkiv, March 14

The Head of Government stressed that resources, as well as tools for their effective use and multiplication were allocated to the regions.  "And now it is necessary to protect the reform, to consolidate its goals in the Constitution, so that nobody could deprive the communities of what rightfully belongs to them," he  underlined.

The PM assured that all legislative decisions will be endorsed through a broad dialogue and discussions. "And I know that the country will be united, strong, independent. I am convinced that together we will achieve the goal", Volodymyr Groysman underscored.