Oleksandr Korniienko, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, emphasised this during a panel discussion at the Conference on Rebuilding Ukraine in Berlin — "Resilient Municipalities: Strong Local Self-Government for the Rebuilding of Ukraine".
"At the same time, a successful decentralisation reform will help to effectively and quickly approach the decentralisation of the energy sector," the First Vice Speaker stressed.
As he noted, the war has caused many challenges, including the suspension of the transfer of local tax administration to municipalities: "But we will definitely return to this."
Regarding legislative plans in the context of local self-government, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine noted that work will continue on the resource base, financial decentralisation, the Law on Public Consultations and regional development issues.
"The potential in communities must grow, as well as their capacity, which will allow them to implement European-level projects and improve living conditions on the ground," Oleksandr Korniienko concluded, expressing gratitude to the partners for their assistance on this path.
The Ukrainian delegation includes members of the Ukrainian Parliament: the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development Dmytro Natalukha, the Chairperson of the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy Anastasiia Radina, the Chairperson of the Committee on Integration of Ukraine into the European Union Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, the Chairperson of the Committee on State Building, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning Olena Shuliak, David Arakhamia, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Activities of State Special Purpose Bodies with Law Enforcement Functions, Law Enforcement Agencies, Special Purpose Law Enforcement Agencies and Intelligence Agencies of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, Viktoriia Kinzburska, the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Banking, Monetary Stability, Interaction with the National Bank of Ukraine and Protection of Financial Services Consumers of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, Andrii Kit, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Non-Traditional and Renewable Energy Sources, Alternative Fuels of the Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities, Volodymyr Tsabal, the Secretary of the Committee on Budget, Serhii Larin, the Secretary of the Committee on Digital Transformation, Kostiantyn Bondariev, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Pipeline Transport of the Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Pavlo Bakunets, the Member of the Committee on Budget, Olena Khomenko, the Member of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, Bohdan Torokhtii, the Member of the Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, Ihor Kisilov, member of the Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services, and Halyna Yanchenko, the Member of the Committee on Economic Development.