The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on State Building and Local Self-Government recommends the Parliament to adopted as a basis the bill on the amendments to the item 59 of the Law "On local self-government bodies in Ukraine" (regarding the right of the village, city mayors to stop the decision of the village and city councils)

19 September 2008, 15:33

The Bill (Re. №2620) to exclude the part 4 of the item 59 of the current law, that presupposes the right of village, city mayors to stop in 85 day term any decision of the village, city government from the moment of its adoption with the grounding of its remarks and to introduce the propositions and the indicated resolution for the second examination of corresponding council.

The Committee states that the adoption of the bill will create the extra legislative guarantees for the activity and independence of the village ands city government.