Four rural hromadas of the Berezne Rayon of the Rivne Oblast decided to amalgamate into one hromada in a format that was not previously envisaged by the perspective plan.

Malynsk village head Anatoliy Dimitrov initiated such amalgamation at the end of 2017. During whole 2018 consultations and discussions continued in neighbouring hromadas. Each village council twice considered these issues at its sessions. And in September this year, the oblast state administration provided all four councils with positive conclusions on their draft amalgamation decisions.

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