On 2 June, the President of Ukraine signed the Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Development of Cooperation of Territorial Communities (draft law No. №11412), which is intended to simplify inter-municipal cooperation procedures in Ukraine .

• If the parties involved reach an agreement, the financing of activities may begin earlier than the next budget period.
• The state will monitor cooperation on a quarterly basis. Annual reporting to the central government will not be required.
• Meetings of the commissions responsible for preparing draft cooperation agreements are subject to video recording, with the videos stored for five years.
• Extending the cooperation agreement will not require additional public consultations.
• The initiative procedure will not be stopped if one party refuses to cooperate.
• Horizontal cooperation at regional and district levels is now possible.

The law will come into force one month after it is published.

To remind readers, Draft Law No. 11412 was adopted as a whole on 17 May 2025.

For an expert analysis of the draft law, please follow the link.