The fifth session of the EU Committee of the Regions – Ukraine Task Force on decentralisation wil take place in Kyiv on 25 September.

The key topic for the discussion is local economic development: how local self-governments bodies can receive trust of the European and Ukrainian small and medium enterprises to provide local economic development.

During the meeting, the presentation of the interim results of the “peer-to-peer” initiative will be held with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme.

Mass media representatives are invited to participate in the event.

Address of the event: MinRegion (9, Velyka Zhytomyrska street, 4^th floor, conference hall)

Time: 8:30 – registration; 9:00 – start of the event

Accreditation lasts till 16:00 on 21 September, by tel: 044 590 47 96; press@minregion.gov.ua