From the third place to the first one - such a jump in the overall ranking of oblasts for the formation of amalgamated hromadas was made by the Chernihiv Oblast, which is ahead of the Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi Oblasts. These regions occupied the first and second places respectively last month. Such conclusions can be made based on preliminary data of the Monitoring over the process of decentralisation and reformation of local self-government, carried out by MinRegion on a monthly basis. The next Monitoring is still in the stage of completion, after which it will be made public, however, new leaders are now outlined in it.

It is worth mentioning that Vyacheslav Nehoda, First Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services, has already stated that “preparation and approval of the Perspective Plan is a task with a star, since it requires consensus among all stakeholders. The Chernihiv Oblast has coped with this (...) We are waiting for the same good news from other regions."

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