The Council of Europe has said it is helping Ukraine prepare the next stage of its decentralization reform, as well as future elections and the transition to civilian governance in liberated and frontline areas.
The Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Mathieu Mori, told this to Ukrinform on the sidelines of an international mayors' summit in Nancy.
He noted that he had attended a Committee of Ministers meeting dedicated to Ukraine before traveling to the summit, and said he would return to take part in a weekly working group on Ukraine. He added that Ukraine had been and continued to be the Council of Europe's number one priority.
He also said the Congress was working with Ukrainian local and regional authorities, associations, parliament, government, and the Office of the President to prepare the next stage of decentralization reform. According to him, a new decentralization model was already under discussion and was being developed through an in-depth dialogue with Ukrainian stakeholders.
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