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14.04.2025

U-LEAD Training Programme "Steps for Specialists. Designing a Capable Educational Network in Municipalities". Registration is open.

To the attention of municipalities – save the date and join a six-week Training Program “Steps for Specialists. Designing a Capable Educational Network in Municipalities” created by U-LEAD with Europe. Registration is open till 22 April 2025.

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#education
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14.04.2025

Public Investment Management in Municipalities: preparing for change together with U-LEAD with Europe experts

The reform of the public investment management system in Ukraine is entering a new phase. Amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine, which came into force on March 3, 2025, affect not only the national level—they directly change the logic and approaches to planning, selecting, and implementing investment projects in territorial communities.

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03.04.2025

U-LEAD Training Program “Medium-Term Budget Planning in Municipalities”. Registration is Open.

U-LEAD invites finance professionals of municipalities to join U-LEAD Training Program “Medium-Term Budget Planning in Municipalities”. Registration is open till 15 April 2025.

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#announcements
#planning
#local budgets
#community
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01.04.2025

U-LEAD Training Program on Developing the Charter of the Municipality. Registration is open.

To the attention of municipalities – save the date and join a six-week Training Program “Steps for Specialists. Developing the Charter of the Municipality” (the Training Program) created by U-LEAD with Europe. Registration is open till 16 April 2025, the Training Program will be held online, free of charge. The number of participants is limited.

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31.03.2025

Legal Corner. March 2025

A digest of all news on legislation in parts that may concern local self-government. This version is current as of 31.03.2025.

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07.03.2025

U-LEAD Training program for ensuring the resilience of critical infrastructure municipalities. Registration is open

To the attention of municipalities – save the date and join a six-week Training Program “Steps for Specialists. Ensuring the Resilience of Critical Infrastructure of Municipalities” (the Training Program) created by U-LEAD with Europe. Registration is open till 18 March 2025, the Training Program will be held online, free of charge. The number of participants is limited.

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06.03.2025

U-LEAD Training program in Healthcare Management. Registration is open.

To the attention of municipalities – save the date and join a six-week Training Program “Steps for Specialists. Healthcare Management in Municipalities” (the Training Program) created by U-LEAD with Europe. Registration is open till 18 March 2025, the Training Program will be held online, free of charge. The number of participants is limited.

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28.02.2025

Legal Corner. February 2025

A digest of all news on legislation in parts that may concern local self-government. This version is current as of 28.02.2025.

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27.02.2025

Social services in municipalities: three new support programs are launched at once

U-LEAD with Europe invites you to participate in the Support Programs on the organization of the provision of social services for vulnerable categories of the population in a municipality.

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24.02.2025

From Internships to Impact: Polish-Ukrainian Municipal Cooperation

Ukrainian local officials gained hands-on experience in Polish municipalities, turning knowledge into action. Five impactful projects improved waste management, healthcare, senior and youth engagement. This initiative sets a model for future EU-Ukraine municipal cooperation.

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24.02.2025

Updates to the public participation legislation and their impact on local self-government

The new law strengthens democracy at the local level, expanding the formats of public participation and enshrining the binding nature of municipality charters and the accountability of local authorities. Local self-government bodies must already bring their decision-making in line with the changes. Learn more about this at our info sessions, Wednesdays with U-LEAD!

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20.02.2025

Bridges of Trust: Rebuilding Ukraine through partnerships with the EU municipalities (2022-2024)

The project under the Bridges of Trust initiative has fostered 30 partnerships between Ukrainian and EU municipalities for reconstruction and development. Joint partnership projects focus on infrastructure, energy, and social services, while municipalities have gained new expertise in EU funding and cooperation.

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UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS
U-LEAD Training Programme "Steps for Specialists. Designing a Capable Educational Network in Municipalities". Registration is open.
U-LEAD Training Program on Developing the Charter of the Municipality. Registration is open.
U-LEAD Training Program “Medium-Term Budget Planning in Municipalities”. Registration is Open.
Our priorities
REFORM
REFORM

 

We provide policy and legal advice to key actors on national, regional and local levels as they strive to ensure a strong role of local self-government in the current context of war and reconstruction. We undertake important activities to strengthen transparency and integrity in the system of multi-level governance. Our work contributes to finishing the unfinished business of decentralisation reform and supports Ukraine’s readiness for EU membership.


 

 

Recovery
Recovery

We use our nationwide outreach and the holistic thematic coverage to help Ukrainian municipalities adapt to the context of war and recovery. We provide training, consultation and many other forms of capacity building to all Ukrainian municipalities. Our approach to capacity development strikes the balance between being tailor-made and standardized: It is tailor-made because our regional offices present in all regions of the country provide individualized advice and are in touch with all municipalities on a constant basis. It is standardized because our trainings are based on comprehensive and constantly updated thematic support packages providing the most essential skills needed to recover from the Russian war.

Reconstruction
Reconstruction

We support municipalities in the planning, coordination and implementation of reconstruction activities to promptly respond to the urgent needs of their residents, provide high-quality basic municipal services and foster recovery of local economies. Our work is geared towards enhancing municipalities’ capacities to develop high-quality proposals for reconstruction projects ready to receive financing from national and international sources. While our work covers all sectors of reconstruction, two key activities put the spotlight on the sectors of digitalisation and education. We facilitate cooperation between the EU and Ukrainian municipalities to lever international support for local reconstruction.

Our impact since 2016
42061 DIRECT CONSULTATIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES GIVEN
DIRECT CONSULTATIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES GIVEN
309 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES SUPPORTED
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES SUPPORTED
99 THE PREPARATION OF PROJECTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED
THE PREPARATION OF PROJECTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED
78% OF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS ALREADY APPLIED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
OF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS ALREADY APPLIED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
MUNICIPALITIES ADJUSTED THEIR INTERNAL PROCEDURES 595
MUNICIPALITIES ADJUSTED THEIR INTERNAL PROCEDURES
LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS CRUCIAL TO THE REFORM WERE ACCOMPANIED 12
LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS CRUCIAL TO THE REFORM WERE ACCOMPANIED
484
OPENINGS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTERS SUPPORTED
OPENINGS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTERS SUPPORTED
U-LEAD Stories
Reliable Support – Our Lifeline: How the Velykomykhailivska Territorial Municipality Endures Winter
Reliable Support – Our Lifeline: How the Velykomykhailivska Territorial Municipality Endures Winter
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U-LEAD with Europe: Sustainable and small-scale recovery of war-torn municipalities. The case of the Malyn municipality
U-LEAD with Europe: Sustainable and small-scale recovery of war-torn municipalities. The case of the Malyn municipality
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How to achieve success in a man’s world. The story of an alumnus of the Women’s Leadership School
How to achieve success in a man’s world. The story of an alumnus of the Women’s Leadership School
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How a municipality managed to find ways to retain local business  as well as to attract new investors
How a municipality managed to find ways to retain local business as well as to attract new investors
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Municipality in Kharkiv region daily overcomes the consequences of enemy shelling and takes the first steps towards recovery in partnership with a Latvian municipality
Municipality in Kharkiv region daily overcomes the consequences of enemy shelling and takes the first steps towards recovery in partnership with a Latvian municipality
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Winning a Grant. Success Stories of Municipalities in the West of Ukraine
Winning a Grant. Success Stories of Municipalities in the West of Ukraine
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How the municipality sheltered IDPs and survived one of the hardest winters in the history of Ukraine
How the municipality sheltered IDPs and survived one of the hardest winters in the history of Ukraine
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Koryukivka municipality in Chernihiv Oblast is returning to normal life after deoccupation
Koryukivka municipality in Chernihiv Oblast is returning to normal life after deoccupation
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Bilotserkivka municipality of Poltava Oblast is setting up shelters for displaced people
Bilotserkivka municipality of Poltava Oblast is setting up shelters for displaced people
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Volyn Oblast Municipality Exports Tonnes of Products Abroad after Turning Abandoned Land into a Berry Cluster
Volyn Oblast Municipality Exports Tonnes of Products Abroad after Turning Abandoned Land into a Berry Cluster
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Pirnivska Municipality is Going to Become Ecological Capital of Kyiv Oblast & Develop Craft Business Ideas
Pirnivska Municipality is Going to Become Ecological Capital of Kyiv Oblast & Develop Craft Business Ideas
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1500 patients returned. Onokivka municipality told how the signing of the inter-municipal cooperation agreement affected the work of its outpatient clinics
1500 patients returned. Onokivka municipality told how the signing of the inter-municipal cooperation agreement affected the work of its outpatient clinics
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Superheroes, Training and Festivals Help Municipality Launch Waste Sorting in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Superheroes, Training and Festivals Help Municipality Launch Waste Sorting in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Municipality is Fighting Fire on Its Own for Several Years Now After Setting up Voluntary Fire Brigade in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Municipality is Fighting Fire on Its Own for Several Years Now After Setting up Voluntary Fire Brigade in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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