Municipalities from six oblasts will be eligible for the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 programme
Municipalities from six oblasts will be eligible for the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 programme

Date: 14.04.2023

Author: Serhii Volokhatyi

Photo: "Freepick"

A large cross-border cooperation programme will finance their Environment and Healthcare projects with EU funding.

The call for applications of municipalities from the western oblasts of Ukraine for the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 Cross-Border Cooperation Programme (hereinafter the Programme) will be open shortly.

The Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe in the Rivne oblast held an info session about the launch of the Programme for over 200 municipal officials.

According to Vasyl Khimyak, Senior Expert of the Representative Office of the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Programme in Lviv, partners from Poland and Ukraine from the regions specified in the terms and conditions are eligible for the competition.

“In Ukraine, local self-government bodies and other non-profits from the Rivne, Volyn, Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia oblasts can submit their applications. Partnerships should be key in the process of submitting project applications,” he said.

The total budget of the Programme in the fourth financial period for 2021-2027 is €187.4 million, €170.3 million of which is allocated for the projects themselves. Five main priorities have been identified: Environment, Healthcare, Tourism, Cooperation and Borders.

As was emphasised by Vasyl Khimyak, in 2023 applications will be accepted only in two directions, Environment and Health. The call for applications starts in May and will be open until 31 July 2023.

“Although other priorities will not be considered this year, municipalities can already start work on finding partners, preparing projects and filling out applications. These processes are complex and lengthy,” he advised.

All projects are divided into three groups: large infrastructural, regular and small. The expert added that “hard components” related to construction, procurement or other types of activities should preferably be combined with “soft” components such as training or other activities that are largely people-centric.

Municipal officials learned that the European Union will finance 90% of the projects, and the other 10% should be provided by partners. Discussions are currently underway regarding 100% funding from the European Community, given the war in Ukraine, but the final decision has not yet been made.

Municipalities willing to participate in the competition will be able to receive comprehensive training in June. Forums on finding partners will also be held in Poland, and representatives from Ukraine will be able to participate. All information and a package of documents will soon be published on the Programme’s website under the PL-UA 2021-27 tab.

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16.02.2024
How French and Spanish towns are strengthening Ties with Ukraine through the Bridges of Trust
The grassroots approach behind U-LEAD’s Bridges of Trust initiative - a "guerrilla" strategy: its conception, creation and results.
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#intermunicipal cooperation
#international cooperation
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14.02.2024
1,500 participants study the rules of ethical behavior for work as Local self-government
The educational project is implemented by the RMTeam with the comprehensive support provided by the U-LEAD with Europe Programme and in partnership with the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine.
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13.02.2024
New grants from the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation: additional opportunities for municipalities in 2024
U-LEAD, together with the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, opens a new grant season and opportunities for project activities to the municipalities of Ukraine for their local self-government bodies.
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29.01.2024
U-LEAD invites you to participate in the new Training program «Development and implementation of local budget»
We are announcing a new initiative, thanks to which financial specialists of communities will learn how to implement and effectively use local budgets.
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22.01.2024
Most popular U-LEAD articles of 2023
We at the editorial office of the website of U-LEAD with Europe greatly appreciate each and every view. We want our readers to get all the necessary information about the opportunities provided by the U-LEAD Programme, to see successful cases, good practices and effective cooperation between municipalities and to follow these examples.
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17.01.2024
U-LEAD and Brave restored school in Novyi Bykiv
Another school in the Chernihiv region has been restored by the "Brave" Charitable Foundation within the framework of the U-LEAD with Europe’s Local Schools Rehabilitation for Resilience initiative initiative, with the financial support of the European Commission's Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI).
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12.01.2024
Creative group from Kazakhstan received the grand prize at the Christmas Star Competition
More than 80 groups and artists from 13 oblasts of Ukraine joined the Christmas Star Competition, a festival held by the Sofiivka municipality, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with the informational support provided by U-LEAD. Donations for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were collected during the event.
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#culture
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11.01.2024
The Zoria municipality, Rivne Oblast, introduced financial autonomy in education
Financial autonomy in education can follow two different approaches: either each institution introduces the position of an accountant, or the municipality creates a special municipal institution that serves all educational institutions. The Zoria municipality in the Rivne Oblast chose the second option and shared its success.
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10.01.2024
U-LEAD helped the municipality in the Vinnytsia Oblast to find partners in Slovenia
The municipalities of Hnivan, Vinnytsia Oblast, and Domžale, Slovenia, agreed on cooperation in civil defence and project management, exchange of experience and mutual capacity building.
#international cooperation
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09.01.2024
U-LEAD helped the Fastiv municipality streamline its efforts to attract investors
Among other plans, the Fastiv municipality intends to create the Modern Economy Centre with co-working spaces, innovation and art education spaces, 3D workshops, conference halls, offices, as well as a coffee shop and a food court.
#investment
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26.12.2023
Establishment of cross-border cooperation: coordination meeting of the heads of municipalities from Zakarpattia region took place
During the meeting, with the support of U-LEAD with Europe, the participants discussed the possibilities of attracting extrabudgetary funds and establishing cross-border partnerships of municipalities, a step-by-step algorithm for organizing such cooperation for the implementation of specific projects, strengthening horizontal communication between municipality heads and opportunities for cooperation with U-LEAD.
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22.12.2023
Pro.Communities: a safe educational environment
Report on a large-scale project that brought together almost 8000 educators, allowing 250,000 children to study in safer educational institutions.
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15.12.2023
Wartime land improvement: an experience exchange visit for municipalities of the Poltava Oblast
How to organise the activities of a land improvement utility company in wartime? U-LEAD joins the search for and support of the best practices of local self-government and organises experience exchange events. One of these events took place in the municipality of Machukhy, Poltava Oblast.
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07.12.2023
The training cycle of the “Steps for Specialists. Designing a Municipal Development Strategy” is complete
For seven months, teams of 70 municipalities from all over Ukraine worked on designing development strategies. In this, they were supported by U-LEAD experts.
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05.12.2023
Pavlo Bozhko: We deliver humanitarian aid and plan recovery in accordance with EU requirements
Heads of Ukrainian municipalities participated in the ACT NOW Conference organised by the U-LEAD with Europe Programme on 8–10 November in Brussels. A member of the delegation, Pavlo Bozhko, head of the Krasnorichenske Village Military Administration, Luhansk Oblast, shared his thoughts on and experience with European municipalities.
#international cooperation
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01.12.2023
The municipality of Vorokhta partnered with the Romanian commune of Ciugud
Ukrainian municipalities continue to develop international partnerships with the support of U-LEAD with Europe.
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28.11.2023
“An internship in Poland provided insight into the changes in Ukraine after the acquisition of EU membership”
Anna Lutsenko, a representative of the Novyi Buh municipality, was selected for an internship in Poland, where she studied the Polish experience of transformations, division of responsibilities in municipalities and environmental protection.
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28.11.2023
Expert: Municipalities can allocate the free balance of the budget only to certain directions
The President of Ukraine signed Law No. 3428-IX “On Amendments to Section VI of the Budget Code of Ukraine on Ensuring the Support of the State’s Defence Capabilities and the Development of the Defence and Industrial Complex of Ukraine” dated 8 November 2023. This Law lists directions for the municipalities to allocate free local budget balances under martial law.
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24.11.2023
Natalia Petrenko: In our village, the invaders tore off the stickers of European donors
An interview with Head of the Shulginka Rural Military Administration and representative of the All-Ukrainian Association of ATCs, who took part in the ACT NOW conference in Brussels.
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21.11.2023
Energy projects in municipalities are long-term, complex, and demanding
For almost a year, the U-LEAD Program has been teaching municipalities how to implement energy security. At the final information sessions, the participants consolidated the skills of writing energy projects and submitting grant applications.
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20.11.2023
U-LEAD invites for participation in the educational programme “Steps for specialists. Administrative procedure”
On January 16, 2024, a new initiative from U-LEAD will start. Is is designed to help hundred of local self-government officials deepen their understanding of the Law of Ukraine "On Administrative Procedure", as well as to develop their skills and abilities.
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17.11.2023
Decolonisation of toponyms: To be implemented by municipalities by January 2024
How exactly should local self-government bodies implement the Law of Ukraine “On Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and Decolonisation of Toponymy”.
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17.11.2023
Step-by-step guide: How to write a grant application for an energy project?
Energy is a sector in which Ukraine urgently needs rational solutions as well as implementing innovations. And while there is an understanding at the municipal level of how to implement them, funds are lacking. The solution? Grants and competitions. How to apply for them and write an application — read the advice of U-LEAD experts.
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16.11.2023
Successes of the municipalities of Poltava Oblast in attracting investments
How to attract international investments to the municipality? In Poltava Oblast, specialists of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme teach this, and all 60 municipalities of the region are encouraged to cooperate. And the municipalities of Karliv and Nekhvoroshcha on a competitive basis won the opportunity to study at the program "Steps for specialists. Project cycle management".
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15.11.2023
Annual meeting at "Bridges of Trust": we support sustainability and cooperation
A large meeting in Brussels brought together representatives of European and Ukrainian municipalities, public associations and mayors of European cities in an effort to strengthen international cooperation.
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15.11.2023
Magdeburg law in Ukraine: the historical roots of decentralisation
Center for Medieval Exhibitions and GIZ signed a cooperation agreement to convey the history of Magdeburg law in Ukraine.
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31.10.2023
Municipalities of the Poltava Oblast learn about the measures that should be taken to ensure the safety of participants in the educational process
What are the requirements for arranging a safe space in educational institutions, and which premises cannot be used as a bomb shelter? Experts of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Poltava Oblast provided appropriate clarifications to the municipalities of the Poltava Oblast. The event was supported by U-LEAD.
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25.10.2023
Municipalities of Ternopil and Rivne Oblasts study the work of utility institutions in Prykarpattia
Participants of the experience exchange visit, organised by the U-LEAD with Europe Programme, studied the practices of municipal management through utilities and institutions in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
#community dialog
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24.10.2023
Completion and results of the Programme “Steps for Specialists. Interaction of Local Self-Government Bodies and Volunteer Associations”
At the final event of the training programme, the experts summed up the results, and the participants of the initiative shared the development of volunteer spaces in their municipalities.
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20.10.2023
Four new Digital Learning Centres “Beehive” (“Vulyk”) started their work in test mode in the Kharkiv region
The U-LEAD initiative envisages the creation of 25 DLCs in the Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Chernihiv regions to improve access to digital education.
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19.10.2023
Experience Sharing Network “Creating a Plan for Communication of Changes in the Municipality” had its final event.
U-LEAD’s initiative helped 48 municipalities develop effective communication tools and create plans for communication of changes.
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17.10.2023
Provision of municipal services in wartime: an experience exchange visit for the municipalities from three oblasts began in the Poltava Oblast
Representatives of municipalities from the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts were introduced to the Poltava Oblast as part of an experience exchange visit, where they had a chance to study the practices of providing municipal services in wartime and discuss the possibilities of implementing the existing experiences in providing municipal services into the everyday work of the local self-government.
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17.10.2023
U-LEAD invites you to join the new Experience Exchange Network “Abandoned Property Management”
Organize the work of your local council in the field of identification, accounting and acquisition into municipal ownership of abandoned property.
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16.10.2023
Khmelnytskyi hosted a reception for colleagues from Volyn and Ternopil municipalities
Municipality representatives from these two regions spent three days studying development practices and projects in Khmelnytskyi. The "Building trust as an effective tool for community development" experience exchange visit was organized by the "U-LEAD with Europe" Program.
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10.10.2023
Municipalities of Bukovyna share their experience of countering war challenges
During a three-day visit organised by the U-LEAD with Europe Programme, delegations from Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts got acquainted with the experience of municipalities in Chernivtsi Oblast.
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06.10.2023
October 17 – final event “Hromada 4.0” acceleration program
On 17 October 2023, the participating municipalities will present digital solutions for improving municipal management, increasing cyber security, and business development.
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29.09.2023
Fire brigades strengthen the capacity of municipalities
Following the dialogue event organised by U-LEAD, the municipalities found effective solutions, worked out their own vision and saw the expediency of creating local fire brigades.
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28.09.2023
Building dialogues between the municipality and the authorities: What is important for Ukrainian municipalities in war and post-war times?
Press Release of the project “Laboratories of Creative Dialogue in Municipalities”, implemented by the Association of Public Initiatives of Ukraine with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme.
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22.09.2023
Representatives of municipalities of the Lviv and Zakarpattia Oblasts paid a study visit to the Volyn Oblast
Another offline experience exchange visit was held with the support of U-LEAD with Europe. Representatives of municipalities of the Lviv and Zakarpattia Oblasts studied the best practices of support and cooperation with the business community in municipalities of the Volyn Oblast.
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22.09.2023
The visit to Dnipro Oblast resulted in six agreements on cooperation
Representatives of 20 municipalities took part in a seminar on implementing a food security programme, discussed the theory with experts, and gained practical experience in Pokrovska municipality, where they signed an agreement on cooperation.
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22.09.2023
Renewable energy sources are important elements of the energy security of municipalities
U-LEAD held a number of events dedicated to renewable energy sources and engaged energy efficiency experts to work with municipalities.
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21.09.2023
Healthcare, education, social protection and waste management: Vinnytsia Oblast municipalities share their experience
With the support of U-LEAD, during several days, rural, settlement and city mayors from Cherkasy and Kirovohrad Oblasts exchanged their experience and studied the best practices of service provision in three municipalities of Vinnytsia Oblast.
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19.09.2023
We invite municipalities to online consultations on social protection!
The Partnership for Every Child and the U-LEAD with Europe Programe will hold online consultations on the organization of the social protection system, social work, provision of social services and child protection.
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19.09.2023
9 steps for project cycle managers in project teams
On the first seminar of the new training program from U-LEAD "Steps for specialists: Project cycle management-2023" and about the nine steps into which our experts divided it.
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15.09.2023
Marko Funkl: We could learn from Ukraine about digitalization
Interview with the mayor of the Slovenian municipality of Hrastnik about participation in the "Bridges of Trust" project, cooperation with the Ukrainian municipality and the consequences of the recent flood.
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07.09.2023
Municipalities from Kherson, Khmelnytskyi and Zakarpattia Oblasts share their experience of energy independence
With the support of U-LEAD, municipalities from the south and west of Ukraine implement projects to improve energy security. They told colleagues from other municipalities about their experience of using renewable energy sources.
#energy security
#news
#heating
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05.09.2023
Lakes and ponds, waterworks, aquaculture: How to manage "water resources" for municipalities
The participants of the "Coffee with Experts" discussion, hosted by the U-LEAD with Europe Regional Office in Odesa Oblast, learned about the management, and history of local water resources and the reform process in this area.
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29.08.2023
U-LEAD invites you to participate in the unique onboarding training program"Steps for Specialists. Entry to Professional Activity"
An intensive two-week program that contains answers to current questions of professional activity, is based on real cases and includes a theoretical and practical component
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28.08.2023
Municipalities and U-LEAD experts analyzed the innovations in legislation in the field of water resources management
During the event in the Coffee with Experts format, the municipalities of the Poltava, Kharkiv and Cherkasy Oblasts spoke with U-LEAD experts on Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management about the updates in the water resources management legislation and approaches to water resources management.
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25.08.2023
Representatives of municipalities of the Chernivtsi and Khmelnytskyi Oblasts paid a study visit to the Ternopil Oblast
Local munisipalities willingly shared their achievements, implemented projects and plans for the near future with the delegation of heads and deputies of communities from Khmelnytskyi and Chernivtsi oblasts.
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21.08.2023
More than 300 municipal agricultural enterprises were created in the municipalities to increase food security
Unfortunately, as a rule, they cannot take advantage of grants from the state, and this situation needs to change. It is also necessary to develop small businesses in order to process the received raw materials into products.
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21.08.2023
The war wrecks local budgets of municipalities of the Kherson oblast
U-LEAD experts analysed the budgets of 49 municipalities in the region over the period of 6 months of 2023: although some municipalities have more than met their targets, the overall situation is grim.
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18.08.2023
Firefighters of Odesa Oblast get assistance from Slovenia
The municipality of Tolmin sent protective suits and equipment to the firefighters of Berezivka municipality.
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09.08.2023
U-LEAD invites applications for "Steps for Specialists. Project cycle management - 2023"
Learn to form a goal, tasks and results, plan a project budget and present it to potential donors! As part of this training program, you will be able to develop your project idea into a full-fledged project proposal.
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08.08.2023
Communal property management in health care sphere: U-LEAD Programme announces call for applications for a new Municipal Experience Exchange Network (Support Program).
Joint communal non-profit enterprises: from the initiative to the start of effective work! Establish cooperation with other municipalities, create a joint utility non-profit enterprise for the development of your minicipalities! The new Support Program from "U-LEAD with Europe" will help you with this.
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07.08.2023
Communal property management in municipal development sphere: U-LEAD Programme announces call for applications for a new Municipal Experience Exchange Network (Support Program).
Joint communal enterprises: from the initiative to the start of effective work! Establish cooperation with other municipalities, create a joint utility enterprise for the development of your municipalities. The new Support Program from "U-LEAD with Europe" will help you with this.
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02.08.2023
First aid training
We invite municipality educators to participate in training on first aid for sudden cardiac arrest and life-threatening conditions.
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01.08.2023
U-LEAD teach municipality representatives to build internal and external communication
“U-LEAD with Europe” continue to work with municipalities over a quality communication system. For this purpose, a series of educational events called “Interaction for Changes” was launched.
#communications
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31.07.2023
11 relevant grant opportunities for municipalities in the field of recovery and development
Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme continue to compile selections of relevant grant opportunities on various fields of local self-government activity in the conditions of the war.
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26.07.2023
U-LEAD organised a visit to exchange experiences between the municipalities of the Poltava and Cherkasy oblasts
The purpose of the visit is to share best practices in the organisation of municipal services of self-government bodies in wartime.
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20.07.2023
9 grant opportunities in food security
Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme continue to compile selections of relevant grant opportunities for various fields in the conditions of the war. This time — grants for farmers and entrepreneurs related to food production.
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04.07.2023
The Law “On Waste Management” enters into force
U-LEAD experts offer you an infographic dedicated to the related changes, requirements and responsibilities of local governments.
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23.06.2023
48 municipalities to develop municipal energy plans supported by U-LEAD experts
Follow our article to learn about the competitive selection to participate in the network for these plans' development, the winners and their opportunities from cooperation with U-LEAD.
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23.06.2023
How to build an efficient system for management and implementation of EU funds – lessons from Poland
Read analytical material about the pre-accession for joining the EU in the fields of Decentralisation, Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments.
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15.06.2023
Municipality helps business to overcome fear of grants
This article is about the municipality-business-grants triangle and the role of local self-government in attracting money for business development.
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06.06.2023
Memoranda on the reconstruction of schools damaged by the war were concluded
Charitable organization “Charity Foundation “Brave” signed memoranda with six municipalities of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions on reconstructing schools that suffered from full-scale Russian invasion in 2022-2023. Schools will be repaired within the program U-LEAD with Europe with the financial support of the Service of Foreign Policy Instruments of the European Commission.
#international cooperation
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30.05.2023
Experience Sharing Network “Development of the Municipal Safe Environment Programme” has been launched
Over the course of four months, 24 municipalities, together with U-LEAD experts, will develop solutions for organising safe environments in their territories. This experience will become a road map for the implementation of safety measures for other municipalities.
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26.05.2023
The Agrarian Service was launched in the Znob-Novhorodske municipality with the support of U-LEAD
The Agrarian Service is created to help the municipality with land cultivation, support their food self-sufficiency and mitigate the consequences of war. The project is a continuation of the municipality’s cooperation with the U-LEAD Programme: the first stage involved the development of the Food Security Programme, and the second stage was the creation of the Agrarian Service Service as part of the implementation of the Programme.
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26.05.2023
Ukrainian municipal representatives trained in Danish municipalities and studied their experience
Specialists from nine Ukrainian municipalities spent a week in the Danish municipality of Guldborgsund, where they completed an internship and got acquainted with its work.
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23.05.2023
24 municipalities will exchange experience in creating a safe space
U-LEAD with Europe sincerely congratulates 24 municipalities-winners of the competitive selection for participation in the experience exchange network on creating a safe space.
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23.05.2023
Cross-border cooperation programmes for municipalities
Attracting international funds for territorial development and restoration is of the utmost importance in martial law. The U-LEAD with Europe Programme provides municipalities expert support in preparing project applications and searching for existing international technical support programmes.
#grant
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22.05.2023
10 grants in the field of security, culture, agriculture, recovery of territories in wartime
Project activities and assistance in attracting international funds — the U-LEAD with Europe Programme continues to provide expert support to municipalities for the recovery and development of territories in wartime.
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22.05.2023
Municipalities establish cooperation with the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine with the support of U-LEAD with Europe
The Programme helped their representatives to discuss potential avenues of interaction. The key directions of the cooperation should be economic security and an increase of revenues to local budgets.
#economy
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19.05.2023
Practical advice for employers when using e-services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine
U-LEAD with Europe held an info session where the participants learned about the innovations of the e-services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine and the features of the e-sick leave service, learned about typical errors when filling out e-documents and clarified how to settle sick leave.
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17.05.2023
10 grants for media, NGOs and volunteer organisations
Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme continue to compile selections of relevant grant opportunities for various fields in the conditions of the war.
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17.05.2023
Municipalities can improve their energy efficiency now
Participants of the training course “Municipal Energy Security” learned about practical solutions, recommendations and trends of energy consumption.
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11.05.2023
U-LEAD launched a new communication format between the National Health Service of Ukraine and the founders of healthcare facilities
The participants of the “Dialogues with the National Health Service of Ukraine” discussed the further stages of the transformation of the health care system, the functioning of healthcare facilities and the provision of services in the conditions of a full-scale war.
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05.05.2023
The activity of the "Creative Dialogue Labs Project " has begun: what issues concern municipalities the most
Land improvement and waste disposal, the introduction of STEM education in municipalities, creation of youth councils or school parliaments and even the discussion of the municipal brand — are but a few topics that got the meetings going in municipalities participating in the Creative Dialogue Labs Project implemented by the Public Initiatives of Ukraine Association with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme.
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04.05.2023
48 municipalities are working on creating effective internal control and audit systems
With the help of U-LEAD, finance teams are preparing documents that will meet all up-to-date budget legislation requirements.
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#local budgets
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03.05.2023
Municipality of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv oblast, received over EUR 30,000 worth of international aid from U-LEAD
The territory of the Tsyrkuny Village Council was significantly damaged during the war, as the municipality was occupied from the first day of the invasion and has been under constant shelling since the liberation.
#international support
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03.05.2023
Development of Municipal Energy Plans: U-LEAD announces open call for the support programme.
From November 2024, the MEP will become a mandatory municipal document. U-LEAD offers support and expert guidance to municipalities selected in an open competition to develop this Plan. Municipalities will begin the development in June and present their MEPs at the national level in October.
#training programmes
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03.05.2023
Municipality of Batiovo is to create logistics hubs
U-LEAD is helping develop an investment passport for a municipality with a unique location and strategic transportation hubs.
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#investment passport
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27.04.2023
Interaction of LSGs and volunteers: enrolment to the new U-LEAD Training Program starts
Are there volunteer initiatives and associations in your municipality, but you don't know how to interact with them effectively? Do you want to improve cooperation with volunteers so that their activity continues after our Victory, but do not understand how to establish communication? Join the U-LEAD training program and build partnerships with volunteers!
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26.04.2023
Evacuation of the population: municipalities must have a set of documents ready
Read an interview with a member of the U-LEAD Working Group on Civil Protection and Public Safety about the requirements to the local self-government bodies for the arrangement of evacuation measures.
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10.04.2023
Training programme “Steps for Specialists. Staffing Issues in Local Self-Government under Martial Law” has been launched
Participants from 100 municipalities from all over Ukraine, selected on a competitive basis, will spend the next 8 weeks in comprehensive training.
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25.04.2023
Updated initiative “Steps for Specialists. Designing a Municipal Development Strategy” is launched
U-LEAD is reviving the Municipal Development Strategy Programme, which was suspended due to the outbreak of full-scale war.
#news
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25.04.2023
Municipality in the Zakarpattia oblast to install a solar power plant
The project on the introduction of a local renewable energy network and an energy management system can become a blueprint for other municipalities of the oblast.
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21.04.2023
At the House of Decentralisation, heads of Ukrainian municipalities met with representatives of the German government
Representatives of the German Ministry, the German Embassy and mayors from three different oblasts met at the office of U-LEAD and discussed the wartime challenges and the principles of future reconstruction.
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19.04.2023
A project to strengthen local food security launched in the Volyn oblast
It will help the people of the Ustyluh municipality to breed cows and profit from selling milk.
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18.04.2023
Expert support of municipalities in the development of a municipal energy plan — selection of participants has begun
U-LEAD is launching a four-month support program for municipalities that want to develop a quality Energy Plan with expert support.
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14.04.2023
Safety Experience Sharing Network: presentation of the competitive selection
What is this Network and how to participate in it? What are the requirements for participants and what should they expect? Fill out the application for competitive selection by April 30 and show your results and achievements as early as September.
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12.04.2023
Introduction of the minimum tax liability will increase revenues to municipal budgets
U-LEAD adviser explains how the new Law No. 1914 affects the Tax Code, changes for agricultural land tenants and how to pay the minimum tax liability correctly.
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11.04.2023
9 municipalities to introduce energy management systems
In light of Russian aggression, energy efficiency and a frugal approach to the use of resources are more relevant than ever.
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06.04.2023
Invitation for local self-government officials: Experience Sharing Network “Development of the Municipal Safe Environment Programme”
Learn how to improve safety and pool resources to create an appropriately safe environment, who are safety stakeholders and what kind of impact ensuring a safe environment of the municipality can have on its social and economic development.
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05.04.2023
48 municipalities joined the Network to learn proper communication
Participants are learning models of communication strategies and creating individual plans.
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04.04.2023
Chortkiv municipality to receive over UAH 5,000,000
The funds intended for the purchase of machinery and equipment for municipal institutions will be allocated by the Government of Germany thanks to the cooperation between Chortkiv and a German city.
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03.04.2023
Agrarian Service will be established in the Sumy oblast
Municipal food security is still among the most important directions for U-LEAD.
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31.03.2023
Municipalities need to introduce the teacher certification procedure
U-LEAD experts help municipalities develop modern approaches and methods for improving the system of educational services.
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30.03.2023
In 2022, 14 municipalities of the Zhytomyr oblast received almost EUR 1,000,000 in aid from U-LEAD
These were mainly packages with equipment and materials for stabilising the energy system and assisting in housing IDPs.
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29.03.2023
Why do municipalities need energy policies?
A series of educational and advisory events on energy security continues.
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28.03.2023
Teofipol municipality to build a greenhouse
U-LEAD is funding a project that will take local food security to the next level
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27.03.2023
U-LEAD announces the selection among officials of local self-government bodies to participate in the experience exchange Network
The topic of the Network: Activities of working groups on the creation of internal control and audit systems in municipalities"
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27.03.2023
New law gave municipalities additional tools for fire brigades
U-LEAD presents the changes in legislation and explains their significance.
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23.03.2023
The “Laboratories of Creative Dialogue” project was launched in the Chernihiv oblast
Local self-government and municipal residents rediscover communication with the help of U-LEAD
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21.03.2023
The Programme “Steps for Specialists. Organising Work with IDPs – 2023” has been launched and is in full swing
Participants from the Vinnytsia oblast talk about their experiences.
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21.03.2023
Stage 2 of the training programme “Steps for Specialists. Mobility” has been launched
U-LEAD is committed to training municipalities in writing mobility-related project proposals.
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21.03.2023
In 2022, the municipalities of the Chernihiv oblast received almost EUR 1 million in aid from U-LEAD
Equipment and materials to stabilise the energy infrastructure and assist in the housing of IDPs were the most expensive.
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20.03.2023
12 municipalities will improve their waste management systems
The project is part of the second stage of the training programme “Steps for Specialists”.
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17.03.2023
Digitization of Ukrainian municipalities: leaders of digital transformation discussed possibilities and prospects
The program “Accelerator of Digital Resilience “Hromada 4.0”, developed by the international organization SocialBoost with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and U-LEAD with Europe, has been launched. Digital transformation leaders discussed the role of digitalization in rebuilding and restoring municipalities.
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#digitalization
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15.03.2023
How can a municipality form its energy security policy?
U-LEAD talks about infrastructure modernisation and launching the municipality’s own energy generation.
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10.03.2023
Municipalities of the Zhytomyr oblast won EUR 50,000 each for two business support projects
A total of 20 Ukrainian municipalities have passed the competitive selection process and are eligible for similar grants.
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10.03.2023
Shevchenkove Municipality Implemented a Project on Energy Independence with the Support of U-LEAD
They launched the production of their own fuel resource with the help of equipment developed by a student of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
#heating
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09.03.2023
With U-LEAD’s support, the Krupets, Hannopil and Berezdiv municipalities will grow energy crops
Three municipalities in the Khmelnytskyi oblast will receive UAH 2 million for growing energy willow, which will be used for heating utility companies.
#energy security
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03.03.2023
9 grants for media and NGOs
Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme continue to compile selections of relevant grant opportunities for various fields in the conditions of the war.
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02.03.2023
Business Support Centres explained by U-LEAD
The Programme helps municipalities understand the main steps for setting them up.
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01.03.2023
A municipality in the Mykolaiv oblast presented investment proposals to European partners
Kobleve delegation took part in the ReBuild Ukraine 2023 international forum in Warsaw. Together with his colleagues, the head of the municipality, Volodymyr Panych, presented the investment potential to prospective international partners and discussed the need to recover and develop the affected areas.
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28.02.2023
A series of educational and advisory events on energy security in municipalities launched
Experts will help analyse their energy potential, determine goals for increasing the level of energy security and navigate the expediency of renewable energy projects.
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28.02.2023
Prohibition or permission to travel abroad. Who in the municipalities is affected by the new Law?
The Government has amended the rules for crossing the border, introducing a number of restrictions that also affect local self-government.
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27.02.2023
About territories where you can not pay some types of taxes - a conversation with experts in the Kharkiv oblast
The regional office of the Programme, together with the Main Department of the State Tax Service in the Kharkiv oblast, organised an information session for more than 40 municipalities.
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23.02.2023
People’s diplomacy: demonstrations in support of Ukraine will be held in the cities of the world; Ukrainians abroad are welcome to join
From 23 to 26 February, demonstrations in support of Ukraine will be held in 95 cities of 29 countries.
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23.02.2023
Twinning cooperation between Guldborgsund and 9 Ukrainian municipalities is going strong
3rd Steering Group Meeting marked an important milestone of the project and demonstrated willingness of all the parties for further cooperation.
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22.02.2023
Project managers of Radomyshl municipality attracted UAH 2.59 million in 2022
There is a lot to learn from local experts and entrepreneurs.
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21.02.2023
U-LEAD continues to assist in building “Bridges of Trust”
This time, municipal representatives from five oblasts took part in a large info session on building international partnerships.
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20.02.2023
Project “Fire Fighters. Improving Civil Defence in Ukraine at the Local Level”
Under this project, U-LEAD and its partners help municipalities create volunteer fire brigades.
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16.02.2023
U-LEAD experts in partnership with the State Tax Service explain legislative innovations to municipalities
The U-LEAD with Europe Programme works together with partners to improve the tax culture of the population and the businesses community.
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16.02.2023
U-LEAD experts explained to municipalities the procedure for allocating land shares under martial law
The procedure for allocating land shares became a topic for discussion at Coffee with Experts, an event held by the Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe in the Zaporizhzhia oblast.
#land lease
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15.02.2023
The “Bridges of Trust” initiative begins its second phase
Together with its partners U-LEAD announces a new chapter in building “Bridges of Trust”. This initiative will help rebuild 30 Ukrainian municipalities affected by Russian aggression.
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15.02.2023
9 grant opportunities for municipalities in culture, education, security and healthcare
Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme continue to compile current grant opportunities in various fields for local self-government during the war.
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13.02.2023
How to stabilise the municipal budget system? Tips from U-LEAD
Finance professionals of 40 municipalities from all over the country gained practical skills in developing and implementing measures to stabilise the financial situation of municipalities.
#finances
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10.02.2023
Municipality of Dobrovelychkivka seeks investors for the development of lithium deposits
The municipality studied important factors for attracting investments such as communication, logistics and human resources and analysed prospective directions of economic growth. The findings were combined into an investment passport, which was developed together with U-LEAD experts.
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10.02.2023
The municipality of Ozerna created a youth space and opened a film studio
The Ozerna municipality in the Ternopil region won a grant for establishing a modern youth space and launching a media centre for the local youth. Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme provided consulting support for the preparation of the project application by public activists of Ozerna.
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09.02.2023
A municipality in the Odesa oblast encourages the creation of new jobs for IDPs
With U-LEAD’s support, the Tarutyne Village Council has developed a programme for the integration of internally displaced persons, which includes a number of measures for the employment and retraining of personnel and their accommodation in the municipality.
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06.02.2023
The municipality of Zaporizhzhia oblast is to create a board and care home for seniors and a hotel with a restaurant immediately after the Victory
The municipality is relying on its tourist and recreational potential and attracting investments for the development of its economy. Proposals for business and an overview of resources were combined into the investment passport of the municipality.
#investment passport
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02.02.2023
U-LEAD helped a municipality in the Odesa oblast to develop an IDP integration programme
The Tairove Village Council developed and adopted the Programme of Support and Integration of Internally Displaced Persons for 2023. The document creates conditions for financing measures aimed at supporting IDPs.
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01.02.2023
Legislative support: municipalities can establish local and volunteer fire brigades
Read more to learn about the latest changes in legislation, organisation and support of local fire and rescue units.
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31.01.2023
The time of digital changes: a new opportunity for digitalisation of Ukrainian municipalities
The international organization SocialBoost together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and under support of U-LEAD with Europe Programme is launching acceleration programme for municipalities which will help to develop and implement digital transformation projects.
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31.01.2023
U-LEAD trains municipalities to create budget programme passports under martial law
The Programme experts are committed to providing advisory support in various areas of municipal life in wartime.
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26.01.2023
Advantages of decentralisation: most municipalities of Luhansk oblast have resumed educational process
Twenty municipalities of the Luhansk oblast received educational subventions and continue to provide educational services, despite the war and the temporary occupation of part of the region. This became possible thanks to the relocation of local self-government to safer regions of the country and the opportunities provided by the decentralisation of power.
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25.01.2023
Novopokrovka municipality seeking investors for mutually beneficial implementation of business ideas
U-LEAD experts helped the Novopokrovka municipality to develop an investment passport. The document offers a summary of land plots and prospective real estate in the municipality, as well as specific substantiated business ideas for potential investors.
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20.01.2023
11 relevant grant opportunities for municipalities in the field of recovery and development
The U-LEAD with Europe Programme is committed to its efforts to provide expert support to municipalities regarding project activities and assistance in attracting international funds for the recovery and development of territories in wartime.  Our experts are open to cooperation with municipalities and ready to provide assistance in the process of drawing up and submitting a project application.
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18.01.2023
U-LEAD helps the municipality in Odesa to create a favourable business environment
Maintaining and improving the business climate remains an important priority for municipalities even in the face of war. A fair square project was developed in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi municipality.
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17.01.2023
A mobile medical team operates in Kuty municipality
The Kuty municipality in the Ivano-Frankivsk region was awarded a grant and received a modern ambulance. The ambulance for the Kuty City Hospital was handed over by the Representative Office of Médecins du Monde – Greece. Experts of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme helped Kuty municipality prepare the grant application.
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17.01.2023
How to participate in the EU-funded Digital Europe Programme: examples of projects, open tenders, preparation of a project application
U-LEAD experts prepared a summary of the materials basen on the information session "How to participate in the Digital Europe Programme".
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13.01.2023
Znob-Novhorodske municipality developed a food security programme with the support of U-LEAD
Ukrainian municipalities continue to establish a food security system on the ground with the help of U-LEAD with Europe experts.
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12.01.2023
Interview with Volodymyr Moskalenko, Mayor of Korosten, about support of Lithuanian twin city of Ukmerge
New cities are twinning with Ukrainian municipalities after the beginning of Russia’s invasion against all odds. U-LEAD with Europe helps Ukrainian hromadas find such partners in the EU countries and establish sustainable relationships with them.
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30.12.2022
Municipalities prepared 57 investment passports with U-LEAD's support
In 2022, municipalities prepared 57 investment passports with the expert support of U-LEAD.
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29.12.2022
Kosiv municipality builds a new shelter for IDPs
Municipalities of the Ivano-Frankivsk region are committed to expanding the housing options for internally displaced persons.
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28.12.2022
Two municipalities from Kharkiv region launched an international partnership with the support of U-LEAD
The municipalities of Merefa and Pervomaisky agreed on cooperation with Italian municipalities. This became possible under U-LEAD’s Bridges of Trust initiative aimed at helping Ukrainian municipalities find partners among the municipalities of EU countries and establish cooperation.
#municipality
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27.12.2022
Local economy in the conditions of war and post-war recovery: 60 municipalities passed U-LEAD's training
While “rear” municipalities need solutions to establish cooperation with relocated businesses and create jobs for IDPs, in the eastern or northern regions, there is a need to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure and restore economic activity.
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23.12.2022
Berezhany municipality establishes a partnership with Spanish municipality of Zafra
Ukrainian municipalities continue to seek out international partners with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme.
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23.12.2022
The level of support for decentralisation in Ukraine has reached a record high!
76.5% of the population of Ukraine believe that the reform of local self-government and territorial organization of power (known as decentralisation) should be continued and that the reform played a positive role in resisting the full-scale Russian invasion.
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19.12.2022
Invitation for municipalities: new methods of conflict resolution and strengthening of cohesion 
Participate in the project aimed at strengthening dialogue as an important tool of local self-government to take into account the needs of various groups of local residents, business representatives, public organisations, as well as internally displaced persons living in the municipality.
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19.12.2022
Updates in the Regulation of Land Relations — Explained by U-LEAD Experts
The new law, among other things, restores land auctions for the transfer of agricultural land plots for use and partially restores the possibility of free privatisation for real estate owners.
#land reform
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16.12.2022
Kalush Municipality Develops Cooperation with the Italian Municipality of Quartu Sant’Elena
Thanks to the Bridges of Trust initiative launched within the U-LEAD with Europe Programme, municipalities of Ukraine are finding new partner municipalities from the European Union.
#international cooperation
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09.12.2022
Kuty municipality to develop cooperation with an Italian municipality
With the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme, Ukrainian municipalities find new partners from the EU countries. The first online meeting of the head of the Kuty municipality and representatives of the Italian comune of Collesano took place recently.
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12.12.2022
Generators provided by U-LEAD work at the Points of Invincibility in Dashiv
Back in the summer, the Dashiv municipality received 9 generators from U-LEAD as emergency support. Today, they are used in the Points of Invincibility.
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12.12.2022
“Bridges of Trust”: oriented towards practical cooperation
On 9 December, during World for Ukraine Summit that took place in Rzeszów, Poland, Deputy Director of the U-LEAD with Europe, Andrej Horvath, presented the Bridges of Trust Initiative. The high-level panel was focused on the role of municipal partnerships in the recovery of Ukraine.
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08.12.2022
The Romny municipality is starting a partnership with the Italian comune of Monreale
The first online meeting of heads of municipalities and their teams was recently held with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme. At the meeting, future partners discussed concrete steps for further establishment of close cooperation.
#bridges of trust
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30.11.2022
Municipalities Are Learning to Provide Their Residents with Shelters
The need for protective structures, their types and construction-related legislation in the latest U-LEAD information session.
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23.11.2022
With the support of U-LEAD, four municipalities of the Prykarpattia region signed an inter-municipal cooperation agreement
The municipalities of Halych, Bilshivtsi, Burshtyn and Dubivtsi will jointly finance the Inclusive Resource Centre.
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22.11.2022
U-LEAD experts are working with municipalities on a new stage of healthcare reform
The reform introduces thorough, large-scale transformation of the healthcare system. U-LEAD with Europe trains professionals from municipalities of the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts to work in rapidly changing conditions.
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15.11.2022
Municipalities of Odesa and Italy are establishing cooperation
On 10 November 2022, the first online meeting between Ukrainian and Italian municipalities took place, organised by the Odesa Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe as part of the Bridges of Trust initiative.
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15.11.2022
The municipality in Lviv oblast set up charging stations with the support of U-LEAD
The U-LEAD with Europe Programme provided generators, water containers, sleeping bags and other necessities for the Novyi Rozdil municipality in the Lviv oblast. During a blackout, the generators provided to the municipality were used as an alternative source of electricity in special mobile stations.
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14.11.2022
The municipality from Dnipropetrovsk oblast builds "Bridges of Trust" with the Spanish municipality of Bilbao
U-LEAD with Europe strengthens the capacity of Ukrainian municipalities by building partnerships with municipalities in European countries. The other day, the Novomoskovsk municipality (Dnipropetrovsk oblast) had a meeting with its partners from the Basque Country in Spain, the Association of Basque Municipalities (EUDEL) and the Bilbao Bizkaia Water Consortium.
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10.11.2022
With the support of U-LEAD, a Zakarpattia-based NGO won a grant for arranging a shelter
With the help of U-LEAD with Europe experts, an NGO from the Irshava municipality prepared a grant application for arranging a shelter for IDPs. They won the competition and received a grant for about UAH 800,000.
#internally displaced persons
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08.11.2022
U-LEAD experts help municipalities draft local budgets for 2023
This was the topic of the info session that the team of the Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe in the Cherkasy region recently organised for financial experts from the municipalities of the Cherkasy, Poltava, Sumy, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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04.11.2022
9 Ukrainian municipalities received humanitarian aid from the Danish municipality of Guldborgsund
The U-LEAD with Europe Programme is committed to helping Ukrainian municipalities to overcome the challenges caused by the war.
#news
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02.11.2022
Two municipalities in the Precarpathian region opened new volunteer fire brigade units
The Horodenka and Solotvyno municipalities in the Precarpathian region launched volunteer fire brigade units.
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31.10.2022
U-LEAD and tax service experts help the municipalities of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast to prepare for the new budget year
In wartime, it is important for municipalities to support the interaction of the local self-government and tax service bodies in the process of preparing draft local budgets for 2023.
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28.10.2022
"Bridges of Trust": How the EU and Ukrainian municipalities build partnerships
On the 28th of October an online forum "Building Bridges of Trust between European and Ukrainian municipalities for Reconstruction and Recovery of Ukraine" took place.
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22.10.2022
In Mezhova municipality, U-LEAD’s mobile Administrative Service Centre helps residents affected by shelling
Mezhova Village Council was one of the first in Ukraine to receive a mobile ASC with U-LEAD's support.
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21.10.2022
A volunteer fire brigade is launched in the Zolotonosha municipality, Cherkasy region, with U-LEAD’s support
The voluntary fire brigade of the Zolotonosha municipality consists of volunteers who will act as the first assistants of professional rescuers and respond to fires and emergencies that arise in the municipality.
#news
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21.10.2022
Ukrainian municipalities studied Danish cases on participatory approaches to planning
Danish colleagues shared their experience on participatory approaches to municipal planning with 9 Ukrainian municipalities located in Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi Oblasts.
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19.10.2022
Solidarity Forum with France
On October 19, an online France-Ukraine Local Solidarity Forum was held. It was organized in partnership between the Association of Mayors of France (AMF), Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), PLATFORMA, as well as "U-LEAD with Europe".
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17.10.2022
Radomyshl municipality prepared 10 investment properties
Radomyshl municipality prepared 4 plots of land and 6 real estate properties for investment. The municipality team compiled an investment passport describing these properties in detail for prospective investors.
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13.10.2022
Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Kryzhopil' municipalities are developing IDP integration programmes
U-LEAD helps Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Kryzhopil' municipalities in developing a step-by-step plan for working with internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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11.10.2022
Sol' and Solotvyno: municipal partnership as a useful tool for reconstruction of Ukraine
Josef Berta, mayor of Sol’ in Slovakia, knew right away that he wanted to partner up with Solotvyno in the neighbouring Zakarpattia region of Ukraine.
#international cooperation
#bridges of trust
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07.10.2022
U-LEAD launched a new waste management training initiative
Waste management is an important direction for local self-government bodies. For municipalities, this issue is becoming more and more relevant every year, requiring the development of a high-quality waste management system at the local level.
#waste management
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04.10.2022
With the support of U-LEAD, Synevyr municipality is developing cooperation with the Italian municipality of Pollina
With the assistance of the U-LEAD with Europe, Ukrainian municipalities continue the development of cooperation with international municipalities.
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05.10.2022
Municipality teams began the Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management training course from U-LEAD
Due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, many spheres of municipal life have suffered significant damage. The process of restoring and rebuilding territories requires huge financial investments, as well as relevant knowledge and skills from municipality representatives in this area.
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06.10.2022
Vyshniv municipality won a grant for waterworks repairs
U-LEAD experts helped Vyshniv municipality (Dnipropetrovsk oblast) to prepare a project application that won the grant competition. The municipality will receive UAH 150,000 for waterworks repairs.
#utilities
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30.09.2022
The winning municipalities started training as part of the "Steps for Project Management Specialists" program
The educational program is designed to provide specialists of municipalities with basic knowledge and practical skills in the development and implementation of projects in the fields of education, culture, and social protection.
#training programmes
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26.09.2022
Kamyanske municipality partners with French municipality Porto-Vecchio
U-LEAD with Europe continues to help municipalities develop partnerships with municipalities in the EU. U-LEAD facilitated a working meeting between the head of the Kamyanske municipality and the mayor of Porto-Vecchio (France).
#Transcarpathia
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21.09.2022
U-LEAD launches training course “Steps for project managers”
On September 20, a new initiative of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme was launched, the training course “Steps for Project Managers”.
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25.07.2022
With the support of U-LEAD, a volunteering movement is growing in the municipality in the Ternopil region
In 2021, the Youth Congress of the Zborivska municipality won the U-LEAD with Europe competition with its project “Increasing the Social Responsibility of Youth in the Zborivska municipality”. The project aimed to train and create initiative groups of volunteers among the youth of the municipality.
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07.09.2022
A municipality in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is developing entrepreneurship with U-LEAD’s support
Throughout the year, small businesses in Zelenodolsk municipality were building their capacity at the meetings and workshops. These events were part of the municipality’s project “Developing Entrepreneurship in the Zelenodolsk Municipality”.
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10.08.2022
Thanks to U-LEAD, tent town for IDPs in the Khmilnytska Municipality to become a recreation centre
A tent town for internally displaced persons was set up in the Khmilnytska municipality in the Vinnytsia region.
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07.12.2021
Ukrainian municipalities join forces and become stronger - U-LEAD conference
U-LEAD with Europe held its main event of the year - the International Expert Exchange 2021: Partnership for Development. Ukrainian municipalities are becoming stronger by joining forces, in particular through inter-municipal cooperation.
#International Expert Exchange
#international cooperation
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13.10.2021
258 Projects, 40 ToRs, and Tourism of Priority: Yasinia Community Completing Development Strategy Articulation
The strategy was developed for the period of 2021-2027 with the support of U-LEAD with Europe Programme experts
#development strategy
#tourism
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13.09.2021
Krasnopilska municipality has prepared its development strategy with U-LEAD’s support
The strategy is designed for the period 2021-2030, the document has already been approved at the session of the Krasnopillia settlement council.
#news
#development strategy
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12.11.2021
Chernihiv Oblast municipal starostas complete U-LEAD training cycle
Municipal starostas are responsible for establishing sustainable communication and lobbying district interests at a municipality level, which is an essential component of working with the local residents. How can this be done effectively? What are the existing successful practices and what steps need to be taken for the starostas to grow professionally?
#Steps for Starostas
#training programmes
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13.09.2021
Chervonohrad Community Developing Cooperation with Slovenian Municipality
On September 14, the Chervonohrad Community signed a letter of intent to establish cooperation with the municipality of Trbovlje, Republic of Slovenia. The signatories were Andrii Zalivskyi, head of the Chervonohrad City Council, and Maja Hvala, mayor of the municipality of Trbovlje.
#international cooperation
#Republic of Slovenia
#bridges of trust
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26.10.2021
Vinnytsia oblast communities to pay national budget uah353 mln in reverse subsidies in 2022
Next year the communities that exist in the region will pay UAH353 million worth of reverse subsidies to the national budget. The base subsidies, however, will be twice as big, exceeding UAH539 million.
#local budgets
#reverse subsidies
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