Zubko: Ukraine wants to use the experience of France in the context of decentralization
The Minister of regional development, construction and housing and utilities Gennadiy Zubko following the meeting with the French Minister for decentralization and the civil service Marilisa Lebranchu....

Ukraine wants to use the experience of France on the issue of decentralization and training of employees of local government, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of regional development, construction and housing and utilities Gennadiy Zubko following the meeting with the French Minister for decentralization and the civil service Marilisa Lebranchu.
Adopted by the contact group on settling the situation in Donbas on 12 February, the Complex of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements suggests that, to a final resolution of the conflict situation in Ukraine should be prepared and carried out constitutional reform, which should be a deep decentralization of public administration.
The Ukrainian government first created a constitutional Commission, which will develop changes to the Main law of the country. A key issue in its work will be changes aimed at decentralization of Power. The Parliament of Ukraine plans no later than fifteen July to approve a law on decentralization of public administration.
"We discussed the issue of involvement of the experience of the French Republic in the area of decentralization. Will attract the expert group on the implementation of the decentralization reform ", - quotes Zubko on Thursday, his press service.
according to him, Kiev is willing to learn from the experiences of France on laws relating to service in bodies of local self-government. Zubko said that the Ukrainian Parliament considered two of the government's draft law on state service and service in bodies of local self-government." it is important that citizens who work in local governments in a decentralized environment were highly qualified, consistent with the requirements of the new law. For this reason, it is necessary to train such people ", - noted the Deputy Prime Minister.
He added that in may, France will visit the group of Ukrainian experts who will carry out the reform at the National Academy of public administration." The purpose of this reform will be the development of separate directions of work of the Academy for training of employees of local governments. Our specialists will visit ministries and institutions of education of France, " explained Zubko.