On May 27, the 9th meeting of the EU Committee of the Regions’ Working Group on Ukraine took place in Brussels.

Ukrainian communities, EU representatives, European regions, and international partners joined the discussions.

Key topics of the meeting ⬇️

🔹 Cooperation on recovery and EU integration
🔹 Ukraine presented its vision for regional development (Ministry for Communities representative)
🔹 Poland shared joint initiatives from its Ministry for Development
🔹 The European Commission reaffirmed long-term support on Ukraine’s path to EU membership
🔹 Updated decentralization strategy
🔹 New vision for local self-government presented
🔹 Focus on expanding community powers and professional capacity-building
🔹 Green reconstruction of Ukraine
🔹 Topics included energy efficiency, waste management, and water resource governance
🔹 Local practices from Kharkiv Regional Council, Rivne, and international experts were showcased

📌 A Working Programme for 2025–2030 was adopted, focusing on:

🔸 empowering local communities
🔸 advancing decentralization
🔸 supporting green recovery
🔸 preparing Ukraine for full membership in the Committee of the Regions

This marks another important step toward a systematic and high-quality recovery – through dialogue, European partnerships, and strong local communities 💪

Fighting today for a better tomorrow 🇺🇦