Local Government
123
Large Cities
3
Capital Cities
1
Regional or State Governments
2
National Government
0
Other Institutions
1
Local Government
123
Large Cities
3
Capital Cities
1
Regional or State Governments
2
National Government
0
Other Institutions
1
Community
Capital
Kyiv
Population
44 622 520
Language
Ukrainian
Currency
Ukrainian Hryvbia
Indexes
Democracy
84
Hybrid Regime
Democracy
Democracy
84
Hybrid Regime
Democracy
Corruption Perception
120/180
Corruption Perception
Corruption Perception
120/180
Corruption Perception
Human Development
88
High
Human Development
Human Development
88
High
Human Development
World Happiness
133/156
World Happiness
World Happiness
133/156
World Happiness
Legislation Regarding the Regulation of Participatory Budgeting Experiences
In Ukraine there is no specific national legislation regarding the regulation of PB processes on the local level. All legal acts and regulations are adopted by city councils, city mayors or PB working groups. PB working groups are typically included civil society representatives, local elected officials and local authorities to ensure co-responsibility between different actors on decisions in public policy.
Outstanding Innovation
Nation-wide PB in Ukraine
Ukraine is now preparing to join the list of countries that implemented PB on the national level after Portugal and South Korea. This year, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted all the necessary legislation and documentation to launch pilot nation-wide PB in 2019 and adopted 500 mln UAH ($20 mln) on the most voted projects implementation. In line with this, work is under way to prepare respective regulations and legislation on the regional level, which should be adopted by Oblast State Administrations (Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Decree No. 169).
In addition, to involve pupils (grade 5-11) in PB process Vinnytsya amalgamated territorial community is the first Ukrainian community, which adopted School PB and allocated 1 mln UAH for projects implementation.
Principal Tendencies Detected
Naturally, most of Ukrainian communities that implement PB are cities. However, PB tool considerably increased each year in Ukrainian rural areas. Thus, 36 communities implement PB in the rural area and 88 communities in the urban areas respectively by the end of 2018. It should be also noticed that almost all municipalities have e-platforms which allow citizens (using Bank ID or electronic/digital signature system as a citizen identification methods) to vote and to be informed about regulatory acts and official decisions taken by the local authorities.
Other Information
In 2014 Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity catalyzed a powerful wave of citizen engagement, bringing into sharp focus the renewed demand for fundamental reforms across Ukrainian society. Civic activism, the driving force behind the ongoing changes in the country, reflects the determination of citizens to fight for a future based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law. Transferring authority, responsibility and budgetary resources from the central level to the municipal level; better orienting local budgets to community needs; and increasing the transparency of the governance process are prominent issues on the reform agenda. The Ukrainian government recognizes the challenge and is keen to make progress on decentralization. Building viable decentralized governance and transparent local public finance systems, however, requires the active and consistent participation of citizens and civil society actors to communicate the continued demand for reform and accountability. Rather than leave the reform process wholly to the government, it was critical to support citizens and CSOs by equipping them with practical participatory mechanisms and tools.
