Local and Regional Governments in Europe

Ukraine
Ukraine
is a unitary state
composed of villages (sela), towns (selyshcha),
cities (mista), districts (rayony) and regions (oblasti)*.
State structure
unitary
Number of
Sub-national governments
2012 2016
LOCAL 11,517 10,885
INTERMEDIATE 488 488
REGIONAL 24 25
Capital city
Kiev
Population
44,941,000
Geographical size
603,500 km²
Currency
Hryvnia (UAH)
Vote
non-compulsory
Local level 10,885 municipal councils, among them 9,644 village councils
(silska rada), 783 town councils (selyshchna rada),
and 458 city councils (miska rada)
The municipal council (rada) is the
local authority's deliberative assembly
and is composed of members elected
by direct universal suffrage for a five
year term. Council members exercise
their power through council sessions
or standing commissions.
The executive committee
(vykonavchyy komitet) implements
council decisions and is responsible
for development programmes,
the municipal budget and for the
coordination of departments and
services within the committee. The
mayor puts forward a list of potential
executive committee members, which
is in turn approved by the municipal
council.
The mayor (silskyy golova in villages,
selychshnyy golova in towns and
miskyy golova in cities) is the main
executive body of the municipality
and is elected by direct universal
suffrage for a period of five years. He/
she chairs municipal council meetings
and represents the municipality vis-àvis
third parties.
The cities of Kiev and Sevastopol have
a special status as their respective
system of local self-government
coexists with their system of state
administration.
Competences
• Maintenance of technical
infrastructure
• Urban development, planning and
control
• Energy
• Transport
• Water, heating and sewage
• Waste management
• Tourism
• Environment
• Promotion of local business
and employment
• Development programmes
• Local budget
• Education
• Social welfare
• Health care
• Culture
• Administrative Services
* See p.90
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