On Wednesday 23 May, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn hailed Ukraine's progress on decentralisation (see EUROPE 11379).
"I am really impressed by the progress made by the country regarding decentralisation", he said at a conference ('Moving forward together – enabling reforms to reach the Ukrainian citizens')". "For a country the size of Ukraine, there is no alternative to decentralisation. It was more than high time to introduce this important element",...