In Ukraine, upcoming decentralization amendments will not grant special status to Donetsk and Luhansk regions

The temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will be granted no special status in the upcoming amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine regarding decentralization. That’s according to MP Vitaliy Bezgin (SoP), Chairman of the Parliament Subcommittee at the Committee on State Power organization, Local Self-Government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning, who spoke with Ukrinform in an interview. "There will be no status for ORDLO (occupied areas – ed.) in the document, there’s no need for them there. This is a clear position of President of Ukraine and our Verkhovna Rada Committee. The country has been reforming toward decentralization since 2014, which provides for increased powers for all local governments and development opportunities for all regions," said Bezgin.
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