Stepan Barna: "We are interested to learn from the experience of implementing EU projects"
15 March, the Chairman of regional state administration, Stepan Barna met with representatives of the Danish Association of municipalities and of the EU programme "Support to regional development policy in Ukraine". "Without exaggeration, the Ternopil region is one of the leaders in the reform of decentralization, - stated Stepan Barna. – We created 26 159 companies in Ukraine. In addition, 9 of them are fully prepared for the next stage of the reform and further development. Now working to reform the law enforcement system. March 12 was sworn in as a new patrol police in the area opened two local police stations – in Bachatskom and Zbarazh areas. We plan in the future in each of the United territorial community such police station as well as FAP, TSPAU, the local fire Department to residents of the community got a whole range of services." In addition, the head of the region emphasized that in the process, a lot of problems. First of all – this is a professional level of leaders of the joint territorial communities. Senior Advisor decentralization reform of the Danish Association mutiple Holger Pndt stressed that the main purpose of the visit was to study the needs and directions of financing of the United territorial communities of Ternopil region, promotion of decentralization reform, including the organization of trainings, workshops. "The best indicator of the success of the reform will be to raise the standard of living of each inhabitant of the United territorial community, stated Holger Pndt. – So now we are here to determine what assistance is needed from us". Advisor for regional development of the EU programme "Support to regional development policy in Ukraine" Sergey Maksimenko said that now developed a programme of financial support for newly formed communities. "First and foremost is to strengthen the ability of United communities, support of Centres of providing administrative services, stated Sergey Maksimenko. – It probably won't be construction of new facilities and reconstruction, purchase of equipment, training of specialists". The Director of the Office of reforms in Ternopil oblast Viktor Litvinchuk reported that during the visit the representatives of the Danish Association of municipalities and of the EU programme "Support to regional development policy in Ukraine" will visit communities, meet with their residents and the like. "We are interested to learn from the experience of implementing EU projects, - said Stepan Barna. – I hope, together we will be able to implement its plans, but primarily to the residents of the region felt a real change". This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
