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EU LEGISLATION

On August 8, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1799 was adopted, establishing satisfactory fulfillment of the conditions for the payment of the fourth instalment of loan support under the Ukraine Plan of the Ukraine Facility. Based on this Council Decision (EU), Ukraine received a partial payment of the fourth tranche of credit support for €3,286,218,317.

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress towards achieving the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 February 2024 establishing the Ukraine Facility, published at this link.

On September 10, 2025, the General Court (First Chamber) of the EU issued a Judgment in the case of Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych v. Council of the European Union.

Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych, son of the former President of Ukraine, filed a lawsuit against the Council of the European Union demanding the lifting of restrictive measures imposed on him by the European Union for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. The General Court (First Chamber) ruled that Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych's lawsuit should be dismissed as unfounded.

UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION

On August 28, Law of Ukraine № 4196-IX “On the Specifics of Regulating the Activities of Legal Entities of Certain Organizational and Legal Forms During the Transition Period and Associations of Legal Entities” came into force. One of the consequences of this is that, according to Article 17 of the said Law, the Commercial Code of Ukraine ceased to be in force on August 28, 2025.

This Law of Ukraine introduces the following changes:

• recognition of the Commercial Code of Ukraine as invalid (from August 28, 2025);

• mandatory corporatization of municipal enterprises (from August 28, 2025, within 3 years);

• restrictions on possible changes in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs, and Public Organizations for municipal enterprises (only registration of their liquidation, reorganization, or change of manager/liquidator or commission for termination of activities is permitted);

• replacement of economic management and operational management rights with usufruct rights (during the transition period);

• recognition of such types of enterprises as subsidiaries, foreign, private, enterprises of associations of citizens, consumer cooperation enterprises, as limited liability companies, and a ban on the creation of such “old” forms.

Thus, from now on, municipal enterprises may be either liquidated or transformed into limited liability companies or joint stock companies. Accordingly, municipal property will be contributed to their authorized capital or transferred to the right of usufruct. These organizations will be managed through supervisory boards rather than directly by local government bodies. This will ensure more effective and independent control over their activities.

Law № 4196-IX does not contain any special transitional provisions regarding commercial contracts that were concluded in accordance with the Commercial Code of Ukraine. Therefore, such contracts remain in force and continue to have legal effect until the expiration or termination of the contract. If a contract contains provisions referring to the provisions of the Commercial Code of Ukraine, this does not invalidate it, as the law does not have a retroactive effect. The effect of such provisions is terminated, and similar provisions of the Civil Code of Ukraine must be applied (therefore, it is advisable to make appropriate changes to such a contract). From the moment of the repeal of the Commercial Code of Ukraine, everything that is not provided for in the contract is regulated by the provisions of special legislation and the Civil Code of Ukraine.

On August 21, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law № 4579-IX “On the Principles of State Policy on National Memory of the Ukrainian People.” This Law regulates relations arising, inter alia, with the participation of local self-government bodies in the process of forming and implementing the national memory policy.

In accordance with Article 6(3) of this Law, village, settlement, and city councils:

•  assign names of individuals, anniversary and holiday dates, names and dates of historical events to legal entities whose property is in communal ownership and to objects of property rights assigned to them, considering the recommendations of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory;

• participate in the implementation of the State Strategy within the limits of their competence;

• interact with the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory in accordance with the established procedure on issues related to the sphere of national memory consider and use relevant explanations and recommendations in their work;

• within the limits of their competence, implement commemorative (events held to honor historical events and/or persons) and other events in the field of national memory, including the celebration of anniversaries, memorable and historical dates, and the perpetuation of the memory of persons specified in Article 6 of this Law;

• promote scientific and local history research, adopt relevant local programs, the funds for the implementation of which are provided for annually in the local budget;

• initiate the creation and, within the limits of their competence, take measures to preserve places of memory;

• exercise other powers defined by law.

This Law amended Articles 6 and 16 of the Law of Ukraine “On Local Self-Government in Ukraine,” which standardized the rules for formulating the name of a hromada, the procedure for determining its category (urban, settlement, rural), as well as the full names of village, settlement, and city councils and their executive bodies as legal entities under public law.

A village, settlement, or city council may, by submitting a proposal approved by a decision of the relevant council by at least two-thirds of the total number of deputies, initiate before the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine the renaming of the relevant hromada to assign it a name derived from the geographical or historical name of the relevant territory.

Law of Ukraine № 4579-IX came into force on August 30, 2025.

On August 21, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law № 4574-IX “On Vocational Education”. This law defines the legal, organizational, and financial foundations for the functioning and development of the vocational education system, the creation of conditions for professional self-realization, and the provision of specialists and qualified personnel to meet the needs of society and the state.

A municipal vocational education institution is established by an administrative act of a village council, a settlement council, a city council, a district council, or a regional council. Such educational institutions may be established and operate in the form of non-profit associations.

In accordance with Article 4(3) of this Law, local self-government bodies shall create conditions and opportunities for obtaining vocational education, including for persons with special educational needs, taking into account individual needs, opportunities, abilities, and interests, as well as ensure the identification and elimination of factors that hinder the realization of the rights and satisfaction of the needs of such persons in the field of vocational education.

The Law of Ukraine “On Vocational Education” is one of the key indicators of the Ukraine Facility Plan in the field of human capital development.

On July 31, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law № 4563-IX “On Veteran Entrepreneurship”. According to this Law of Ukraine, veteran entrepreneurship is an independent, proactive, systematic, risk-bearing economic activity or independent professional activity carried out by veteran entrepreneurs to achieve economic and social results, including profit.

The subjects of veteran entrepreneurship are:

• war veterans registered in accordance with the law as individual entrepreneurs;

• war veterans who are self-employed and registered for tax purposes as self-employed persons;

• a private legal entity, regardless of its organizational and legal form, registered in Ukraine in accordance with the procedure established by Ukrainian law, in which a war veteran, independently and/or with other war veterans, is the ultimate beneficial owner (beneficiary) of such a legal entity that meets any one of the following criteria:

• a war veteran personally and/or together with other war veterans owns 100% of the corporate rights of such a legal entity in the amount of the formed authorized capital of such a legal entity;
• 100% of the members of such a legal entity are war veterans.

State support for veteran entrepreneurship entities involves the creation of state support programs, state-targeted, regional, and local targeted programs, and development programs that define the conditions and mechanisms for such support.

State support for veteran entrepreneurship entities and infrastructure facilities supporting veteran entrepreneurship includes financial, informational, advisory, and educational support, including support in the field of innovation, science, and industrial production, support for veteran entrepreneurs engaged in export activities, and support in the field of training, retraining, and advanced training of management personnel and personnel for entrepreneurial activities.

Local governments have the right to provide support from local budgets and other sources not prohibited by law to veteran entrepreneurs and infrastructure facilities providing such support.

Law of Ukraine № 4563-IX comes into force on February 26, 2026.

On August 21, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Resolution № 4580-IX “On the Appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Ensuring Access to Education”. With this Resolution, the parliament demands a review of the provisions of paragraph eight of clause 10 of the Procedure and Conditions for Providing Educational Subsidies from the State Budget to Local Budgets, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 6 of January 14, 2015, regarding the termination of funding from the educational subsidy for general secondary education institutions (except for primary schools, special schools, and educational and rehabilitation centers) with fewer than 60 students, effective September 1, 2026.

The revision of the aforementioned resolution should be carried out taking into account the types of educational institutions that provide complete general secondary education, as defined in Article 35 of the Law of Ukraine “On Complete General Secondary Education,” and the number of students in a class (class size), as defined in Article 12 of this Law of Ukraine.

On 27 August, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (hereinafter – CMU) adopted Resolution №1054 “Certain Issues of Crossing the State Border by Citizens of Ukraine”. This Act amends the rules for crossing the state border by citizens of Ukraine, in particular establishing that restrictions on crossing the border do not apply to female members of local councils (except those who hold positions as local self-government officials). The act also obliges local self-government bodies to submit updated lists of such persons, including personal data, to the Administration of the State Border Guard Service within three days and to further update them promptly in the event of personnel changes.

On 26 August, the CMU adopted Order №896-р “On Amendments to Annex 12 to the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 20 December 2024 N 1297”. This Act distributes an additional subsidy from the state budget for the expenditures transferred to local budgets for the maintenance of educational and healthcare institutions among the local budgets of certain communities in Lviv region for 2025.

On 26 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1044 “On Amendments to the Procedure for the Functioning of the Emergency Assistance System for the Population via the Single Telephone Number 112”. This Act aims to update the rules for the operation of the emergency assistance system via the single number 112, in particular: expanding accessibility for all persons, including people with disabilities and those who do not speak the state language; clarifying the tasks and roles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the 112 Service; introducing a unified classifier of events and situations; improving the procedures for processing and storing data; and detailing the creation and maintenance of electronic emergency situation cards to ensure effective response.

On 26 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1041 “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Regarding Remote Inspection of Certain Categories of Real Estate Objects”. Previously, remote inspections of destroyed real estate objects were conducted only in areas of active hostilities. Now, commissions at local self-government bodies can carry out the same inspections in areas of potential hostilities for which no end or cessation date has been determined.

On 26 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1038 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 30 October 2013 N 870”. These amendments simplify and clarify the procedure for issuing, reissuing, refusing, and terminating permits for the alteration of improvement objects, establishing clear rules for submitting applications, grounds for reissuing or revoking a permit, and deadlines for reviewing such applications. The “Standard Procedure for Issuing Permits” and the corresponding annex have also been updated to bring them in line with the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” and to facilitate the administration of permits by local self-government bodies.

On 26 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1036 “On Amendments to the Procedure for Organizing Inclusive Education in Preschool Institutions”. The updated Procedure regulates the organization of inclusive education for children with special educational needs in preschool institutions and subdivisions of other legal entities and individual entrepreneurs. It defines procedures for enrollment, transfer, and dismissal of children; conditions for creating inclusive groups (no more than three children with different levels of support); responsibilities of founders and heads of institutions regarding equipment, material and technical base, resource rooms, and staffing; as well as mechanisms for providing psychological, pedagogical, and corrective developmental services through individual development programs. The Procedure establishes the role of the educator’s and child’s assistant, conditions for financing groups, defines levels of support (first to fifth), and methods of adapting the educational process to the individual needs of children, including the involvement of specialists from inclusive resource centers and provision of assistive learning tools.

On 26 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1031 “On Amendments to the Rules for Crossing the State Border by Citizens of Ukraine”. This Act establishes that in the event of martial law being introduced in Ukraine, restrictions on crossing the state border do not apply to male citizens of Ukraine aged 18 to 22 (inclusive), except in cases where they are members of parliament, members of the CMU, local council deputies, heads of local state administrations, their first deputies and deputies, heads of structural units of local self-government bodies, or employees reserved by local self-government bodies.

On 22 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1026 “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the Field of Education”. These amendments aim to expand and clarify services and approaches for persons with special educational needs, in particular for those receiving medical or rehabilitation assistance, by including corrective-developmental, psychological-pedagogical, adaptive, and educational services in special schools, educational-rehabilitation, and inclusive-resource centers, taking into account mental disorders, behavioral disorders, and individual needs of students, as well as providing opportunities for involving special educators in multidisciplinary teams.

On 22 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1019 “On Amendments to Certain Acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Regarding Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities”. This Act is aimed at improving the social protection of persons with disabilities and children with disabilities. It includes clarifications of terminology, streamlining procedures for providing rehabilitation assistive devices, compensations for purchased devices, provision of vehicles, prostheses, and orthoses, as well as implementing electronic document flow and compliance with the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” in all relevant processes. Additionally, the amendments address support for victims of military aggression, enhancing prosthetic functionality, and clarifying deadlines and conditions for their repair and replacement, ensuring greater transparency, accessibility, and efficiency of social services for persons with disabilities.

On 20 August, the CMU adopted Order №887-r “On the Redistribution of the Volume of the Subsidy from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Supporting Certain Institutions and Activities in the Healthcare System in 2025”. This Order provides for the redistribution of the subsidy allocated to the Ministry of Health among local budgets within the program supporting certain institutions and activities in the healthcare system for 2025. Additionally, the Ministry of Health must submit proposals to the Cabinet regarding the use of the undistributed subsidy balance of UAH 71.466 million, and the Ministry of Finance is to ensure the corresponding amendments are made to the state budget schedule.

On 20 August, the CMU adopted Order №874-r “On Amendments to Certain Orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the Allocation of the Subsidy from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of a Public Investment Project to Create Safe Conditions in Institutions Providing General Secondary Education (Shelter Arrangement), including Military (Naval, Military-Sports) Lyceums and Lyceums with Enhanced Military-Physical Training, in 2025”. These amendments adjust the allocation of subsidies from the state budget to local budgets for 2025 for implementing the public investment project for arranging safe conditions (shelters) in general secondary education institutions, including military lyceums and lyceums with enhanced military-physical training, by increasing or decreasing specific funding amounts for certain territorial communities, including the Blyzniukivska, Lozivska, Chuhuivska, and Zhytomyr city communities.

On 20 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1009 “On Approving the Procedure for Inspecting Land Plots for which Decisions Have Been Made to Grant Tax Benefits on Local Taxes and/or Fees Due to the Recognition of Land Plots as Unusable Because of Potential Contamination by Explosive Objects”. The Procedure defines the mechanism for conducting such inspections, including information collection, involvement of authorized bodies and state inspectors, use of remote sensing materials (satellite imagery), preparation of inspection reports, interaction with landowners or users, as well as possibilities for appealing decisions, actions, or inaction of state authorities.

On 20 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1007 “Some Issues of Creating Barrier-Free Routes in Settlements”. The Resolution approves the Procedure for Creating Barrier-Free Routes in Settlements, which establishes the mechanism for developing such routes to ensure accessibility, comfort, and safety for people with limited mobility and defines the responsibilities of authorities and facility managers for planning, arranging, financing, monitoring, and reporting on these routes.

On 20 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №1003 “On the Start of the School Year During Martial Law in Ukraine”. The CMU set the 2025/2026 school year in general secondary education institutions from 1 September 2025 to 30 June 2026. Regional and Kyiv city military administrations, together with school founders, must ensure the organization of the school year depending on the security situation in each administrative-territorial unit.

On 15 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №994 “On Amendments to the Procedure for Providing One-Time Financial Assistance to First-Grade Students ‘Schoolchild’s Package”. The amendments clarify the scope of recipients (including foreigners, stateless persons, refugees, and those requiring additional protection), expand the options for purchasing goods through trade outlets included in a special list, establish requirements for data verification by the Pension Fund and the Ministry of Finance, strengthen control over the targeted use of assistance, and include technical edits regarding documents and information exchange between authorities.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №998 “Some Issues of Providing State Assistance on a Mortgage-Backed Loan to Internally Displaced Persons and Persons Living in Areas with Active or Past Hostilities or Relocated from Temporarily Occupied Territories by the Russian Federation”. The Resolution sets the conditions for receiving assistance (no ownership of housing in controlled territory, 30 % personal contribution), defines compensation amounts (up to 70 % of the first installment and annual payments, up to UAH 40,000 for related expenses), specifies verification by the Pension Fund, contracts with banks, transfer to escrow accounts, and control of targeted use. Recipients of this assistance cannot simultaneously receive housing benefits for IDPs or rental subsidies. The resolution enters into force on 10 September 2025.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №990 “Some Issues of Providing Additional Support for Payment of Electricity Supply and Distribution Services or Covering Expenses for Alternative Energy Sources to Beneficiaries of Benefits and Housing Subsidies”. The Act approves the procedure for providing additional support for electricity costs or alternative energy sources to beneficiaries of benefits and housing subsidies living in areas of active or potential hostilities, makes amendments to the procedure for using state budget funds to support citizens in difficult life circumstances, and establishes that from 1 October 2025, such support is provided in active or potential conflict zones as defined by the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development and ceases after the territory’s status changes.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №986 “On Amendments to Resolution No. 371 of 25 March 2025”. The changes improve the procedure for implementing the experimental project for providing basic social assistance: clarifying the definition of family and its members, simplifying income assessment criteria, expanding the use of electronic services (the “Diia” mobile app and the Unified Information System of the Social Sphere), detailing the information checked via state registries, establishing procedures for confirming consent electronically, specifying document submission procedures in case of technical issues, and regulating payment terms and grounds for termination or adjustment.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №985 “Some Issues of Providing Assistance to the Population for Purchasing Solid Fuel During the Heating Season”. The Act establishes the mechanism for providing one-time financial assistance to households using solid fuel in active, potential, and past conflict zones or border areas with the Russian Federation, defines eligible recipients, application procedures, required documents, local review procedures, criteria for refusal, timelines for consolidating data, and information exchange with international organizations and the Pension Fund. Payments are made from international humanitarian organization funds during martial law, ensuring data verification and protection of personal information.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №979 “On Amendments to Certain CMU Resolutions on Population Evacuation”. The changes improve the legal framework for evacuation during emergencies and martial law: clarifying the powers of coordination headquarters, notification procedures, evacuation routes between regions, funding sources, updating the Coordination Headquarters composition, expanding its functions for approval of regional decisions, monitoring temporary accommodation for displaced persons, instituting weekly information exchange on evacuation needs and available spaces, and aligning headquarters provisions with mass population movement response requirements.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №978 “On Amendments to Resolution No. 1503 of 24 December 2024”. Local governments are now required to approve monthly visit schedules for settlements by doctors and paramedics. Reports must be submitted monthly to the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) by the 10th for analysis and monitoring. A density coefficient of 1.2 is introduced for calculating capitation rates in low-population settlements. For emergency medical institutions: in potential conflict zones – 1.48, in active conflict zones – 6.01. This will increase funding for primary healthcare in remote communities. Institutions employing interns or nurses with higher education may receive bonuses for declarations exceeding 150 % of the limit, requiring monthly submission of lists to regional and Kyiv / Sevastopol administrations.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №977 “On Amendments to Procedures Approved by Resolutions No. 902 of 26 August 2021 and No. 1396 of 27 December 2023”. The amendments supplement procedures for using state budget funds to implement court decisions and provide one-time compensation for harm to life and health of critical infrastructure workers, civil servants, and local government officials due to Russian aggression, clarifying investigation procedures, application submission, payment calculations, consideration of previous compensation, required documents, information to recipients, and including consent for SMS and electronic notifications with verification of submitted data.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №974 “On Amendments to Resolution N 868 of 2 August 2024”. This Resolution introduces the following changes:

• The minimum salary for specialists providing support to war veterans and demobilized persons is set at no less than UAH 25,000, depending on the qualification category;
• The payment of allowances is provided as follows:
  • for the special nature of work – up to 50 % of the official salary,
  • for the complexity and intensity of work – 50 % of the official salary;
• It is clarified that allowances under the Unified Tariff Scale are not paid;
• The procedure for ensuring the minimum salary level through base pay, allowances, and bonuses, considering work results, is defined;
• It is stipulated that in cases of untimely task completion, deterioration in work quality, or violation of labor discipline, the minimum salary level is not applied, and the head of the respective institution is obliged to notify the Ministry of Veterans Affairs with supporting documents.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №971 “Some Issues of the State Regional Development Fund”. The procedure for using 2025 funds establishes the mechanism for directing budget resources to public investment projects that: align with the State Regional Development Strategy 2021–2027 and regional/local strategies, are included in the 2025 Unified Project Portfolio, funded with at least 10 % local co-financing, are state or municipal property, have project documentation, meet energy efficiency and inclusivity requirements, and are implemented within 18 months. The Ministry of Communities Development acts as the main budget administrator, selecting subordinate managers and recipients, conducting project selection and prioritization through a commission, and formalizing decisions by protocol for CMU approval.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №970 “Some Issues of Providing a Subsidy from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Supporting Persons with Special Educational Needs in 2025”. The Resolution provides for the redistribution of subsidies from development expenditures under program 2211190 to consumption expenditures under program 2211220, reducing development funding by UAH 51,960.1 thousand and increasing consumption accordingly. The Ministry of Education and Science must ensure amendments to the subsidy procedure by 1 September 2025 to require parental confirmation of psychopedagogical and corrective-development activities and develop an automated system for recording such activities by the end of 2025.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №969 “Some Issues of Financing Primary School Meals Using Funds from the World Food Programme of the United Nations in 2025”. The Resolution allocates 2025 WFP funds received by the Ministry of Education and Science to provide subsidies from the state budget to local budgets for financing primary school meals.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №968 “On Allocating Funds from the Fund for Eliminating Consequences of Armed Aggression”. The Resolution allocates over UAH 1.59 billion to the Ministry of Communities Development for the budget program “Compensation for Destroyed Housing”: more than UAH 334 million for the construction of individual houses, and over UAH 1.25 billion for purchasing or investing in housing using residential certificates, to provide compensation to affected persons according to Resolution No. 600 of 30 May 2023.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №967 “On Amendments to Notes on the List of Construction Works Not Requiring Authorization and Not Subject to Acceptance upon Completion”. The Resolution clarifies the list of works not requiring permits or acceptance, including installing barrier-free access to cultural heritage sites without affecting structural or engineering systems, provided the works follow approved project documentation and state construction norms.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №961 “Some Issues of Financing School Meals in General Secondary Education Institutions”. The Resolution provides for the distribution of the educational subsidy from the state budget to local budgets from the special fund to ensure school meals in 2025 and amends current government decisions regulating the procedure and conditions for such subsidies.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Order №861-r “On the Redistribution of the Subsidy from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Implementing a Public Investment Project to Provide Housing for Family-Type Orphanages, Orphans, and Children Deprived of Parental Care in 2025”. The Order redistributes the subsidy among communities in Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, and Cherkasy regions.

On 13 August, the CMU adopted Order №855-r “On the Distribution of Additional State Budget Subsidies to Local Budgets for the Exercise of Local Government Powers in De-occupied, Temporarily Occupied, and Other Territories of Ukraine Affected by Russian Aggression, Q2 2025”. The government allocated over UAH 1.4 billion for local government operations in affected areas for Q2 2025.

On 8 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №952 “On Amendments to Resolution No. 312 of 18 March 2025”. The Resolution updates the provision on health sector subventions to local budgets, specifying projects for Kharkiv region, including the construction of the Regional Oncology Center complex and an underground passage between hospital buildings.

On 6 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №947 “On Amendments to Resolution No. 438 of 28 April 2023”. The changes clarify the procedure for assessing needs of victims of industrial accidents or occupational diseases and establish detailed rules for calculating monthly cash compensation for home care services and in-kind assistance, including types of assistance, combinations, payment amounts depending on the minimum wage, and procedures for documentation and accounting.

On 6 August, the CMU adopted Order №820-r “On the Distribution of the Subsidy from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Implementing a Public Investment Project for Purchasing Equipment and Creating/Upgrading School Canteens (Including Military Lyceums) in 2025” The Government allocated UAH 114 million among budgets of selected communities.

On 2 August, the CMU adopted Resolution №934 “Some Issues of Restoring Certain Immovable Property Damaged by Russian Armed Aggression”. The Government agreed with the proposal of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development regarding the implementation, over a two-year period from the date this resolution comes into force, of an experimental project for the restoration of certain real estate objects damaged as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. The government also approved the procedure for implementing this experimental project, which establishes a mechanism for restoring apartment buildings and dormitories damaged due to Russia’s armed aggression through major repairs or reconstruction without changing their intended purpose, defines the participants, sources of financing, and the procedure for organizing the work, including the development of project documentation, simultaneous execution of construction works, and commissioning of the objects without the need to obtain urban planning permits, land rights, or the use of electronic systems in the construction sector.

On August 20, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (the MES of Ukraine) issued Order № 1162 “On Amendments to Methodological Recommendations on Certain Issues of Education in General Secondary Education Institutions under Martial Law in Ukraine”. This Order does not establish new rules, but explains the algorithm of actions for parents and schools to ensure the continuity of education for Ukrainian children abroad and in temporarily occupied territories. The updated Methodological Recommendations also provide answers to the following questions:

• ensuring the continuity of children's education under martial law;

• assessment and recognition of learning outcomes;

• enrollment in an educational institution, issuance of documents on learning outcomes and/or education;

• issuance of a character reference at the place of study.

On August 13, the MES of Ukraine published Letter № 1/16828-25 “On instructional and methodological recommendations for teaching academic subjects/integrated courses in general secondary education institutions in the 2025/2026 academic year”. This Letter discusses the need to foster a culture of safe online behavior among students, teachers, and parents; integrity in educational institutions; social and emotional support for participants in the educational process; the development of media literacy; and the use of artificial intelligence in education.

On August 11, the MES of Ukraine published Letter №1/16708-25 “On the conditions and procedure for holding the All-Ukrainian competition ”Teacher of the Year - 2026". The competition documents will be posted on its official website (at this link). Registration of contest participants will take place from September 22 to October 13, 2025, on the official contest website in the “Registration 2026” section.

On August 8, the MES of Ukraine published Letter № 1/16607-25 “On changes in the remuneration of the head of a preschool education institution with 1-2 groups”. The Letter emphasizes that the tariff grades for managerial and teaching staff of preschool institutions, specified in paragraph 11 of the Instructions on the procedure for calculating the salaries of education workers, approved by Order of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine No. 102 dated April 15, 1993, have not been applied since September 1, 2005, and the terms of remuneration specified by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 557 of September 26, 2005, “On the regulation of terms of remuneration and approval of salary grades for employees of educational institutions, educational establishments, and scientific institutions,” are in effect.

On August 19, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention presented the PROdobrochesnist (PROintegrity) teaching guide, which will help educators integrate the topic of integrity into the teaching of all subjects for grades 5-11, regardless of the field of education. The manual covers nine educational fields and contains 110 exercises for integration into lessons. Examples have been prepared for all disciplines, showing how integrity works in different areas of life.

The NACP also presented an educational and methodological guide, “Anti-Corruption Course for Grade 9,” which can be used within the framework of the “Law” discipline.

The NACP, together with the State Audit Service of Ukraine and the Basel Institute on Governance, with the support of Switzerland, prepared a study entitled “Corruption Risks during the Construction, Reconstruction, and Major Repair of Civilian Facilities for the Restoration of Ukraine.”

Experts have identified ten key corruption risks that may contribute to the commission of offences at various stages: during the selection of facilities for reconstruction, the development of project documentation, procurement, and state control of the work performed. An important factor that increases the vulnerability of the entire sector is the moratorium on architectural and construction control, which makes it impossible to exercise systematic state control over the quality of the work performed. Based on the analysis, the experts developed recommendations for improving the regulatory framework, management mechanisms, and control procedures for the reconstruction of housing and social infrastructure.

LEGAL PRACTICE

The ruling of the Supreme Court, composed of a panel of judges of the First Judicial Chamber of the Civil Court of Cassation in Case № 761/40406/23, states that when an employee is dismissed again after being reinstated by a court decision, the employer cannot use the grounds and documents that related to the previous unlawful dismissal.

Failure to comply with the procedure for dismissing an employee after their reinstatement by court order is a violation of labor law and grounds for their reinstatement.

The employer is obliged to issue a new personal warning to the employee about the upcoming dismissal no later than two months in advance, simultaneously offer all available vacancies, and obtain a new approval from the authorized body, if required. The use of documents (warnings, approvals, etc.) from the previous dismissal, which has already been recognized by the court as illegal, is a violation of labor law and grounds for reinstating the employee.

The ruling of the Supreme Court, composed of a panel of judges of the First Judicial Chamber of the Civil Court of Cassation in case № 569/13445/20, states that the right to use land plots granted to citizens prior to the entry into force of the Land Code of the Ukrainian SSR of 1990 was retained until the proper registration of their ownership or land use rights.

The Supreme Court stated that there were no legal grounds for invalidating the decisions of the local government on the allocation and transfer of the land plot to the defendant's ownership, since the plaintiff did not prove the fact of registration of ownership or use rights to the disputed land plot, did not provide evidence that the plot was the subject of inheritance, and did not prove the illegality of the defendant's acquisition of ownership rights to such a plot.

The ruling of the Supreme Court, composed of a panel of judges of the Second Chamber of the Civil Court of Cassation in case № 344/3988/22, states that in the absence of a direct indication in the contract of agency that it is free of charge or a legislative provision establishing that a certain type of contract of agency is free of charge, such a contract is considered to be remunerated. If the parties have not determined the amount of the agent's fee, it is determined taking into account the instrument (method of determining the fee) contained in Article 632(4) and Article 1002(2) of the Civil Code of Ukraine.

PUBLIC DISCUSSION

The MES of Ukraine has submitted for public discussion the drafts of the “Model Regulations on the Supervisory Board of a Vocational Education Institution” and the “Model Procedure for the Formation of a Supervisory Board of a Vocational Education Institution.”

Comments and suggestions on these draft acts are accepted in electronic form until September 29, 2025, at the email address: viktoriia.karbysheva@mon.gov.ua or in writing at the address: 01135, Kyiv, 10 Beresteyskyi Ave.