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EU LEGISLATION

On November 4, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2296 was adopted, establishing the satisfactory fulfilment of the conditions for payment of the fifth instalment of loan support under the Ukraine Facility, totalling €1,949,400,399. Of this amount, €597,494,240 corresponds to the fourth payment, and €1,351,906,159 to the fifth.

On October 14, the European Committee of the Regions published its Opinion on the Union of Skills Strategy, which aims to implement a package of EU initiatives in the field of skills. The Opinion reflects the position of local and regional authorities on EU policymaking in the field of basic, digital, STEM, and vocational skills, as well as the skills needed for green and digital transformation. The Opinion emphasizes that investment in skills development is key to Europe's long-term competitiveness, sustainability, and cohesion, especially in regions facing demographic decline, youth outflow, and structural challenges. The Committee calls for strengthening the role of local and regional authorities in planning and implementing skills policies, simplifying and harmonizing EU funding instruments to support regional initiatives, and creating regional “skills ecosystems” in partnership with businesses, universities, and vocational education institutions. The Conclusion also highlights the need to modernize education and training systems, develop lifelong learning, support vulnerable groups in the labor market, and strengthen mobility and mutual recognition of qualifications.

UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION

On November 5, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law № 4677-IX “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Ensuring Legality and Transparency in the Activities of Local Self-Government Bodies.” This Law was adopted in accordance with indicator 9.1 under the Ukraine Facility Plan. The Law established a system of state supervision over the legality of acts of local self-government bodies and became the basis for increasing transparency in the interaction between state administrations and local councils.

The Law defines the following bodies that will exercise state supervision over the acts of local self-government bodies issued by them in the exercise of delegated powers (powers of executive state authorities granted to local self-government bodies by law):

• for acts of regional councils – the central executive body designated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
• for acts of district councils – regional state administrations;
• for acts of village, settlement, city, and district councils (if established) and their executive bodies – district state administrations.

The bodies that will exercise state supervision over the acts of local self-government bodies have acquired the following powers:

• to request the elimination of violations of the law;
• to apply to the court with a claim for recognition of an act (or its individual provisions) as illegal (unlawful) and its cancellation (recognition as invalid).

If an act of a local self-government body poses a threat to the territorial integrity of Ukraine, its effect may be suspended by the body exercising state supervision, with a simultaneous appeal to the court.

Within one year from the date of entry into force of this Law, the powers to ensure the legality of acts of village, settlement, city, and district councils (if established) and their executive bodies shall be exercised by regional state administrations. District state administrations may submit proposals to regional state administrations regarding the application of measures provided for by this Law in relation to the acts above.

This Law shall enter into force on the day following the day of its publication. It shall come into effect twelve months after the termination or cancellation of martial law in Ukraine.

On 24 November, the President of Ukraine issued Decree № 859/2025 “On additional measures to protect the rights of children in the context of armed aggression against Ukraine”. In accordance with paragraph 4 of this Decree, regional state administrations, in cooperation with local authorities, shall ensure:

• the development of local infrastructure for high-quality and accessible educational services, health care services, in particular, the construction of accessible civil defence shelters, the creation of other protected spaces for educational and healthcare institutions, the provision of high-quality catering services in educational institutions, the creation of better opportunities for the development and self-realisation of children and young people in communities, including access to extracurricular education and the formation of healthy habits and skills;
• development of a system for providing social services to families with children in their place of residence, for families raising children with disabilities, orphans, children deprived of parental care, and children left without parental care, ensuring the necessary number of social workers and other specialists who provide social services for children and families with children in accordance with real needs;
• developing a barrier-free environment;
• the creation of conditions for the realisation in communities of every child's right to grow up in a family environment, the development of family forms of child-rearing, including the creation of new foster families and patronage families in communities in accordance with real needs; comprehensive effective support for families with children, in particular families with children with disabilities, children from families in difficult circumstances, and children from families at the highest risk of falling into difficult circumstances;
• implementation of programmes and projects on affordable housing for families with children in need of improved housing conditions, primarily families with children with disabilities, families raising orphans, children deprived of parental care, persons from among such children, families with children who have suffered as a result of military actions and armed conflicts, have been displaced, persons from among orphans, children deprived of parental care, as well as young citizens in need of housing, provision of housing for foster families;
• the implementation in communities of best practices for the adaptation, rehabilitation, and reintegration of children, including children affected by hostilities and armed conflicts, persons from among such children, as well as the promotion of social adaptation and rehabilitation in communities of children who are within the sphere of justice;
• the introduction of systematic information work aimed at promoting family-based forms of child-rearing in communities and fostering a conscious willingness among individuals to adopt, take into care/guardianship an orphaned child, children deprived of parental care, placing children left without parental care in families, mentoring, and introducing modern programmes and practices for training candidates for adoption, guardianship, foster care, foster parents, foster carers, and patronage carers.

On 19 November, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (hereinafter – the CMU) adopted Resolution №1512 “Certain Specifics of Determining Construction Costs under Martial Law”. This Resolution changes the mechanism for determining the cost of construction and road works during a period of martial law or a state of emergency, establishing temporary rules for forming prices for material resources, the procedure for analysing such prices before and after the launch of the state price database, as well as fixed levels of overhead costs, administrative expenses, profit and estimated wages (with increasing coefficients for territories of hostilities). The resolution also obliges the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine to create a Construction Product Codifier and ensure the filling and functioning of the price database, defines the specifics of electronic interaction, suspends the effect of certain regulations, and allows existing construction contracts to be amended upon agreement of the parties.

On 19 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1506 “On the Implementation of an Experimental Project to Strengthen Air Defence of the Territory of Ukraine by Involving Enterprises Regardless of Ownership Form in the Establishment of Air Defence Groups”. This Resolution introduces, for the period of martial law, an experimental project that allows enterprises of any ownership form to create their own air defence groups and integrate them into the overall air defence system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The resolution approves the detailed Procedure for implementing this project: it defines the objectives, roles of participants (the Ministry of Defence as the coordinator, the Armed Forces and enterprises as participants), sources of funding (mainly enterprise funds), organisational and personnel criteria for admitting enterprises, procedures for submitting applications, the structure, tasks, rights and obligations of air defence groups, the rules for procurement, storage and use of air defence assets, as well as the conditions for terminating the activities of such groups.

On 19 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1505 “Certain Issues of Implementing the Experimental Project on Organising the Provision of a Comprehensive Social Service for Building Resilience in Territorial Communities”. This resolution launches a large-scale experimental project aimed at enabling communities to initiate the provision of a comprehensive social service for building resilience – that is, support for psychological well-being, stress resistance, and social adaptability of the population, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups and people in difficult life circumstances. Communities are engaged voluntarily and are required to set up “resilience centres”, provide basic infrastructure and social managers, while service providers undergo a competitive selection process and operate according to defined standards and methodologies.

On 19 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1502 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 25 April 2018 No. 410”. These amendments clarify the conditions for concluding and operating contracts for medical services to the population under the medical guarantees programme. The resolution extends the effect of certain transitional provisions until 30 November 2025, simplifies the confirmation of certain data in the procedure, and expands the possibility to conclude long-term (up to three years) contracts only with licensed providers of primary and emergency care, as well as institutions included in the capable network. For providers in territories of active hostilities, the application of paragraph 44 of the Standard Contract is cancelled. In addition, priority submission of proposals is introduced for institutions included in the capable network, the requirements for proposals are detailed (including accessibility for persons with disabilities and provision of sign language interpretation), and the procedure for correcting deficiencies in submitted documents is clarified.

On 19 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1496 “On Amendments to the List of Paid Services That May Be Provided by State and Municipal Cultural Institutions”. The new version of the List significantly expands and systematises the range of paid services that may be provided by state and municipal cultural institutions. The updated list covers practically all types of cultural and artistic, educational, scientific, exhibition, tourist, production, and information-library activities, detailing each area (from theatrical productions to restoration of heritage objects, digitisation of collections, design works, expert assessments, rental of equipment, tourist services, etc.).

On 19 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1493 “On Determining the List of Functional Types of Territories and the Requirements for Indicators for Assigning Territories to Different Functional Types”. These changes introduce the functioning of an updated system of classifying territorial communities by functional types. The resolution establishes clear criteria for assigning communities to four groups:

• Group 1: recovery territories (destroyed, affected by hostilities, with a sharp socio-economic decline);
• Group 2: territories with special development conditions (low-developed, mountainous, steppe, with natural limitations, post-technogenic, coal, and old industrial);
• Group 3: territories of regional growth poles (financially capable, demographically significant, with favourable transport positions, including agglomerations);
• Group 4: territories of sustainable development (communities without signs of vulnerability, with stable demography, sufficient tax capacity, and low emission levels).

The Resolution also repeals several previous government decisions, effectively forming a new methodological basis for the implementation of regional policy, recovery planning, and targeted financing of communities depending on their belonging to a particular group.

On 19 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1481 “On the Redistribution of the Amount of the Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Providing Allowances to Pedagogical Workers of General Secondary Education Institutions in 2025 and on Amendments to the Annex to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 8 November 2024 No. 1286”. These changes are aimed at redistributing the subvention from the state budget among local budgets to provide allowances to pedagogical workers of general secondary education institutions in 2025 and at clarifying the list of territorial communities entitled to the respective expenditures. The resolution redistributes funds among certain communities of Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv oblasts and updates the annex to CMU Resolution No. 1286.

On 19 November, the CMU issued Order №1277-r “On the Redistribution of the Amount of the Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of the Public Investment Project on Providing Housing for Family-Type Children’s Homes, Orphans and Children Deprived of Parental Care in 2025”. These changes provide for the redistribution in 2025 of the subvention from the state budget among local budgets for the implementation of the investment project aimed at providing housing for family-type children’s homes, orphans and children deprived of parental care. The order adjusts the amounts of development expenditures among the regional budgets of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi and Chernihiv oblasts, taking into account the actual housing needs, while obliging the Ministry of Finance to introduce the relevant amendments to the budget allocation, and the regional military/state administrations to distribute the subvention among the communities in accordance with the sequence established by the government procedure.

On 19 November, the CMU issued Order №1272-r “On the distribution in 2025 of the amount of the subvention from the state budget to local budgets to ensure the activities of specialists accompanying war veterans and demobilised persons and certain measures to support persons who defended the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, for the payment of monetary compensation for the rental (lease) of residential premises”. This Order distributes the above-mentioned subvention for providing monetary compensation for housing rent to those who defended Ukraine’s independence. The total amount of the subvention is more than UAH 530 thousand, and these funds will be directed to the budgets of most regions of Ukraine.

On 19 November, the CMU issued Order №1271-r“On the approval of the Concept of the State Targeted Social Programme for Improving Drinking Water Supply in Ukraine for the Period until 2035”. The Concept proposes a comprehensive state response to the existing critical technical and environmental condition of water supply systems, the significant destruction of infrastructure because of the war, and the low level of access of the population, especially in rural areas, to safe drinking water. The document outlines the causes of the systemic crisis, defines the optimal model of modernisation through a combination of state funding, investments, international assistance and innovative technologies, and sets out the objectives – to ensure 100% access of the population to quality water, reconstruct networks and water intake facilities, build modern treatment facilities and laboratories, reduce water losses and move closer to the requirements of Directive (EU) 2020/2184. The Programme is to operate in 2026–2035.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1473 “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the Activities of State Financial Control Bodies”. These amendments update the grounds and procedures for planning and conducting financial audits, inspections and reviews (with an emphasis on a risk-based approach, including based on requests from public authorities, the EU, international organisations and citizens), detail the procedures for unscheduled inspections, the obligations of controlled institutions regarding the provision of documents, and the consequences of obstructing inspections (including informing law-enforcement bodies and transferring materials to the prosecutor’s office). At the same time, the legal status of the State Audit Service has been strengthened (it has been granted the special status of a central executive authority, the function of National Controller in Interreg/Interreg NEXT programmes, expanded powers regarding administrative offences, internal control, and audit within its own system and subordinate institutions).

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1472 “On the Approval of the Procedure for Monitoring and Maintaining the List of State Authorities and Local Self-Government Bodies in which Energy Management Systems Have Been Implemented”. These changes introduce a new procedure for monitoring and maintaining the official list of local self-government bodies in which energy management systems have been implemented. The State Agency on Energy Efficiency will collect standardised information from such entities (decisions on implementation, the method of organising energy management, activity plans, certification, energy-saving targets, etc.), verify it for completeness and accuracy, compile its list, and publish these data twice a year on its website. Summarised results and proposals on the further development of energy management systems in Ukraine will also be sent to the Ministry for Development every six months.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1470 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 518 of 19 June 2019”. These amendments update and significantly expand existing cybersecurity requirements for critical infrastructure facilities, establishing clear organisational, technical, and methodological rules for critical infrastructure operators and owners of critical information infrastructure. Critical infrastructure entities must implement basic cybersecurity measures, update cybersecurity plans annually, conduct risk assessments, ensure response to cyber incidents in accordance with the national plan, and organise regular staff training. The terminology has been expanded, the processes of risk management, alignment of plans with security passports, requirements for information exchange, and cybersecurity financing have been detailed, and sectoral bodies have been given the possibility to develop their own sectoral requirements.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1469“On Amendments to the Procedure for Providing Internally Displaced Persons with Compensation for Damaged/Destroyed Real Estate Objects as a Result of Hostilities, Terrorist Acts, Sabotage Caused by the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine”. These amendments clarify the rules for forming lists of internally displaced persons who receive compensation for destroyed or damaged housing, and the procedure for financing the purchase of new housing using housing certificates.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1466“On Amendments to Paragraph 7 of the Procedure for the Implementation of the Experimental Project on the Restoration of Certain Real Estate Objects Damaged as a Result of the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation”. These amendments expand the range of entities authorised to implement the experimental project on the restoration of damaged real estate objects: local self-government bodies are added alongside military administrations. This means that hromadas receive the authority to participate in the implementation of the project, organise restoration works and interact with other state institutions, which increases the flexibility, efficiency, and territorial proximity of the restoration processes.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1452 “On Amendments to the Procedure and Conditions for Providing a Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of a Public Investment Project on Creating Safe Conditions in Institutions Providing General Secondary Education (Fire Protection), Including Military (Naval, Military-Sports) Lyceums and Lyceums with Enhanced Military-Physical Training”. These amendments establish a special mechanism for using the fire-protection subvention in cases where regional and Kyiv city state administrations (military administrations) cannot allocate it among local budgets. In such a situation, the funds are directed directly to priority educational institutions, primarily to educational-rehabilitation centres, special schools, and schools with at least 200 students.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1450 “On the Approval of the Criteria for Determining the List of Positions of Employees of Local Self-Government Bodies Performing Servicing Functions”. These criteria establish a unified approach to determining the positions of employees of local self-government bodies who perform exclusively servicing functions and do not exercise authoritative or administrative powers. The resolution details the content of such work (from technical and information support to housekeeping support, archiving, correspondence handling, IT maintenance, protocol, media work, and building operation). The list of positions will be formed by local councils based on these criteria, ensuring legal certainty, a unified approach, and a clear distinction between local self-government officials and employees performing auxiliary functions.

On 13 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1443 “Certain Issues of Implementing the Experimental Project on Providing One-Time State Financial Assistance ‘Winter Support 2025’”. The Resolution introduces, starting from 2025, the experimental project “Winter Support 2025” – one-time state financial assistance for 1,000 UAH, which will be provided to adult persons and children (through parents/guardians) who are on the territory of Ukraine, including through the “Diia” application and JSC “Ukrposhta”. The resolution defines the mechanism for submitting applications, forming the lists of beneficiaries, the procedure for transferring funds, as well as a special payment procedure for pensioners and social benefit recipients through Ukrposhta without applying. The use of funds is limited to the payment of Ukrainian-produced goods (food, medicines, books, utilities, etc.) and charitable assistance, without the possibility of cash withdrawal or the purchase of excisable goods.

On 13 November, the CMU issued Order №1249-r “On Assigning the Position of State Inspector for the Use and Protection of Land to the Corresponding Category of Positions in Local Self-Government Bodies”. This Order assigns the position of state inspector for the use and protection of land in village, settlement, or city councils to the sixth category of positions in local self-government bodies.

On 13 November, the CMU issued Order №1233-r “On the Approval of the Distribution of the Amount of Additional Subsidy from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Exercise of the Powers of Local Self-Government Bodies in De-Occupied, Temporarily Occupied and Other Territories of Ukraine that Have Suffered a Negative Impact in Connection with the Full-Scale Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation”. The Order distributes, in 2025, an additional subsidy from the state budget among regional budgets and the budgets of territorial hromadas of de-occupied, temporarily occupied, and other territories affected by the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation, for a total amount of UAH 936.63 million. The order specifies the particular local budgets and the amounts of the subsidy, as well as outlines the directions for its possible use: installation of shelters, purchase of specialised transport, urgent emergency repair and restoration works, procurement of construction materials, repair of engineering networks and systems, protection of critical infrastructure facilities, and provision of fuel for vital systems of the population during the autumn-winter period.

On 10 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1436 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024 No. 1503”. These amendments expand the list of providers of medical services under the package “Medical Examination of Persons Organised by Territorial Centres for Recruitment and Social Support”, allowing the NHSU to conclude contracts not only with municipal but also with state healthcare institutions designated by the Ministry of Health; at the same time, the procedure for determining such institutions by the authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblasts, the city of Kyiv and the city of Sevastopol is clarified.

On 7 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1476 “Certain Issues of the Implementation of the Experimental Project on the Provision of Services to Strengthen the Capabilities of Certain Categories of Persons with Life-Limiting Conditions Who Defended the Independence, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine”. The amendments launch the implementation of an experimental project for the provision of comprehensive capability-enhancing services for certain categories of veterans and persons who defended Ukraine and have persistent limitations in their life activities. This resolution defines the target groups of service recipients, the forms and content of the services (physical recovery, development of self-care skills, mental health, social integration, family support), the requirements for service providers, the procedure for selecting and paying for their services, the maximum reimbursement amounts, as well as the system of monitoring and quality assessment.

On 7 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1442 “Certain issues of the implementation of the experimental project on the appointment and payment of monetary compensation for the modification (adaptation) of vehicles for driving by persons with disabilities as a result of the war”. The resolution introduces a two-year experimental project (starting from 1 January 2026) for the appointment and payment of monetary compensation (up to UAH 70,000) to persons with disabilities as a result of the war for the modification (adaptation) of their passenger car for driving, subject to having veteran status, a driver’s licence with the relevant marks, duly issued documents confirming expenses, and registration of the modified car not earlier than 01.01.2026; it defines the procedure for applying through local bodies responsible for veteran policy, the maximum number of recipients, requires verification of the absence of double payments (including under the existing programme for compensation of workplace adaptation), provides for the recording of payments in the Unified State Register of War Veterans and makes amendments to existing resolutions to ensure budget financing.

On 7 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1438 “On amendments to the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 3 November 2021 No. 1268 and of 16 December 2022 No. 1462”. The amendments clarify the terminology and organisation of rehabilitation assistance: the concept of “rehabilitation provided in the territorial community” (including home-based rehabilitation) is specified, the obligations of rehabilitation service providers are expanded about informing patients about opportunities for social support, employment, education and sport and establishing interaction with public authorities, the employment service and civil society organisations; the rules for determining the scope of outpatient rehabilitation assistance and the duration of a rehabilitation session are clarified, the term “functional assessment tools” is replaced with “functioning assessment tools”, and the qualification requirements for the position of prosthetist-orthotist are updated.

On 7 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1434 “On amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 13 March 2022 No. 303 and on the repeal of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 22 March 2024 No. 347”. This Resolution grants bodies of state architectural and construction control, during martial law, the authority to conduct unscheduled inspections at facilities financed from the budget, as well as at all construction sites regarding compliance with accessibility and safety standards for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility. At the same time, such inspections are prohibited in territories where hostilities are ongoing or have taken place, or which are temporarily occupied, if the date of the end of hostilities/occupation has not been officially determined.

On 7 November, the CMU adopted Order №1216-r “Certain issues of the implementation of the Strategy for reforming the school nutrition system for the period until 2027”. These amendments substantially update the “Strategy for reforming the school nutrition system until 2027”, expanding its content, objectives, and instruments, considering the wartime context, EU integration commitments, and the increasing role of local self-government bodies. The Resolution details indicators and tasks for the restoration and modernisation of school canteens, significantly strengthening the financial and institutional capacity of hromadas, expanding the programme of free hot meals and the approach to procurement, professional training of personnel, and the introduction of digital tools. The operational plan for 2025–2027 details the comprehensive reform of school nutrition and significantly expands the functions and responsibilities of local self-government bodies. Hromadas become key implementers of most measures: from the collection and submission of data, participation in regional and local planning, development and financing of local programmes, modelling of the canteen network and co-financing of hot meals, to active involvement in procurement, selection and implementation of infrastructure projects, staff training, and the formation of healthy eating habits in schools.

On 5 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1439 “On the implementation of an experimental project on the procurement of services for the professional development and supervision of teaching staff of general secondary education institutions”. The Resolution introduces an experimental project “money follows the teacher” concerning the professional development and supervision of teaching staff of general secondary education institutions for the period from 10 November 2025 to 31 December 2026. The resolution defines the mechanism of targeted financing of professional development and supervision services through state institutions of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Teachers will be able to independently choose service providers and approved programmes (in the priority areas defined by the Ministry of Education and Science), and payment will be made centrally within the established limit (up to UAH 1,500 per teacher).

On 5 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1433 “Certain issues of supporting specific categories of persons for the winter period of 2025/26 ‘Winter Support’”. The Resolution launches the “Winter Support” programme for 2025/26: one-off cash assistance of UAH 6,500 for specific categories of vulnerable persons (children under guardianship or care, children with disabilities in family-type children’s homes and foster families, children from low-income families, children and persons with disabilities of group I among internally displaced persons, single pensioners). The resolution sets out the procedure for forming registers of beneficiaries, submitting applications (via “Diia” or the Pension Fund), the mechanism for payments through special accounts and the “Diia.Card” exclusively for the purchase of clothing, footwear and medicines, and also regulates electronic interaction between state authorities and banks, control over the targeted use of funds and the procedure for appealing the decisions of the Pension Fund.

On 5 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1420 “On amendments to the Procedure for evacuation in the event of a threat of or occurrence of emergencies”. This Resolution introduces a mechanism for mandatory forced evacuation of children from territories of potential and active hostilities (including those where state e-resources operate) under martial law. Decisions on such evacuation may be taken by regional military administrations in agreement with the military command and the Coordination Headquarters, with evacuation of children carried out only when accompanied by one parent, a person substituting them, or another legal representative. The resolution also defines the mandatory content of such a decision (timelines, evacuation points, involved authorities, contact details of responsible persons) and obliges RMAs to report daily to the Coordination Headquarters on the implementation results.

On 5 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1410 “On amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 13 March 2022 No. 303”. The amendments expand the possibilities for conducting unscheduled inspections during martial law regarding fire and technogenic safety to detect and prevent violations of legislation by educational institutions (legal entities under public or private law whose main activity is educational activity) and by providers of educational services in the field of preschool education, based on decisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and based on submissions (proposals) from regional and Kyiv city state (military) administrations.

On 5 November, the CMU adopted Resolution №1407 “On amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 7 June 2024 No. 673”. The amendments expand Resolution No. 673 by introducing a detailed Procedure for providing state financial support to individuals who install small generating installations (solar and/or wind) with energy storage systems in their households. The State, through the Entrepreneurship Development Fund, compensates 30% of the principal amount of the loan (up to UAH 480,000) for the purchase and installation of a hybrid power supply system (1–10 kW), subject to compliance with the criteria for borrowers (income, absence of sanctions, criminal records, etc.) and participating banks, as well as targeted use of the loan and confirmation of system installation (documents, photos with geolocation). The amendments define the lending conditions (interest rate, terms, commissions), the mechanism for implementation through authorised banks and escrow accounts, the monitoring procedure, and the grounds for loss of eligibility for support and repayment of funds in case of violations.

On 17 November, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine published letter № 1/24197-25 “On the organisation of the educational process in general secondary education institutions in the context of possible large-scale power outages”. Among other things, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine proposes to consider the possibility of:

• postponing classes from the winter months to June 2026 (except for graduating classes);
• extending the duration of winter holidays by postponing spring holidays to the winter period;
• switching to a six-day school week instead of a five-day one;
• ensuring the educational process in two shifts, considering the increase in daylight hours;
• using an asynchronous learning format.

On 10 December, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (hereinafter referred to as NACP) published its Report on the analysis of practices for bringing to justice administrative offences related to corruption for 2014-2024.

On 10 November, the NACP published five typical mistakes most often made by declarants when submitting notifications of significant changes in their financial status:

• violation of the ten-day deadline from the moment the obligation to submit a notification arises;
• submission of notifications by declarants who are not obliged to do so;
• misunderstanding of the threshold amount;
• incorrect determination of the moment when the obligation to submit a notification arises;
• incomplete filling out of the notification.

The Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine published the results of monitoring the reform of local self-government and territorial organisation of power as of 1 October 2025. The monitoring reflects the number of inter-municipal cooperation and international partnership agreements concluded by communities; the number of approved village heads and established village head districts; the number of military administrations of settlements established, as well as an analysis of the structure of local budgets, their revenue and expenditure parts.

PUBLIC DISCUSSION

On 5 December, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine submitted for public discussion a draft order "On Approval of Amendments to the Regulations on the Procedure for Carrying Out Innovative Activities in the Field of Education."

Comments and suggestions on the draft act are accepted in the form of a comparative table until 6 January 2026 at the email address: kateryna.taranik-tkachuk@mon.gov.ua.

COURT PRACTICE

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court in its ruling of 12 November in Case № 306/2708/23, formulated a legal position that legal relations that arose before 19 July 2022 (i.e., before the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Optimisation of Labour Relations" dated 1 July 2022 No. 2352-IX), but did not terminate or terminated after it enters into force, the provisions of Article 117 of the Labour Code of Ukraine in its new version should be applied and the calculation of average earnings for the period of delay in settlement should be limited to six months.

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court concluded that the new version of Article 117 of the Labour Code of Ukraine cannot be applied to legal relations that arose and ended before 19 July 2022.

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, in its ruling of 15 October in Case № 907/882/22, formulated the legal position that the terms of a land lease agreement concluded after 1 January 2013 (after the change in legislative regulation regarding the abolition of the requirement to register the lease agreement itself) as a general rule, are changed for the parties to the agreement from the moment of signing the additional agreement, and not from the moment of its state registration.

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court states that, as a general rule, changes to the terms of a land lease agreement concluded after 1 January 2013 are made by mutual agreement of the parties in writing, and their rights and obligations in contractual legal relations are changed from the moment they reach such an agreement and sign the relevant document (usually a supplementary agreement). At the same time, state registration based on the above transaction is subject to the real right to lease a land plot, and not the terms of the land lease agreement, particularly the amount of rent. Therefore, state registration of the real right to lease land based on a land lease agreement concluded on or after 1 January 2013 does not determine the moment of emergence and change in the rights and obligations of its parties in contractual legal relations.

The Supreme Court, in its ruling of 20 October in case №559/2900/23, formed a legal position that a land lease agreement concluded by a foreigner within one year of its alienation after inheritance does not violate public order and is not null and void. At the same time, the confiscation of such a land plot by a court decision in the event of its non-alienation within the time limits established by land legislation is grounds for terminating not only the right of ownership, but also all other rights, particularly the right of lease.

The Supreme Court, in its ruling of 16 October in Case № 914/2380/24, formed a legal position that a condominium association that uses natural gas to generate heat exclusively to meet the needs of the co-owners of a multi-apartment building is a collective domestic consumer. To calculate the cost of natural gas consumed by the HOA and supplied by the ‘last resort’ supplier, the maximum prices set for household consumers should be applied. Penalties (fines, penalties), inflation charges, and annual interest for late payment of housing and communal services cannot be applied to condominiums in accordance with Resolution No. 206 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 5 March 2022, ‘Certain issues of payment for housing and communal services during the period of martial law’.

The Supreme Court, in its ruling of 15 October in Case № 925/833/23, formed a legal position that a tenant's failure to fulfil its obligation to prepare agrochemical passports for land plots, as provided for in the land lease agreement, is an independent and sufficient ground for terminating the concluded lease agreements. Since an agrochemical passport is not only contractual but also legislative in nature, it serves as an instrument of state control over soil quality. Its absence violates the requirements of land legislation, creates risks of deterioration in land quality, and deprives the lessor of the ability to control soil fertility and compliance with the terms of the agreement.