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EU LEGISLATION

On 11 December, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2612 was adopted, which satisfactorily assessed the fulfilment of the conditions for the partial payment of the sixth instalment under the Ukraine Plan of the Ukraine Facility and approved the payment of €2,456,365,209, of which €597,494,240 is within the fourth instalment and €1,858,870,969 is within the sixth instalment.

On 23 December, the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission on the EU legislative priorities for 2026 (C/2025/6793) was adopted. Among other things, it emphasises continued support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and the process of accession of candidate countries based on merit.

UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION

On 11 December, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine adopted Decision № 1-r/2025 in the Case of the constitutional submission of the Supreme Court regarding the compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine (constitutionality) of Article 233(1) of the Labour Code of Ukraine (Case regarding the time limits for an employee to apply to the court for the recovery of wages and other payments due to the employee).

According to this Decision, Article 233(1) of the Labour Code of Ukraine was found to be inconsistent with the Constitution of Ukraine, as it establishes a three-month period for an employee to apply to the court for the recovery of wages and other payments due to the employee.

The rule, which was found to be unconstitutional, ceased to be in force on the day the Constitutional Court of Ukraine adopted this Decision.

On 11 December, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine adopted Decision № 7-r(I)/2025 in the Case concerning constitutional complaints filed by Vitaliy Valeriyovych Hasyak, Serhiy Vasylovych Dynyak, and Vitaliy Viktorovych Maklashevsky regarding the compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine (constitutionality) of 14-3(1), Article 132-1(2), Article 258 (8), and Article 279-5(4) of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences. In accordance with this Decision, Articles 14-3(1) (which provides for the possibility of recording offences in the field of road transport safety using photographic and cinematographic means, video recording, including in automatic mode) and 132-1(2) of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences (which provides for administrative liability for exceeding the size and weight limits established by law when driving large and heavy vehicles on motorways, streets or railway crossings) are recognised as complying with the Constitution of Ukraine.

On 3 December, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine adopted Decision № 6-r(II)/2025 in the Case of a constitutional complaint filed by Reiner Business Group Limited Liability Company regarding the compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine (constitutionality) of the provisions of the first paragraph of part three, paragraphs one, two, and third paragraphs of part four of Article 23 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Prosecutor's Office" dated 14 October 2014 № 1697-VII (regarding the representation of the interests of the state in court by the prosecutor). In accordance with this Decision, certain provisions of the first paragraph of Article 23(3) of the Law of Ukraine "On the Prosecutor's Office" insofar as they allow the prosecutor to represent the interests of the state in court in connection with the failure or improper exercise of the protection of these interests by a local government body or other authority with the relevant powers.

The rules found to be unconstitutional will cease to be in force on 1 January 2027.

On 3 December, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law № 4695-IX "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026." According to this Law, from 1 January 2026, the minimum monthly wage will be 8,647 UAH, and the minimum subsistence level for able-bodied persons will be 3,328 UAH.

Local authorities must take measures by 1 April 2026 to fill the departmental information system of the State Migration Service of Ukraine with up-to-date data on the population to ensure the objective distribution of financial resources between the budgets that make up the budgetary system of Ukraine, including the implementation of horizontal equalisation of the tax capacity of territories, starting in 2027.

On 3 December, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law № 4697-IX "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Inclusion of the Period of Unlawful Dismissal of an Employee in the Insurance Period." According to this Law, the period of forced absence from work caused by unlawful dismissal will be included in the insurance period based on a court decision to reinstate an unlawfully dismissed employee, which has entered into legal force and for which the employer has paid insurance contributions.

On 17 December, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Resolution № 4736-ІХ "On the Statement on the Occasion of Local Self-Government Day in Ukraine in the Context of the Russian Federation's Armed Aggression against Ukraine." In the Statement, the parliament:

• expressed its sincere gratitude to local council deputies, village, settlement and city heads, all employees of local self-government bodies and their administrations, enterprises, institutions and organisations of communal ownership for their tireless and responsible work for the benefit of hromadas, effective resolution of urgent tasks and problems related to the welfare and life of the population in the extremely difficult conditions of martial law;
• noted the key role of local self-government bodies in ensuring energy security, the stable functioning of hromadas, meeting the vital needs of the population, as well as in the restoration and development of affected areas;
• emphasised the importance of further developing local self-government in Ukraine by continuing the decentralisation reform based on the best European standards and practices, international cooperation, and exchange of experience with local self-government bodies of other states for the sustainable development of Ukraine and its accession to the European Union.

On 17 December, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Resolution № 4731-IX "On the Establishment of a Temporary Investigation Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to Investigate Possible Violations of Ukrainian Defence Legislation, Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Legislation, and Human Rights and Freedoms during Martial Law." The main tasks of the Temporary Investigation Commission are to investigate possible violations by state authorities and local self-government bodies of Ukrainian legislation in the field of defence, including the use of resources necessary to ensure the state's defence capability, anti-corruption legislation, as well as Ukrainian legislation on ensuring human rights and freedoms under the legal regime of martial law.

On 4 December, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Resolution № 4707-IX "On the Establishment of the Temporary Inquiry Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to Investigate Possible Facts of Illegal Construction, Unauthorized Occupation of Land Plots, Unauthorized Construction, and Abuse of Funds and Property Managed by State and Municipal Entities, which resulted in the emergence of unfinished residential construction projects, leading to the violation of the right to housing of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations and special-purpose law enforcement agencies established in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, their family members, and internally displaced persons". The main tasks of the Temporary Investigation Commission are defined as follows:

• investigating violations of urban planning and land legislation related to illegal construction, unauthorised occupation of land plots, unauthorised construction, abuse, and inefficient use of funds and property managed by entities managing state and municipal property;
• studying the activities of local self-government bodies whose powers include the regulation of urban development, the operation of engineering networks, and the connection of construction projects to them, ensuring the provision of communal services, investigating violations and abuses, including corruption, by officials/civil servants of these bodies, and cases of improper performance of their official duties;
• investigating the effectiveness of programmes to provide housing for internally displaced persons, identifying ways to solve the problem of insufficient housing for this category of persons, including using problematic construction projects, property, and land plots owned by the state and municipalities.

On 7 December, the President of Ukraine issued Decree № 920/2025 "On the Establishment of the Honorary Award “Hromada Saviour”’. According to this Decree, the honorary award "Hromada Saviour" was established to recognise the hromadas of Ukraine whose residents provide humanitarian protection and other types of assistance to frontline hromadas and defence forces, participate in strengthening the state's defence capabilities during the repulsion of the Russian Federation's armed aggression against Ukraine, and provide other significant support in defending Ukraine's independence and sovereignty.

On 29 December, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (hereinafter – CMU) adopted Resolution № 1766 "On Approval of the Procedure for the Return of Financial State Support in Connection with the Deprivation or Termination of the Status of a Veteran Entrepreneur." This Procedure defines the conditions and mechanism for the return of financial state support provided to veteran entrepreneurs in cash by entities that are providers of financial state support, as defined in Article 16(1) of the Law "On Veteran Entrepreneurship," in connection with the deprivation or termination of the status of a veteran entrepreneur.

On 29 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1753 "Certain Issues of Allocating Subsidies from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Providing Meals to Students of General Secondary Education Institutions in 2026." In accordance with this Resolution, the CMU:

• allocated the above-mentioned subsidy;
• amended the “Procedure and conditions for providing subsidies from the state budget to local budgets for providing meals to students of general secondary education institutions,” approved by Resolution of the CMU No. 1456 of 20 December 2024;
• revised the form of the "Report on the use of subsidies from the state budget to local budgets for providing meals to students of general secondary education institutions".

On 26 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1750 "Certain Issues of Remuneration of Employees of Social and Rehabilitation Service Providers. "This Resolution introduces the application of an additional coefficient of 2.5 to increase official salaries when determining the maximum official salaries of employees of social and rehabilitation service providers, whose tariff grades were approved by Resolution of the CMU № 1298 dated 30 August 2002 "On remuneration of employees based on the Unified tariff scale of grades and coefficients for remuneration of employees of institutions, establishments and organisations of certain sectors of the budgetary sphere." However, this coefficient for increasing official salaries does not apply to determining the maximum official salaries of persons whose remuneration is determined in accordance with Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 868 of 2 August 2024, "Certain Issues of Remuneration of Specialists Supporting War Veterans and Demobilised Persons."

Local authorities are recommended to ensure the payment of salaries to employees of social and rehabilitation service providers, considering the specified coefficient for increasing official salaries from 1 January 2026.

On 26 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1749 "Certain Issues of Remuneration of Teaching and Scientific-Pedagogical Workers." According to this Resolution, from 1 January 2026, the official salaries (wage rates) of teaching staff, the list of positions of which was approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 963 of 14 June 2000 "On Approval of the List of Positions of Teaching and Scientific-Teaching Staff," of state and municipal institutions and establishments, regardless of their subordination.

On 24 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1740 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the CMU of 9 October 2020 № 943”, which introduced a centralized mechanism for the formation and maintenance of the state register of critical information infrastructure facilities (hereinafter – CII) and defined the procedure for the identification, categorization, and inclusion of information, electronic communications, CII, and technological systems in this Register.

The Resolution establishes transitional obligations for critical infrastructure operators: those whose facilities are already included in the Register of CII and at the same time listed in sectoral CII lists must, within 30 calendar days, submit updated information to the relevant sectoral authorities, while those whose CII has not yet been identified must, within the same period, carry out identification and inform the sectoral authorities of the results; at the same time, sectoral CII lists cease to be valid at the moment when the sectoral authorities receive notification from the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine regarding the inclusion of the relevant facilities in the state Register.

On 24 December, the CMU also adopted Resolution № 1739 “Certain Issues of Registration of Trams (Tramcars) and Trolleybuses, Keeping Their Records, and Conducting State Technical Inspection of Urban Electric Transport Facilities”, which comprehensively updated the system of state technical control, departmental registration, and accounting of urban electric transport through a transition to digital tools and unified procedures. The Resolution approves new Rules for conducting state technical inspections, which establish mandatory annual inspections of rolling stock, tram tracks, contact networks, and traction substations with the determination of fitness for operation; detail inspection procedures, the composition of commissions, documentation requirements, the procedure for documenting results, and the prohibition of operation without a valid technical inspection certificate; and also provide for the use of inspection results by the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety within the framework of state supervision. The Resolution contains transitional provisions: enterprises must enter information on previously registered rolling stock into the electronic system within 12 months after the termination or cancellation of martial law, and the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety is obliged to create and implement a unified electronic accounting system by 31 December 2026. The Resolution enters into force on 1 January 2027.

On 24 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1738 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 13 March 2022 № 303”, which establishes that measures of state supervision (control) in the fields of electricity and heat supply during martial law may be carried out, but only by decision of the State Energy Supervision Inspectorate and in accordance with the procedure defined by the Law of Ukraine “On the Basic Principles of State Supervision (Control) in the Sphere of Economic Activity”.

On 24 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1737 “On Amendments to the Procedure for Providing Information from the State Register of Rights to Immovable Property”, which introduced a temporary restriction on access to sensitive spatial data on immovable property objects registered to legal entities during martial law and for one year after its termination or cancellation. The Resolution clarifies that, in specified cases, when information is provided from the Register, the address of the immovable property object and the cadastral number of the land plot are not indicated, and also supplements paragraph 16 of the Procedure with special rules on electronic access: the software tools of the Register restrict the display of information on the location of immovable property objects and cadastral numbers of land plots if the right is registered to a legal entity.

On 24 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1736 “On Amendments to the Procedure for the Organization and Functioning of Points of Invincibility”, which clarifies the requirements for internet connectivity of Points of Invincibility and standardizes the recording of technical parameters. The amendments align the terminology of the Procedure with the Civil Protection Code of Ukraine and with the Procedure for the submission and display of information on actual electronic communications network coverage on the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services, and also introduce mandatory technical options for internet access at Points of Invincibility.

On 24 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1729 “On Amendments to the Regulation on Children and Youth Sports Schools,” which comprehensively updated the requirements for the staffing, organizational, and institutional framework of children and youth sports schools (hereinafter – CYSS), taking into account territorial specificities and modern standards of education in the field of physical culture and sports. The Resolution clearly differentiates minimum staffing requirements depending on the type of territorial community (urban, settlement, rural) and separately establishes standards for sports schools for people with disabilities, setting a minimum number of coaching positions and a mandatory share of full-time staff units. At the same time, it clarifies that comprehensive CYSS must carry out activities in at least two sports disciplines. The amendments also expand the requirements for the educational level of coaches and managerial staff (director and deputy director) of CYSS and allow the engagement of people with different levels of formal education in the field of physical culture and sports, including senior undergraduate students.

On 24 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1728 “On Amendments to the Procedures Approved by Resolutions of CMU of 26 June 2013 № 444 and of 23 October 2013 № 819,” which clarifies the organization of training in the field of civil protection and strengthened coordination of the relevant educational processes. In particular, the model regulation on the organization of the work of consultation centers will be approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and a linkage between the duration of training and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System has been introduced, which increases the compatibility of such programs with the formal education system, facilitates the recognition of learning outcomes, and brings civil protection training closer to European educational standards.

On 24 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1726 “On Amendments to the Procedure for the Professional Development of Pedagogical and Academic Staff”, which expanded the scope of the state mechanism for professional development and adapted it to new forms of educational activity, including those carried out abroad. The Resolution clarifies that the requirements and guarantees of the Procedure apply not only to teachers of educational institutions, but also to other subjects of educational activity. The key innovation is the inclusion within the scope of the Procedure of citizens of Ukraine who carry out teaching activities at subjects of educational activity located abroad, if they are registered in accordance with a special procedure for the recognition of learning outcomes. At the same time, the right of such persons to undertake professional development in Ukraine on general grounds is established.

On 24 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1712 “On Amendments to the Procedure for Granting Compensation to Institutions, Enterprises, Establishments, and Organizations Regardless of Ownership Form, as well as to Individual Entrepreneurs, for Consumed Housing and Utility Services, and for the Purchase of Liquefied Gas, Solid and Liquid Household Heating Fuel During the Temporary Accommodation of Internally Displaced Persons.”

The Resolution introduces amendments to the procedure for granting compensation for expenses related to the temporary free-of-charge accommodation of internally displaced people. In particular, the procedure for submitting applications through the electronic account on the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine is clarified, and the review period is extended from 10 to 25 working days. The concept of temporary compensation is introduced for cases involving the accommodation of people who do not have a complete set of documents; such compensation is granted for the period required to restore the documents, but for no longer than two months, and is formalized based on an act on the provision of emergency (crisis) accommodation.

The Resolution details the procedure for calculating compensation, considering the number of accommodated persons, the actual number of days of residence, tariffs for housing and utility services, and state social standards in the field of housing and utility services. It is established that compensation for accommodation and temporary compensation is not provided if compensation for the same subject is received under another procedure.

The Resolution also clarifies the frequency of application submission in cases of residence for up to 30 days, expands the list of information submitted regarding accommodated persons, and defines the powers of the National Social Service bodies to verify the accuracy of the submitted data and to control the correctness of the assignment and payment of compensation, including grounds for terminating accrual in the absence of confirmation of actual residence.

On 24 December 2025, the CMU issued Resolution №1496-r “On Determining the List of Business Entities for the Placement of Whose Facilities the Compulsory Alienation of Land Plots and Other Immovable Property Is Permitted.” The Resolution approves a list of business entities for the placement of whose facilities, during the period of martial law or a state of emergency, the compulsory alienation of land plots and other immovable property is permitted. The list includes the Joint-Stock Company “Ukrainian Energy Machines”.

On 23 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1714 “On Amendments to Resolutions of the CMU of 28 December 2000 № 1921 and of 5 November 2024 № 1288,” which simultaneously amended the regulation of the military transport duty and the mechanisms of state financial support for enterprises in the defense-industrial sector. The Resolution supplements the Regulation on the Military Transport Duty with a provision according to which legal entities that purchased vehicles or equipment using credit funds or obtained them under financial leasing arrangements, as well as lessors that transferred such vehicles or equipment under financial leasing within the framework of state support, are exempt from transferring these vehicles and equipment to military formations during mobilization. The “Procedure for Granting State Financial Support to Enterprises in the Defense-Industrial Sector” is also set out in a new version.

On 23 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1694 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the CMU of 7 July 2025 № 854,” which details the procedure for granting state- or municipally owned religious property for free use (loan) to religious organizations. The Resolution increases the maximum term of free use from 10 to 50 years, extends certain procedural time limits related to the fulfillment of contractual obligations, and enshrines the preferential right of a bona fide user to conclude a free-use (loan) agreement for a new term.

On 23 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1693 “On Amendments to Paragraph 5 of the Procedure and Conditions for Granting, in 2025, a Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of a Public Investment Project on the Payment of Monetary Compensation for Residential Premises Eligible to Be Received by Certain Categories of Persons Who Defended the Independence, Sovereignty, and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine, as well as Members of Their Families,” which clarifies the mechanism for distributing the relevant subvention among regional budgets and the budget of the city of Kyiv. The Resolution provides that the distribution of the subvention is carried out by the Ministry for Veterans Affairs proportionally to the actual need for monetary compensation, based on information compiled by regional and Kyiv City state administrations (military administrations), considering the waiting list from the previous budget period. The calculation of monetary compensation is carried out in full using indicators of the indirect cost of housing construction by region or in accordance with the requirements of the Procedure approved by the CMU Resolution of 19 October 2016 No. 719.

On 19 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1689 “Certain Issues of Arranging Safe Conditions in Institutions Providing General Secondary Education,” which provides for the distribution of an educational subvention from the state budget to local budgets in 2025 (from the special fund) for the arrangement of safe conditions in general secondary education institutions and determines the procedure for the use of these funds. The Resolution provides that the subvention is allocated in accordance with the approved Procedure and Conditions for its provision, for the implementation of projects for the construction of anti-radiation shelters in territorial communities of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Procedure for the use of unallocated balances of local budget funds formed from an additional grant has also been amended. Accordingly, in the event of an increase in the cost of project implementation (by no more than 10 percent of the allocated amount), local budget spending units shall ensure additional financing from local budgets in the amounts necessary to complete the project.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1682 “On Approval of the List of Settlements in Which Persons Belonging to National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine Traditionally Reside, or in Which Such Persons Constitute a Significant Part of the Population,” which approves the relevant list of settlements. The Resolution establishes a regulatory basis for identifying territories of traditional residence or significant concentration of persons belonging to national minorities (communities) and is to be applied by state authorities and local self-government bodies in the exercise of powers related to ensuring the rights of national minorities.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1678 “On Amendments to the Annex to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 4 March 2025 No. 241,” which clarifies the distribution of the educational subvention from the state budget to local budgets in 2025 for the purchase of equipment and the establishment and modernization (reconstruction and major repair) of canteens (food units) of general secondary education institutions. The Resolution provides for adjustments to the volumes of financing within Rivne Oblast (about projects in the Bilokrynytska rural and the Rokytnivska settlement hromadas).

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1677 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the CMU of 24 March 2021 № 305,” which clarifies the norms and the Procedure for the organization of catering in educational institutions and children’s health improvement and recreation facilities, taking into account conditions of power supply outages. The Resolution expands the list of cases in which deviations from the provision of full hot meals are permitted, explicitly including situations of the absence of electricity and reserve autonomous power sources of sufficient capacity, as well as staying in protective shelters. At the same time, the Resolution provides for the possibility of using pre-established reserves of water and food products, including long-shelf-life items, for the organization of meals for learners and children under such conditions, and synchronizes the relevant provisions of nutrition standards and the catering organization procedure.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1675 “On Amendments to the Model Regulation on the Accounting Service of a Budgetary Institution,” which amends the regulation of the organization of accounting in budgetary institutions. The Resolution clarifies certain aspects of the subordination of the accounting service, supplementing and aligning the Model Regulation with the current system of civil service governance.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1673 “On Approval of the Principles, Criteria, and Limits of Reasonable Accommodation and Universal Design,” which defines the principles, criteria, and limits for the application of relevant measures, in particular in the fields of health care, education, social services, employment, and labor market participation, and enshrines criteria for assessing the effectiveness and appropriateness of such measures. The Resolution entered into force on 1 January 2026.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1672 “On Approval of the List of Indicators for the Payment of the Contribution to Support the Employment of Persons with Disabilities, and on Determining the Procedure and Time Limits for Informing the CMU,” which establishes a list of key indicators for administering the relevant contribution and determines the mechanism for informing the Government about the status of its payment. The Resolution approves an exhaustive list of financial and quantitative indicators, including those relating to accrued contribution amounts, arrears, penalties, and late-payment charges, the number of contributors and debtors, as well as the contribution assessment base. The Resolution entered into force on 1 January 2026.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1671 “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the CMU Concerning the Lease of State Property,” which updates standard approaches to lease terms and mechanisms for calculating and adjusting rent, which in practice are also applied to leases of municipal property (through the unification of procedures, the use of standard contractual structures, and linkage to general indexation rules). The Resolution details the rules on repairs and inseparable improvements in lease relations (including the consequences of the absence of approval), establishes a more clearly defined procedure for using depreciation for the restoration of leased assets, approves an updated version of the model lease agreement for immovable and other individually identified property, and introduces a monthly adjustment of rent based on the inflation index.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1665 “On Amendments to the Procedure for Declaring and Registering Place of Residence (Stay),” which brings the procedures for declaration, registration, deregistration, and cancellation of relevant records into compliance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure.” The Resolution clarifies that decisions of registration authorities on refusal or cancellation of registration actions must be adopted as administrative acts that adversely affect a person’s rights or legitimate interests, with due observance of the established procedural guarantees. The procedure for declaring records invalid and cancelling them in cases of violations of the law is also detailed, following inspections by the registration authority or in cases where passport documents are declared invalid, and the relevant rules are extended to registration actions concerning children carried out based on such documents.

On 17 December, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1656 “On Amendments to Paragraph 10 of the Procedure for Involving Able-Bodied Persons in Publicly Useful Works under Martial Law,” which clarifies the categories of persons who may be involved in such works and the areas of their performance. The Resolution provides for the possibility, subject to consent, of involving unemployed able-bodied insured persons who do not have the status of registered unemployed persons, including persons of retirement age up to the age of 70, in the absence of medical contraindications. It is established that such persons may perform publicly useful works in designated frontline and border oblasts in accordance with an indicative list, as well as throughout the territory of Ukraine in areas related to aiding the population, supporting persons with disabilities, children, and elderly citizens, and organizing life-support services for persons affected by hostilities.

On 17 December, the CMU issued Resolution № 1456-r “On Approval of the State Programme for Adapting the Premises of Operating Preschool Education Institutions to Civil Protection Requirements under Martial Law, in Particular through the Creation of Protective Structures (Arrangement of the Simplest Shelters) or Dual-Use Structures,” which launched the implementation of a State Programme aimed at the construction and modernization of shelters and dual-use structures in kindergartens and at returning the maximum possible number of children to in-person education under safe conditions. The Resolution defines the Programme’s objective (protection of the life and health of children and staff, inclusiveness and accessibility, and restoration of in-person education as critically important for child development), instruments (new construction, major repairs and reconstruction of protective structures, conversion of premises into the simplest shelters, equipping with alert systems and necessary equipment, and child-friendly psychological design of shelters), as well as the system of governance and control over implementation. Financing is envisaged primarily from local budgets, funds of founders, and international technical assistance, and implementation is to continue for the duration of martial law, with the possibility of extension.

On 17 December, the CMU issued Resolution № 1447-r “On the Allocation and Reallocation of Certain Subventions from the State Budget to Local Budgets in 2025,” under which, within the framework of Article 108 of the Budget Code, adjustments were made to educational transfers between communities and regions. The Resolution provides for the initial allocation of an educational subvention totaling UAH 26.2 million to certain territorial communities, as well as a large-scale reallocation of the educational subvention for UAH 54.1 million between local and oblast budgets to balance current expenditures for the maintenance of educational institutions. In addition, the reallocation of a subvention for supplementary payments to teaching staff of general secondary education institutions of UAH 1.57 million was carried out.

On 12 December, the CMU adopted Resolution №1748, "Certain Issues of Reforming Local Self-Government and Territorial Organisation of Power under Martial Law and in Preparation for Ukraine's Membership in the European Union." This Resolution approved the "Specifics of reforming local self-government and territorial organisation of power under martial law and in preparation for Ukraine's accession to the European Union," which outlines:

• the history of the reform and new challenges that determine the specifics of its further implementation;
• problems that need to be solved at the current stage of reforming local self-government and territorial organisation of power in Ukraine under martial law and Ukraine's accession to the European Union;
• ways to solve these problems and reform tasks, considering new challenges.

On 12 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1686 “On Amendments to the State Regional Development Strategy for 2021–2027,” which updates the strategic priorities of regional policy in light of the conditions of full-scale war and changes in the financial capacity of communities. The Resolution introduces a typology of territories based on security criteria (frontline territories within up to 100 km of the line of contact, the border, or temporarily occupied territories, and temporarily occupied territories), with separate policy priorities for each type, ranging from the development of defense and civil protection infrastructure and rapid restoration of critical networks to support for evacuation, preservation of identity, and capacity-building for de-occupation and reintegration.

On 12 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1647 “On Approval of the State Program for the Development of International Territorial Cooperation for 2025–2027,” which relaunched the state policy on international territorial cooperation. The Program is directly linked to the updated State Regional Development Strategy, the European integration agenda (the Association Agreement and the European Commission’s recommendations under Chapter 22), and the preparation of regions and territorial communities for EU cohesion policy instruments, in particular Interreg and Interreg NEXT.

The key focus shifts from a narrow cross-border format to the involvement of all regions and territorial communities of Ukraine, with an emphasis on transforming partnerships into joint reconstruction projects, strengthening the institutional and project capacity of local self-government bodies, developing transnational cooperation (including the Danube and Carpathian dimensions), and preparing for the EU programming period 2028–2034.

Financing is envisaged in a mixed format – state and local budgets, international technical assistance, and other sources; the total volume of resources for 2025–2027 amounts to approximately UAH 3.18 billion. Expected results include the conclusion of at least 250 international territorial cooperation agreements, the implementation of 300 joint initiatives and projects, expanded participation of communities in EU programmes, a strengthened role of regional development agencies, and Ukraine’s institutional preparation for full participation in the European Union’s cohesion policy.

On 12 December, the CMU issued Resolution № 1420-р “On the Allocation of the Volume of the Additional Grant from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Exercise of Powers by Local Self-Government Bodies in De-Occupied, Temporarily Occupied, and Other Territories of Ukraine Affected by the Negative Impact of the Full-Scale Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation, for the Fourth Quarter of 2025,” which carried out a regular quarterly distribution of state support to communities and regions operating under wartime risks and loss of revenue base. The Resolution provides for the allocation of UAH 1.56 billion in additional grants to finance the basic powers of local self-government bodies in de-occupied, frontline, temporarily occupied, and other affected territories, with differentiated distribution between oblast budgets and the budgets of territorial communities.

On 10 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1652 “Certain Issues of Conducting Health Screenings for Persons Aged 40 and Over,” which launches a state pilot project of mass preventive health screenings starting from 1 January 2026. The Resolution approves two procedures: the mechanism for implementing the project and the rules for the use of budget funds, designates the Ministry of Health as the coordinator, and identifies among the participants the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the National Health Service of Ukraine, and JSC “Oschadbank” (as well as other banks connected to information exchange with the Diia Portal). The core model is targeted financial support for UAH 2,000 once per calendar year for Ukrainian citizens aged 40+, credited to a special account/“Diia.Card” and usable only in cashless form to pay for screenings provided by designated providers. The service covers the assessment of cardiovascular risks, diabetes, and mental health, and the results must be entered into the electronic health care system. Financing is provided from the state budget under the budget programme “Health Screening for the Prevention of Diseases.”

On 10 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1644 “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the CMU Concerning the Improvement of Procedures for Issuing Military Registration Documents,” which comprehensively clarifies and unifies the rules for maintaining military registration and issuing military registration documents. The Resolution introduces the full use of electronic military registration documents (including printed versions) on an equal footing with paper documents, details the procedures for registration and for updating registration data in the event of a change of place of residence, delineates the powers of territorial recruitment and social support centers, and simplifies mechanisms for confirming registration data through state registers and the “Diia” Portal. A separate set of amendments concerns the issuance, replacement, and invalidation of paper documents in cases of inconsistency with the data of the Unified State Register, clarification of primary registration forms, notifications of changes in data and requirements for declaring the place of residence, as well as the procedure to be followed in cases of loss of documents or conscription during mobilization, all of which is aimed at reducing administrative barriers and improving the manageability of the military registration system.

On 10 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1639 “On Amendments to the Procedure for the Implementation of the Experimental Project on Providing One-Time State Financial Assistance ‘Winter Support 2025’,” which clarifies the timeframes and procedural parameters for the implementation of the programme. The Resolution limits the formation of lists of beneficiaries to applications submitted in 2025, while at the same time extending certain deadlines for payments, reporting, and verification until February–March 2026 and aligning the provisions of the Procedure with the 2025 budget programme.

On 10 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1619 “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Construction of Water Supply Systems and Networks for Settlements,” which updates the list and financial allocations of public investment projects in the water supply sector implemented in response to the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Resolution clarifies the distribution of state budget funds and resources of the fund for liquidation of the consequences of armed aggression among specific new construction projects for main water pipelines in Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and other oblasts, in particular determining phased financing of a water intake facility and a main water pipeline to supply the city of Mykolaiv with water with a total volume of UAH 8 billion, and also updates the list of facilities under the experimental project for the construction, reconstruction, and technical modernization of water supply systems with total financing of UAH 8.5 billion.

On 10 December 2025, the CMU issued Resolution № 1393-р “On the Allocation of the Reserve of the Educational Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets in 2025,” which provided for a targeted allocation of UAH 48.1 million from the reserve of the educational subvention among the budgets of territorial communities in various regions of the country. The funds are allocated to cover current expenditures in the field of general secondary education in communities with additional financial needs, small rural and settlement hromadas, in accordance with Article 103² of the Budget Code of Ukraine. The Ministry of Finance was instructed to introduce the necessary amendments to the state budget schedule to ensure the actual transfer of the subvention in 2025.

On 9 December 2025, the CMU issued Resolution № 1391-р “On Measures to Ensure the Supply of Electric Energy during the Autumn–Winter Period of 2025/26,” which defines a set of urgent response measures to an emergency in the energy system caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. In particular, the Resolution provides for a review of the lists of facilities with priority electricity supply, the involvement of distributed generation in electricity supply to the grid, the possibility of electricity imports to reduce the load on the system, and also establishes the obligation of the Kyiv City and oblast state (military) administrations, together with local self-government bodies and municipal enterprises, to take measures by the end of the 2025/26 autumn–winter period to reduce electricity consumption, in particular by limiting external lighting of buildings, adjacent areas, parks, advertising, and street lighting, while ensuring safe conditions for population movement and road traffic.

On 8 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1608 “Certain Issues of Reserving Persons Liable for Military Service for the Period of Mobilization and for Wartime,” which updates the procedure for reserving persons liable for military service and the criteria for determining critically important enterprises and institutions. The Resolution expands the range of entities whose employees may be subject to reservation, details the requirements for decisions on granting critically important status, including the indication of the number of persons liable for military service, establishes a new procedure for increasing reservation limits above 50 percent by decision of the Ministry of Defense based on recommendations of an interagency working group and through the “Diia Portal”, and also temporarily, until 1 February 2026, introduces accelerated mechanisms for transfer to special military registration and for the cancellation of deferments. At the same time, control over compliance with the established reservation limits is strengthened, as is the responsibility of heads of enterprises and institutions for exceeding such limits.

On 8 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1607 “On Amendments to the Procedure and Conditions for Granting, in 2025, a Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of a Public Investment Project on the Development of Veterans’ Spaces.” The Resolution extends the deadline for submission of certain documents until 30 April 2026 and introduces the possibility of increasing the amount of advance payment for goods, works, and services financed by the subvention, subject to approval by the Ministry for Veterans Affairs. It also defines the procedure for submitting requests, requirements for their justification, the overall cap on such advance payments of up to UAH 200 million, and the deadline for making such payments until 31 March 2026.

On 5 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1632 “On the Implementation of an Experimental Project on the Automatic Registration for Military Service of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service, and Reservists,” which introduces, for a period of two years, an experimental mechanism for the automatic registration for military service of men aged 18 to 60 who were previously not registered, based on electronic data exchange between state registers and without undergoing a medical examination. The Resolution designates the Ministry of Defense as the project coordinator, defines the range of participants, regulates the list of personal data used for registration, the specifics of considering information on disability and serious illnesses, as well as the conditions for issuing passport documents, including abroad, without the submission of a military registration document.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1590 “On the Implementation of an Experimental Project on the Reorganization of Municipal Vocational Education Institutions into Municipal Non-Profit Companies and the Procurement of Educational Services in the Field of Vocational Education Using Local Budget Funds,” which introduces, for a period of two years, an experimental model for changing the organizational and legal status of vocational education institutions and transitioning to financing through orders and contracts for educational services funded by local budgets. The Resolution designates the Ministry of Education and Science as the coordinator and identifies as participants (voluntarily) municipal vocational education institutions, oblast and city councils (of cities that are administrative centers of oblasts), and oblast state (military) administrations; participation is formalized by a decision of the authorized body and inclusion in a list approved by an order of the Ministry of Education and Science. The implementation procedure details the stages of reorganization into municipal non-profit companies, introduces a mechanism for forming orders based on an analysis of the regional labor market and concluding multi-year contracts for a period of 1–3 years using the Methodology for Calculating the Cost of Educational Services, and also provides for the establishment of supervisory boards by 1 May 2026 and regular reporting by participants.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution №1587 “On Amendments to Paragraph 10 of the Procedure and Conditions for Granting the Educational Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets”. As of 1 September 2026, new minimum threshold indicators for the number of pupils are established for general secondary education institutions depending on the structure of education: fewer than 60 pupils for institutions providing complete general secondary education in grades 1–12, fewer than 55 pupils for institutions providing complete general secondary education in grades 1–11, and fewer than 45 pupils for institutions providing primary and basic or basic and profile secondary education.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution №1578 “On Amendments to the Resolution of the CMU of 14 March 2025 № 290 and the Resolution of the CMU of 11 June 2025 № 554,” which adjusts the distribution of the educational subvention from the special fund of the state budget about the creation of a modern educational environment in 2025.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution №1574 “On Amendments to the Resolutions of the CMU of 1 September 2021 № 926 and of 9 August 2024 № 909,” which clarifies the rules for entering information on functional zoning of territories into the State Land Cadastre in cases where such zoning is determined by detailed territory plans in accordance with transitional provisions of the legislation, and also amends the parameters for the implementation of the experimental project on the introduction of the Urban Planning Cadastre at the state level. The Resolution expands the list of provisions covered by the experiment, extends its duration to 22 months, and regulates the procedure for processing urban planning documentation with restricted access by creating it as separate electronic documents without entering them into the Register of Urban Planning Documentation.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1567 “On Amendments to Annex 1 to the Procedure and Conditions for Granting a Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of Projects under the Emergency Credit Programme for the Recovery of Ukraine,” which clarifies the amount of the subvention and co-financing for certain regions and territorial communities within the Emergency Credit Programme.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU issued Resolution № 1390-r “On Approval of the Roadmap for Strengthening Control over Public Procurement and Approval of the Action Plan for Its Implementation for 2025–2027,” which approves a strategic document and an action plan aimed at systematically strengthening state financial control in the field of public procurement in line with the recommendations of the European Commission and the priorities of the Ukraine Facility. The Resolution designates the State Audit Service as responsible for implementation, continuous monitoring, and annual reporting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Ministry of Finance and provides for the financing of measures from the state budget and other sources not prohibited by law.

On 3 December 2025, the CMU issued Resolution № 1369-r “On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the CMU on the Allocation of the Volume of a Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for the Implementation of a Public Investment Project on Arranging Safe Conditions in Institutions Providing General Secondary Education (Shelter Arrangements), including Military (Naval, Military-Sports) Lyceums and Lyceums with Enhanced Military and Physical Training, in 2025.” This Resolution clarifies the indicators for the distribution of the subvention among certain local budgets by adjusting financing amounts and the lists of territorial communities in previously adopted government resolutions of 2025, to implement the public investment project on arranging shelters in general secondary education institutions, and the Ministry of Finance to introduce the relevant amendments to the state budget schedule.

On 2 December 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1555 “Certain Issues of Supporting the Mobility of Citizens of Ukraine within the Framework of the ‘3,000 Kilometres across Ukraine’ Initiative,” which approves the initiative of JSC “Ukrainian Railways,” supported by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories, to introduce, under martial law, free travel for citizens of Ukraine on domestic rail services during off-peak periods within an annual limit of 3,000 kilometres per person. The Resolution defines the stages and conditions for implementing the initiative until 23 December 2026, as well as its sources of financing.

On 28 November 2025, the CMU adopted Resolution № 1582 “On Amendments to Paragraph 13 of the Specific Features of Public Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services for Contracting Authorities Provided for by the Law of Ukraine ‘On Public Procurement,’ for the Period of Martial Law in Ukraine and for 90 Days after Its Termination or Cancellation,” which clarifies the list of procurement items that may be carried out under simplified rules during martial law, in particular by expanding the list of equipment for heat supply and water supply (including heat pumps, boiler houses, and artesian wells). The Resolution also provides that procurements initiated before the entry into force of this resolution are to be completed in accordance with the rules in force at the time they were initiated.

On 30 December, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (hereinafter – MES of Ukraine) issued Order № 1725 "On Approval of the Model Regulations on the Supervisory Board of a Vocational Education Institution and the Model Procedure for Forming the Supervisory Board of a Vocational Education Institution." Founders are recommended to be guided by this order when developing the Regulations on the Supervisory Board of a Vocational Education Institution and forming its composition.

On 11 December, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine issued Order № 1616 "On holding the fourth stage of the XXVI International Ukrainian Language Competition named after Petro Yatsyk."

On 24 December, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine published letter № 1/27082 "On holding the fourth stage of the XXVI International Ukrainian Language Competition named after Petro Yatsyk." According to this letter, the fourth stage of the XXVI International Ukrainian Language Competition will take place on 5 March 2026 in a remote format. The participants' trial work will be organised from 10 a.m. on 2 March to 8 p.m. on 3 March 2026.

Orders of the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine dated 08.12.2025 № 1700 and dated 16.12.2025 № 1782 approved the "Amendments to the List of Territories Where Combat Operations Are (Were) Conducted or Temporarily Occupied by the Russian Federation."

The State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre has announced that the indexation coefficient for the normative monetary valuation of land for 2025 is 1.08 (this indexation coefficient for the normative monetary valuation of land applies to all categories of land and types of land use).

On 5 January, the MES of Ukraine presented a guide for hromadas and educational institutions on promoting healthy eating and hosting themed events. The guide is designed for those who work with children, parents, and educators and want to discuss healthy eating in a clear, ethical, and non-stereotypical manner. It is designed to help communities build systematic communication about healthy eating, plan thematic events, work with different target audiences, and gradually form a culture of conscious food choices.

PUBLIC DISCUSSION

On 5 January, the MES of Ukraine submitted for public discussion a draft resolution of the CMU "On Approval of the Concept for the Development of Psychological Services in the Education System for the Period until 2030." This draft was developed to create conditions for the psychological well-being of participants in the educational process and to promote the preservation and strengthening of their mental health through the development of a barrier-free, evidence-based system of psychological support for the educational process.

Comments and suggestions on the draft order will be accepted until 19 January 2026 at the following email address: olena.shvachova@mon.gov.ua.

COURT PRACTICE

On 31 December, the Supreme Court published a Digest of legal positions of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court and the Administrative Court of Cassation formulated during 2018–2025 regarding the application of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine.

On 29 December, the Supreme Court published a Review of the Supreme Court's practice from 2018 to 2025 in the field of recognising inheritance as extinct.

The Supreme Court, in its ruling of 3 December in Case № 744/629/24, formulated a legal position that during the period of martial law, an employer may refuse to grant unpaid leave to an employee who has acquired the status of an internally displaced person unpaid leave if such an employee is involved in work at critical infrastructure facilities, in the production of defence goods, or in the performance of mobilisation tasks (orders). Failure of such an employee to come to work after the employer's refusal to grant leave is considered absenteeism without valid reasons, which is grounds for dismissal in accordance with paragraph 4 of part 1 of Article 40 of the Labour Code of Ukraine.

The Supreme Court, in its ruling of 19 November in Case № 902/1257/24, formulated the legal position that the mandatory prerequisites for establishing an easement by court decision must be: an application by the interested party to the landowner with a proposal to establish an easement on terms identical to those subsequently stated in the claim; the existence of circumstances that make it impossible to use the plaintiff's property in any way other than by establishing an easement.