Reform Watch
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk: Local governments need real power
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, the front man for Okean Elzy, says local governments need true power from Kyiv.
The decentralization reforms that have been imposed upon Ukraine are incomplete, since they do not provide for any major changes that would vest local governments with real power. Today, all central authorities – the president, the parliament and the Cabinet – should understand that the time has come to transfer real authority and initiative to the local level.
