Today the Council of Europe and the Deputy-Prime-Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Municipal Economy of Ukraine Mr Volodymyr HROYSMAN opened the Conference “Municipal Consolidation in Europe: trends and solutions to amalgamation and co-operation”. This was an occasion for a fruitful exchange with other European countries such as the United Kingdom, Georgia, Latvia, Albania and Malta whose ministers came to share their own experience. Tomorrow senior colleagues from governments of other Council of Europe member-states will formulate practical recommendations during a confidential peer review.