On10 December 2019 the Award Ceremony of the  Third Donetsk Regional Media Contest on local self-government reform, decentralisation and best local practices was held by Donetsk Oblast State Administration in the framework of Local Self-Government Day celebration.

The Media Contest was launched based on the Methodology of the Council of Europe adapted to the regional context with the methodological support of the Council of Europe Programme “Decentralisation and Local Government Reform in Ukraine”.

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In 2019 following the initiative and methodology of the Council of Europe were implemented:

• IV National Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser Minregion)
• III Vinnitsa Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Vinnytsia Oblast Council)
• III Donetsk Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Donetsk Oblast State Administration)
• I Poltava Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Poltava Oblast Council) 
• II Sumy Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Sumy Oblast Council) 
• III Kharkiv Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Kharkiv Oblast Council) 
• III Khmelnytsky Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Khmelnytsky Oblast Council) 
• II Chernihiv Regional Media Contest on decentralisation (main organiser – Chernihiv Oblast Council) 

More information in Ukrainian.