November 20-21, 2001 New! Association of Ukrainian Cities within the framework of cooperation with the Council of Europe held the international conference ”Local Finances and Inter-budgetary Relations in Ukraine”.
Program
20 November 2001
| 09.00-09.45 | Registration of the participants |
| 10.00 |
Opening of the Conference. Welcoming speeches. |
| O. Omelchenko, President of the AUC, mayor of Kyiv | |
| A. Sytine, Administrator, Direction for Cooperation for Local and Regional Democracy, Council of Europe | |
| Welcoming speeches from the President’s Administration, Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine | |
| Session I The division of competencies and financial resources between different levels of public authorities Chairman: M. Pittsyk, AUC Executive Vice-President |
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| 10.30-10.50 | Mr. Marcou, Professor, University of Paris, France |
| 10.50-11.10 | Mr. Pukhtynsky, Head of the President’s Foundation for local self-government support in Ukraine |
| 11.10-11.30 | Coffee-break |
| 11.30-11.50 | Mr. Kravchenko, Deputy Head of Finance Institute, Ministry of Finance |
| 11.50-12.10 | Mr. Zhovtiak, Deputy Head of Budget Committee, the Parliament of Ukraine |
| 12.10-12.30 | Mr. Melnyk, Head of the AUC analytic and consultative group on budget reform implementation |
| 12.30-12.50 | Mr. Soguel, Professor, Univercity of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 12.50-13.00 | General discussion. Conclusions of the Session |
| 13.00-13.30 | Press-conference |
| 13.30-14.45 | Lunch |
| Session II Financial resources of local authorities: own
resources and taxation Chaiman: Mr. Sytine, administrator, Direction for Cooperation for Local and Regional Democracy, Council of Europe |
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| 14.45-15.05 | Mr. Marcou, Professor, University of Paris, France |
| 15.05-15.25 | Mr. Hanushchak, AUC expert on budget issues |
| 15.25-15.40 | Mr. Kornienko, Financial Department Head, Illichivsk |
| 15.40-16.00 | Mr. Ferre, Senator, Spain |
| 16.00-16.20 | Coffee-break |
| 16.20-16.40 | Mr. Hushchenko, Financial Department Head, Chernihiv |
| 16.40-17.00 | Mr. Skrypnyk, Financial Department Head, Dniepropetrovsk |
| 17.00-17.30 | Intervention of the participants. General discussion. |
| 17.30-18.00 | Departure to the restaurant. |
| 18.00 | Dinner (restaurant of hotel “Tourist”) |
21 November 2001
| Session III The transfers for local authorities. The
mechanism of financial equalization. Chairman: Mr. Sytine, administrator, Direction for Cooperation for Local and Regional Democracy, Council of Europe and Mr. Pittsyk, AUC Executive Vice-President |
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| 10.00-10.20 | Ms. Maynziuk, Director of Fiscal Analysis Group, Budget Committee of the Parliament of Ukraine |
| 10.20-10.40 | Mr. Soguel, Professor, University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 10.40-11.00 | Ms. Shcherbyna, Local budgets Department Head, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine |
| 11.00-11.20 | Mr. Ferre, senator, Spain |
| 11.20-11.40 | Coffee-break |
| 11.40-12.00 | Mr. Bigan, Financial Department Head, Uzhorod |
| 12.00-12.20 | Ms. Kostiv, Financial Department Head, Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 12.20-12.40 | General discussion. Conclusions of the conference. |
| 12.40-12.50 | Mr. Marcou, Professor, University of Paris, France |
| 12.50-13.00 |
Closing of the conference. |
| Mr. Sytine, administrator, Direction of Cooperation for Local and Regional Democracy, Council of Europe | |
| Mr. Pittsyk, AUC Executive Vice-President | |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch |