Council Decision (EU) 2026/618 of 16 March 2026 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the EU-Ukraine Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the establishment of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee and the endorsement of the establishment of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and the elected local and regional authorities of Ukraine

Article 1

The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the EU-Ukraine Association Council shall be to support the establishment of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee and the endorsement of the establishment of the Joint Consultative Committee between the European Committee of the Regions and the elected local and regional authorities of Ukraine, and shall be based on the draft decision of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee

Article 1

1.   A Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee is hereby established. 2.   The Rules of Procedure of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee shall be governed by, and applied mutatis mutandis in accordance with, Article 16 of the Rules of Procedure of the Association Committee set out in Annex II to Decision No 1/2014 of 15 December 2014 of the EU-Ukraine Association Council. 3.   The scope of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee may, upon mutual agreement of the Parties, be amended or otherwise modified.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Joint Consultative Committee

Article 2

1.   The establishment of the Joint Consultative Committee, comprised by an equal number of representatives of the European Committee of the Regions, on the one hand, and elected representatives of local and regional authorities of Ukraine, on the other hand, is hereby endorsed. 2.   The Joint Consultative Committee shall, on its own initiative, carry out its activities with a view to promoting dialogue and fostering cooperation between the local and regional authorities. 3.   The Joint Consultative Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure. 4.   The Joint Consultative Committee may submit recommendations to the Association Council. 5.   Expenditure related to meetings of the Joint Consultative Committee, including organisational arrangements, participation of their delegates and support staff, as well as travel and subsistence expenses, shall be borne by the European Committee of the Regions and by the Government of Ukraine.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.