Reform of decentralization and regional policy in the Visegrad

• Yuriy P. Bytyak Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Pushkinska St., 77, Kharkiv 61002, Ukraine
• Svitlana Serohina, Irina Bodrova The Scientific Research Institute of State Building and Local Government of the National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine, 80, Chernyshevska St., Kharkiv 61002, Ukraine
• Anton Chyrkin The department of State Construction, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Pushkinska St., 77, Kharkiv 61002, Ukraine
• Sergey S. Shestopal Law Department, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, Vladivostok, Russia

Abstract

In our work, we highlight how, in particular, territorial changes of public authority have been taking place and analyze the current state of the territorial basis of municipal power (local governance) in the countries under review via comparative qualitative research methods. As a result, it appears that Slovakia, like other Visegrad countries, boasts a high level of territorial fragmentation. In conclusion, the corresponding changes have made it possible for the former post-socialist countries to experience the benefits from structural and regional EU policies through cooperation and interaction.