Analysis

Research, reviews and analysis of local governance, transparency and community development.

May 5, 2026

Transparency without contact: have Kharkiv city councillors genuinely become more open?

In 2025, Kharkiv city councillors made noticeable progress in openness and transparency compared with earlier years, when basic information was fragmented or absent. The annual assessment by the nationwide “Assessment of Local Council Members” campaign and AMI documents these changes.

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August 21, 2025

Accessibility principles ignored: an apartment building in Kharkiv

AMI monitored reconstruction as part of the “Recovery Spending Watch” project. Data collected by the team contributed to two analytical reports on the transparency and efficiency of recovery spending.

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May 6, 2025

Fourth year in office: Kharkiv city councillors under martial law — key assessment findings

For the second consecutive year, AMI has assessed Kharkiv city councillors as part of the nationwide campaign initiated by the Odesa regional branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine. The campaign aims to make councillors’ work more visible and transparent and strengthen voter trust.

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August 22, 2024

Kharkiv city councillors during war: how online work and remote sessions keep the council operating

Constant shelling and attacks on public administration buildings forced the council to adapt its work. Remote plenary, joint and standing committee meetings have helped local government continue operating safely and without interruption during war.

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June 4, 2024

Resilient Kharkiv: wartime challenges and improving the work of the city council

Kharkiv City Council scored 2.2 out of five for its third year in office, according to the councillor assessment presented by AMI at a press conference on 3 June. Councillors in 16 city councils were assessed as part of the nationwide “Assessment of Local Council Members” campaign.

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April 9, 2024

Kharkiv city councillors’ third year in office: key achievements and challenges

As part of the nationwide “Assessment of Local Council Members” campaign, AMI monitored attendance at plenary sessions and standing committees during the eighth-term council’s third year in office. The analysis used published minutes in Kharkiv’s Unified Municipal Register of Acts and covered 17 November 2022 to 29 December 2023.

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Analysis

Transparency without contact: have Kharkiv city councillors genuinely become more open?

Accessibility principles ignored: an apartment building in Kharkiv

Fourth year in office: Kharkiv city councillors under martial law — key assessment findings

Kharkiv city councillors during war: how online work and remote sessions keep the council operating

Resilient Kharkiv: wartime challenges and improving the work of the city council

Kharkiv city councillors’ third year in office: key achievements and challenges

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