On Wednesday, September 10, a plenary meeting of the 24th session of the Transcarpathian Regional Council took place. At the start of the session, 42 deputies were registered, and the number of those present later rose to 50.
Before considering the agenda items, a moment of silence was observed to honor those who died as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the fallen defenders of Ukraine. Honorary awards were also presented to military personnel, volunteers, and residents of the region.
📌 Among the session’s key decisions:
🎭 The Transcarpathian Folk Choir was granted national status.
Deputies renamed the institution the “National Honored Academic Transcarpathian Folk Choir” and approved its revised charter.
🎨 The year 2027 was declared the Year of the Transcarpathian Art School.
Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Public School of Drawing by Adalbert Erdeli and Yosyp Bokshay, which is considered the beginning of the Transcarpathian art school.
🎓 The Academy of Culture and Arts will celebrate its 80th anniversary.
Anniversary events will take place throughout the 2026–2027 academic year under the slogan “80 Years: Culture That Endures.”
🇺🇦🇸🇰 Transcarpathia has joined the effort to create the “Vigorlat” European Economic and Trade Union.
This involves a cross-border partnership with Slovak partners, which is intended to facilitate the attraction of European funding and the implementation of joint projects in the fields of infrastructure, tourism, the environment, business, and culture.
🏫 Supervisory boards will be established at eight vocational education institutions. Employers and members of the public are expected to be involved in their work.
💰 Deputies made amendments to the regional budget for 2026 and approved new and updated regional programs.
🏙 A change to the boundaries of the city of Perechyn was approved.
👥 Heads of two social institutions were appointed.
Taras Ippolitov will head the Mukachevo Psychoneurological Boarding School, and Oksana Lukach will lead the “Parasolka” Center.
✈️ A long-standing issue involving the former director of Uzhhorod Airport has also been resolved.
Oleg Kotsyuba was formally reinstated to his position on the last day of his contract—May 20, 2025—and then dismissed on the same date due to the expiration of his contract. Forty-six out of 50 deputies voted in favor of the decision. According to available information, he is to receive approximately 1.2 million UAH in compensation.
The regional council also endorsed four appeals to central government authorities. These appeals concern the legislative regulation of electric scooter use, providing housing for military personnel and their families, the procedure for male local council members aged 60 and older to cross the border, and strengthening the protection of medical workers from attacks while on duty.
After adopting the protocol decision, the 24th session of the Transcarpathian Regional Council was adjourned to the strains of the Ukrainian national anthem. 🇺🇦
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