U-LEAD with Europe: Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme It is a multi-donor action of the European Union and its Member States Germany, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Slovenia. U-LEAD with Europe contributes to the establishment of multilevel governance that is transparent, accountable and responsive to the needs of the population. The Programme’s specific objective is to enhance the capacities of key actors at national, regional and local levels to further implement Ukraine’s decentralisation and related regional policy reforms, and to contribute to defining the functions for each level of government within specific policy areas. Partner: Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine (MinRegion)