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Cabinet Renames 4 Ministries And Establishes 2 New Ones

Cabinet Renames 4 Ministries And Establishes 2 New Ones

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has renamed four ministries and established two new ones.

This follows from the respective Executive Order of the Ukrainian Government 829 dated September 2, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Public Utility Economy Ministry was renamed as the Communities and Territories Development Ministry.

The Economic Development and Trade Ministry was renamed as the Economy, Trade and Agriculture Ministry; the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry was renamed as the Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry; the Veterans Affairs Ministry was renamed as the Veterans Affairs, Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Ministry.

Besides, it was decided to reorganize the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food via its merger with the Economy, Trade and Agriculture Ministry; the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry via its merger with the Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry; and the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons via its merger with the Veterans Affairs, Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Ministry.

In compliance with the Executive Order, the Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry is established through reorganization of the Information Policy Ministry.

Given the establishment of the aforementioned ministry, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Youth and Sports were liquidated.

The Digital Transformation Ministry is established through reorganization of the State E-Government Agency.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on August 29, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed new members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.