Formation of territorial communities as a basic element of the system of local self-government in Ukraine

It is substantiated that under modern conditions the effective policy of our state is a catalyst for initiating and implementing systemic transformations, first of all, in the direction of development of local self-government and territorial organization of power. Creation of favorable conditions for effective economic activity and business development in the community, improvement of the living conditions of the population located in the united territory and the quality of services provided to residents and consumers of products, works and services, organization of citizens’ safe life, development of the community’s human capital etc. are identified as benefits of competitive territorial communities in Ukraine formation. The recent publications and researches devoted to an issue of studying the legal status of territorial community, problems of the organization and activity of this institute of local government are analyzed. For the purpose of the identification of basic postulates of the united territorial communities in Ukraine development, the theoretical bases of this process are generalized that, in turn, made it possible to determine objective preconditions of activation for their formation. It is determined that the Assembly of European Regions defines the concept of "region" as a territorial association under the direct jurisdiction of a sovereign state with a system of self-government, which must have its own constitution, autonomy or other law that constitutes state law and defines the organization and powers of the region. This approach focuses on a certain sovereignty of the socio-economic complex of the region and determines that being part of the system "state", the region is a separate structural unit - a system with its own patterns and specifics of development. The conditional structure of the governing bodies of the united territorial communities in Ukraine is also presented. An algorithm and vectors for the implementation of strategic and operational goals, which should be set by the united territorial communities to ensure the effective development of voluntary association of the territorial community is offered.