The world practice shows that local government is one of the bases of democratic society.
Strengthening of local governments, large involving of citizens in solving the problems of local life, effective satisfying inhabitants? everyday needs, strict keeping the law, providing the balance between state and local governments, all these common interests of every inhabitant of municipal foundation can form the basis for the civil consent.
To be the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government, promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation between local governments, and within the wider international community, revealing the key questions for the future of the cities and citizens.
UCLG ensures the effective political representation of local government to the international community, in particular the United Nations, to develop and promote the urbanisation and globalisation problems? solving on the local level.
It represents that specific ?branch of power? that takes part in carrying out state will, on one hand, and fully takes into consideration people`s interests, on the other. Local governments are the branch of power the most available for people, and the most suitable for using resources in order to satisfy the needs of population. Local governments promote forming civil self-consciousness. It is the most important condition of social peace, because it brings together in solving local problems.
Regional section of UCLG for Euro-Asia is a free-will international union of associations, unions and inpidual municipal unions. Regionlal section of UCLG for Euro-Asia is created in order to realize citizens? rights for local government more effectively. Local government is the most important element of constitutional regime of democratic countries. It represents that specific governmental department, which takes part in realisations of state will, on one hand, and fully takes into consideration people`s interests, on the other. Local governments are the branch of power the most available for people, and the most suitable for using resources in order to satisfy the needs of population. Local governments promote forming civil self-consciousness. It is the most important condition of social peace, because it brings together in solving local problems.
Nowadays local self-government plays an important role in strengthening of state system and takes the central position between state and society. This system is accepted in European countries: through local government, where everyone can take part in making decisions that make his life. That's the way of democracy.