The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine was created to facilitate the effective completion of the local self-government reform. Interacts with state authorities, local self-government bodies, their all-Ukrainian associations and international organizations.
The tasks of the Congress are also to study the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union at the local and regional levels, to prepare proposals to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of this Agreement and to introduce European standards in the field of local self-government.