Salavat Khusainov, Deputy Chairperson of the State Assembly - Kurultai of the Republic of Bashkortostan, noted at the plenary discussion of the All-Russian Legal Forum-2024 that the country is currently undergoing another stage of reforming the system of local government. The State Duma is considering a draft law on the general principles of organization of local government in the unified system of public power. At the same time, talks around it continue to this day.

"Discussions around it have been going on for more than a year. The development of this draft law was conditioned by the amendments to the Russian Constitution introduced in 2020. The current 131st federal law “On the General Principles of Organization of Local Government of the Russian Federation” was developed and adopted in 2003 under the influence of liberal ideas that spread in our country in the 90s. As a result of close contact with the collective West, Russia's political and economic weaknesses during this period led to the fact that the ideas of decentralization of power were simply scalped from foreign experience, without taking into account the national and cultural peculiarities of our country. However, the experience of building local government in Russia has shown that it can be neither managerially nor economically isolated from state power. As a result, from the very beginning the law worked in emergency mode. In order to balance the legal basis for the nationalization of local government, it was necessary to repeatedly amend this law ", - said the speaker.

He also emphasized that republican laws are regularly adopted in Bashkortostan to improve the system of local self-government.

"We were the first among the regions to legislate the Institute of Village Chiefs. We support legislative initiatives of the municipalities themselves. In general, in our republic local self-government bodies are in constant communication with all branches of state power ", - summarized the speaker.

General Information:

On December 3 through 6, 2024 Ufa is hosting the XVII International Business Week Forum. The Forum is traditionally organized by the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The republic is rightfully viewed as a congress-rich region that attracts guests from all over the world. Ufa has become a center of international events. For two weeks in a row, it is hosting significant forums.

The International Business Week is recognized by Maria Zakharova, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, as a top-5 largest forums in Russia. This event strengthens the role of the region as a venue of business communication and cooperation. The Republic of Bashkortostan proves to be an expert ground for a meaningful dialog between the authorities and business community and strengthens its presence on the map of international business activity.

This year the Forum will be focusing on key prospects of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Russia in economy, export, innovation and investments during four field-specific days: December 3 - Entrepreneurship Day; December 4 - X All-Russian Legal Forum; December 5 - Yalta International Economic Forum; December 6 - International Business Week.

The Forum will feature an exhibition, a gastrofestival and a B2B negotiation area. There guests and participants will get to know about their colleagues' experience and extend their network. Besides, the event will hold business development and public administration awards.

Please, feel encouraged to learn more about the business and entertainment programs of the XVII International Business Week at the official web-page: https://ibw-bashkortostan.com.

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