Association of Urban Municipalities of Slovenia
The Association of Urban Municipalities of Slovenia (AUMS; ZMOS – Združenje mestnih občin Slovenije) is the only representative association of municipalities in Slovenia that exclusively represents the interests of 12 urban municipalities. Out of 212 municipalities, the 12 urban municipalities, all members of AUMS, cover more than a third of the population and act as regional urban centres, with a high concentration of economic, social, governmental and other public services.
The core mission of AUMS is to represent and safeguard the interests of urban municipalities on the national and international level. AUMS is striving to achieve its mission with the following activities:
- monitoring of national legislation and legislative proposals that directly or indirectly affect the status, powers, financial or other means and general interests of urban municipalities,
- preparing position papers and proposals for legislative amendments and presenting them to the government and both chambers of the parliament, as well as to other relevant stakeholders,
- fostering the exchange of best practices between urban municipalities to tackle various challenges and to continuously improve the quality of public services that urban municipalities provide, providing seminars and other events meant to improve the qualifications of municipal employees,
- organization of public discussions on pertinent aspects of local self-government in Slovenia, emphasizing the special role of urban municipalities,
- cooperation with international associations of regional and local authorities,
- preparation, active participation and implementation of projects to the benefit of members.
