The Mayors’ Congress provided an opportunity for Vadym Boychenko, Mayor of Mariupol, and Édouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre, to meet again and exchange ideas.Le Havre and Mariupol share similarities as two port and industrial cities that have endured significant destruction during major wars. While Le Havre successfully rebuilt itself after World War II, Mariupol remains under Russian occu...
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🏛 A delegation of representatives from Ukrainian cities, spanning all regions of the country, was welcomed at the French Senate by Ms. Nadia Sollogoub-Thollenaz, President of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group, and Mr. Olivier Cigolotti, Senate Questor and member of the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces Committee.The discussions focused on the role and functioning of French politi...
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For the second time, the town of Vannes (Morbihan) opened its doors to thirty teenagers aged 12 to 16 from Konotop (Soumy), Ukraine.For ten days, these young people, confronted with the difficult daily life of a country at war, experienced a moment of respite.Staying with families from Vannes, they took part in sporting, cultural and educational activities, discovering the richness of B...
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A Ukrainian delegation of mayors and local representatives, accompanied by Ukraine’s Ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, was welcomed by France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot.Together, they discussed concrete ways to address the needs of Ukrainian cities seeking partnerships with French local governments.The Ukrainian mayors in attendance, including V...
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🇫🇷🇺🇦 At the 106th #CongressOfMayors 2024, we had the honor of welcoming the largest delegation of Ukrainian mayors ever to attend this event: 46 Ukrainian mayors and deputies. This exceptional moment is a testament to unprecedented solidarity and a shared commitment to strengthening ties between French and Ukrainian local governments.French municipalities, with their expertise in reco...
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As part of the Mayors’ Congress, Yuriy Bova, Mayor of Trostyanets, visited Gennevilliers to mark a new chapter in the partnership already established between the two communities. Gennevilliers, as a partner city, has previously hosted two groups of Ukrainian children.Welcomed by Patrice Leclerc, Mayor of Gennevilliers, and local officials, Yuriy Bova discussed actions already undertaken, in...
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During the Mayors’ Congress in Paris, a delegation of 46 Ukrainian mayors and deputies spent three days in France, supported by Stand With Ukraine, Cities4Cities, the Association of French Mayors, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This visit allowed them to meet their French counterparts, share expertise, and lay the groundwork for new cooperation projects.Several mayors took the opp...
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For the second time, children from the Podil district in Kyiv had the opportunity to spend a few days away from the war, hosted in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. This visit, filled with discovery and emotion, finished with a ceremony attended by Éric Lejoindre, Mayor of the 18th arrondissement, and Serhii Kovalenko, Head of the State Administration of the Podil District in Kyiv.During the cer...
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As part of the Mayors’ Congress, Marie-Josée Vaquier, Mayor of Baisieux, welcomed Mykhailo Svitlyk, Mayor of Verkhivtseve, for an exchange and discovery visit. Organized with the support of Stand With Ukraine and Cities4Cities, this meeting aimed to share municipal practices and explore opportunities for collaboration between the two towns.The visit began at Baisieux’s Town Hall, where the ...
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As part of the Congress of Mayors, Marie-Christine Thivant, mayor of Sorbiers, welcomed Vasyl Andrieshyn, mayor of Burshtyn, for a day rich in exchanges, marking the beginning of a promising collaboration between the two cities. After several virtual meetings, the first in-person meeting was organized with the support of Stand With Ukraine and its Ukrainian partner Cities4Cities, laying the fou...
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