19 December, 2024
This morning, the city of Ovruch, Ukraine, welcomed Stand With Ukraine and Thibaut Guignard, mayor of Plœuc-l’Hermitage and vice president of the Saint-Brieuc Armor agglomeration, for the second time. The objective of this meeting was to strengthen the partnership between the two cities and outline the steps for upcoming projects. This visit marks a new stage in a collaboration that has grown over the months, thanks to joint initiatives and deep commitment.The relationship between Ovruch, located in the Zhytomyr Oblast, and the Saint-Brieuc Armor agglomeration was initiated in March 2023 during the "Lights for Winter" campaign. A videoconference held on March 17 allowed representatives of the two cities to meet for the first time. Just a few days later, on March 28, a delegation of Ukr...
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6 December, 2024
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, visited Ukraine for the fifth time, confirming her unwavering commitment to Kyiv. Accompanied by Éric Lejoindre, mayor of the 18th arrondissement, this visit marks a new stage in the strong relationship between the two capitals, which is reflected in concrete actions and gestures of solidarity. Since the start of the war, Paris has stepped up its support for Kyiv. In May 2022, Anne Hidalgo presented Kyiv with the honorary citizenship of the City of Paris, underlining the commitment of Parisians to the Ukrainian people. This commitment also took the form of essential humanitarian aid, sent from the very first months of the conflict.During her visit last March, accompanied by Stand With Ukraine, Anne Hidalgo was able to measure the scale of the destr...
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4 December, 2024
On Tuesday December 3, as part of the Rencontres régionales de l'International event in Dijon, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Dijon metropolis, the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, ALDA (European Association for Local Democracy) and partners from the Vinnytsia Oblast, with a view to setting up a Local Democracy Agency (LDA) in Vinnytsia in 2025. The agreement aims to promote resilience, reconstruction and European integration, while strengthening relations between France, Ukraine and Spain.The Ukrainian delegation included Anatoliy Tkach, Vice-President of the Vinnytsia Oblast, Vladyslav Skalskyi, Deputy Mayor of the City of Vinnytsia, Olha Oliinyk, Head of the Regional Association of Local Self-Governments, and Lillia Atnazheva, Head of the Association of Ukrainia...
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