20 June, 2025
🇺🇦🤝🇫🇷 June 6, 2025, on the occasion of the International Summit of Cities and Regions held in Kyiv in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the cities of Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, and Kherson signed a joint declaration, reaffirming their partnership established on May 15, 2025.
This cooperation is based on numerous shared features between the three cities, notably their geographical location at the mouth of an estuary. But beyond this commonality, it is part of a broader dynamic driven by the #MistoMatch program, which fosters the development of lasting ties between Ukrainian and French cities.
Above all, this partnership reflects concrete solidarity and a strong commitment. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire have m...
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19 June, 2025
🇫🇷 🤝 🇺🇦 On June 6, 2025, during the International Summit of Cities and Regions held under the auspices of President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, a highly symbolic partnership was officially signed between the French city of Amiens Métropole — birthplace of President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron — and the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih — birthplace of President Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska.
The idea of this partnership was first raised during a question addressed to Jean-Noël Barrot during a visit to Dijon. Supported and promoted by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, it became a reality thanks to the joint efforts of many French and Ukrainian stakeholders.
Beyond current events, this partnership also echoes shared history: Kryvyi Rih, a major Ukrainian mining...
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19 June, 2025
On the occasion of the 3rd International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv, the City of Montpellier and the City of Mykolaiv formalized their partnership on June 6th with the signing of a memorandum of friendship and cooperation. This new Franco-Ukrainian partnership is part of the MistoMatch program, which aims to develop concrete, human, and sustainable cooperation between French and Ukrainian communities.The memorandum was signed by Oleksandr Syenkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv, and Clare Hart, Vice President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, representing Michaël Delafosse, Mayor of Montpellier, without whom the creation of this partnership would not have been possible. It provides for strengthened collaboration in several strategic areas: education, culture, youth, sustainable de...
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