5 June, 2026
Invited to the International Summit of Cities and Regions organized by President Zelensky, Édouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre, spoke during a panel devoted to the resilience of infrastructure and essential services.He praised the “extraordinary effort of resistance and struggle” of the Ukrainian people and recalled the support that many Europeans provide to Ukraine every day.The Mayor of Le Havre also addressed the challenges of the country’s reconstruction, to which his city is making a concrete contribution through its partnership with Mariupol. This includes La Cantine de Marioupol, a future culinary school to be established in Dnipro and designed to support the rehabilitation of veterans through cooking. Another example is the pilot eco-district project for social housing in B...
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5 June, 2026
During the fourth edition of the International Summit of Cities and Regions, organized by President Zelensky, the City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the Île-de-France Region, renewed its cooperation agreement with Nizhyn, located in Chernihiv Oblast.This signing once again confirms the strength and continuity of the ties between the two cities. It reflects the shared commitment of Arnaud Péricard, Mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and Oleksandr Kodola, Mayor of Nizhyn, to continue exchanges and projects already launched in key areas: education, culture, sport, youth, tourism, social action and environmental protection.As Ukraine continues to fight for its independence in the face of Russian aggression, decentralized cooperation shows its full importance. This is the very purpose of ou...
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4 June, 2026
It's official!
Bures-sur-Yvette, a municipality in the Île-de-France Region, and Bilohorodka, located in Kyiv Oblast, have formalised their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Friendship during the International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv. This partnership builds on an already established relationship: in November 2025, under the leadership of Mayor Jean-François Vigier, Bures-sur-Yvette welcomed a group of children from Bilohorodka together with their mayor, Anton Ovsienko, and later donated a generator to help the municipality cope with power outages caused by Russian attacks.
Bures-sur-Yvette and Bilohorodka share many similarities. Both are located near their respective capitals, combining natural surroundings with well-managed urban development, while placing a strong e...
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