60th anniversary of the Europe Prize
“Living together in multicultural societies: respect, dialogue, interaction” was the topic of the debate held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Europe Prize (Strasbourg, 22 June 2015). In this connection, Congress President Jean-Claude Frécon stressed the important link between the Europe Prize and European Local Democracy Week, given their very similar objectives. Previous Europe Prize winners Czestochowa (PL) and Kharkiv (UA), as well as the cities of Izmit (TR), Mioveni (RO) and Ternopil (UA), awarded the Flag of Honour, have already signed up for the 2015 edition of the ELDW. Read more