The city of Khmelnytskyi has been awarded with the European Prize – the highest award of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to certain cities for spreading European ideals.

The European Prize, initiated by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 1955, is the highest award for cities and municipalities, advocating European values, participating in partners’ projects, exchanges in the spheres of education, culture and sports, organizing European events, being members of organizations of municipalities or local self-government bodies, and supporting solidarity initiatives.

«The victory in the final and the European Prize is a result of long, persistent and purposeful work of the whole team-Khmelnytskyi inhabitants! Congratulations, my dear friends!», - claimed mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn.