Münster-Lublin-Vinnytsia: these cities are to sign a tripartite solidarity agreement initiated by the German city of Münster, headed by its Lord Mayor, Markus Löwe.

This was announced by Serhii Morhunov, Mayor of Vinnytsia.

“The Münster City Council initiated a partnership with Vinnytsia. As a Polish sister city of Münster that actively cooperates with our municipality, Lublin supported these intentions. According to Markus Löwe, the people of Münster have already sent humanitarian aid to Vinnytsia, including the equipment that we will need to set up Points of Invincibility. European municipalities united in the face of an external threat. It brings us closer together. I’m grateful to our foreign partners for their help, support and empathy,” Serhii Morhunov wrote on his social media page.

In March, the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine initiated the International Marathon of Local Governments aimed at drawing the attention of municipalities around the world to the tragedy of Ukrainian municipalities and boosting the process of establishing sisterly relations.

On 16 December, the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine presented municipal tools for establishing partnerships with foreign municipalities, “Guidelines on International Municipal Partnership” created jointly by the Ministry, the Council of Europe Programme “Decentralisation and Public Administration Reform in Ukraine” and the electronic platform “Partnership for Restoration and Development” developed in cooperation with the Swiss-Ukrainian project “Decentralisation for Improved Democratic Education” (DECIDE) and U-LEAD with Europe Programme.

Municipalities can fill out an application for desired cooperation with a specific foreign municipality on the electronic platform by clicking Cooperate.