General Assembly & Youth Meeting 2012
11. April 2012
General Assembly & Youth Meeting
Częstochowa , Poland
21- 24 June, 2012
This year the General Assembly of the Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize will be held
from 21st to 24th June in Czestochowa, Poland.
June 21st : Arrival of Delegations
June 22nd: Conference on “Activation of the Elderly” and in the afternoon the General Assembly
June 23rd: Before noon – Presentation of Institutions occupied with the activation of the elderly in
Częstochowa, in the afternoon - Music Festival Frytka OFF
June 24th: Departure of Delegations
City of Czestochowa covers the meals, transfers from & to airport and local transformation.
English, German and French intrepreters will be provided.
Participant cities pay for airfare and accommodation.
In order to take part in the event you need to register:
Apart from the Assembly there will be more events organised, like the Conference on “Activation of the Elderly”
and the performance of the International Youth Orchestra gathering young musicians from
the member cities:
Preview of repertoire and the notes:
- Happy Hour 2
- Hallelujah
- Swing 94
- Swich in Time
- Stranger on the Store
- Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Golden Swing Time
- Rock It
The Assembly and all accompanying events are a great opportunity to exchange experience and strengthen the European spirit in all people.
We look forward to seeing you all in Częstochowa.
Mayor of Ankara elected President of the Association
18. May 2011
During the last General Assembly of the Towns Awarded the Europe Prize in Ankara/Turkey (May 5th-May 8th) the Mayor of Ankara Melih GÖKCEK was unanimously elected President of the Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize. The members of the Association adopted the “Ankara Declaration” about social cohesion.
2. September 2010
During the General Assembly of the Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize, 14 young people from Germany, Poland, England and Turkey met to take part in a song and dance work shop. Under the professional leadership of Suppi Huhn the song “European Soul” was created with parts of the text in English, German, Polish and Turkish. For the presentation of the song in front of the delegates taking part in the General Assembly, the young people even created a dance routine.
Download the song here
01-_-european-soul-manythanks_mix1.mp3
14. July 2010
Kharkiv wins the 2010 Europe Prize
Strasbourg, 29.04.2010 – The 2010 Europe Prize has been awarded to the Ukrainian town of Kharkiv. The decision was taken unanimously by the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) meeting today in Strasbourg.
Kharkiv, which was already awarded the European Diploma in 2003, Flag of Honour in 2004 and the Plaque of Honour in 2008, is the first Ukrainian town to receive this award.
As a major cultural, scientific, educational and industrial centre of Ukraine, Kharkiv has developed a very dense network of international contacts through its sixteen twinnings in the world including former winners of the Europe Prize such as Bologna in Italy and Nuremberg in Germany. A large number of delegations meet every year, thus offering the possibility to co-operate as well with East European as with West European countries. International events like the Kharkiv civic festival, the international junior football tournament and the competitive ballroom dancing festival attract every year numerous participants from the twin-towns.
12. July 2010