The delegation of Lutsk City Council has participated in the meeting of Swedish-Ukrainian partnerships in Brussels
On November 11-14, 2024, the delegation of Lutsk City Council visited Brussels (Belgium) for a working trip in order to participate in the second conference of the Network for Democratic Resilience, organized by the Swedish International Center for Local Democracy (ICLD). The delegation included Vitalii Bondar, Director of Education Department, Anna Vintsiuk, Head of International Cooperation and Project Activities Department, Zaryna Datsyk, Head of Youth Policy Division of Youth and Sports Department. The event was organized with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
The conference gathered over 80 participants from 13 Ukrainian and 13 Swedish municipalities. In addition to Lutsk, other Ukrainian cities represented at the event included Poltava, Kherson, Ternopil, Shatsk, Kolomyia, Kopychyntsi, Chortkiv, Slavuta, Beryslav, Kalush, Berdychiv and Fastiv.
The conference featured 13 project ideas that are planned to be implemented as part of a partnership between Ukrainian and Swedish communities. Among them is a project by Lutsk and the Piteå municipality aimed at developing the civic competencies of young people through formal and non-formal education.
The program of the event also included study visits to the European Parliament and the European Commission, where participants learned about the functioning of key EU institutions, decision-making processes, EU policy on enlargement and integration of new members and the "Ukraine Facility", which is a financial instrument to support Ukraine.
As part of the program, participants also had the opportunity to listen to lectures on transparency and accountability in communities, gender equality, and speeches by representatives of the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR).
The conference became a platform for exchanging experiences on cooperation between Swedish and Ukrainian communities and obtaining a better understanding of the values and policies of the European Union.
