2024
The City of Torino organized the international conference "Rivers and cities: dialogue between Torino, Rome and Zaragoza". The meeting was attended by the Deputy Mayor for Civil Protection, Public green areas and River Banks, Francesco Tresso, the Deputy Mayor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle of Rome, Sabrina Alfonsi and Deputy Mayor for the Environment of the City of Zaragoza Tiziana Gaudes for a discussion on policies to enhance the waterways of their respective cities.
A delegation led by the Mayor of the City of Lviv travelled to Torino for the signing ceremony of the Partnership Agreement Torino - Lviv, held at the City Hall in the presence of the Consul General of Ukraine in Milan Andrii Kartysh and the Honorary Consul in Torino Dario Arrigotti, as well as the main city authorities. The three-year pact aims to promote shared values such as democracy, freedom, human rights and social integration by fostering constructive dialogue between the respective communities.
Torino hosted Torino Design City to celebrate the tenth anniversary as UNESCO Creative City of Design. The event included workshops, talks and the Annual Meeting of the Italian Creative Cities, highlighting the role of design as a cultural and economic resource.
At the Salone del Gusto - Terra Madre, the Mayor of Torino Stefano Lo Russo, presided over the signing ceremony of the Protocols of International Cooperation with four partner Cities: Bethlehem (Palestine), Khouribga (Morocco), Louga (Senegal) and Praia (Cape Verde). The event marked a major step forward in Torino’s international relations, strengthening dialogue and collaboration on strategic issues such as sustainability, social inclusion and urban development.
The City of Torino hosted the Social Innovation Lab, organised by the Eurocities network, to discuss strategies for social and accessible housing. The event provided an opportunity for experts and administrators to discuss innovative solutions to tackle the housing crisis in Europe.
A delegation led by the Mayor of Gwangju City traveled to Torino for the signing ceremony of the Cooperation pact Torino - Gwangju, held at the City Hall in the presence of the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Milan, as well as the main local authorities. On the same day, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at MAO between the Gwangju Art Museum and the Fondazione Torino Musei.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo met the Ambassadors of Malaysia and the Philippines and the delegations of the Embassies of Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam who took part in the third edition of TOASEAN Business Days.