Events
Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro met with the Interim Director of UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute, Leif Villadsen, and the Honourable Minister Marco Giungi, Head of the Unit for Global Multilateral Development Cooperation Strategies and Processes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the occasion of an institutional visit.
On the occasion of the reopening of the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Torino, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Italy Emmanuel De Bau and the Honorary Consul of Belgium in Torino Giovanni Vittorio Giunipero di Corteranzo were welcomed at the City Hall by the Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro.
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.
The Chairwoman of the Torino City Council, Maria Grazia Grippo and the Deputy Mayor for Ecological and digital transition, Innovation, Mobility and Transport Chiara Foglietta received a delegation of municipal councillors from the City of Veyrier interested in learning about the waste collection and disposal procedures implemented by the city administration.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo met Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini, Ambassador of Italy to Uzbekistan for an institutional meeting at the City Hall.
A delegation from Helsinki was welcomed in Torino during the design week for a comparison between the new Civic Library and the Oodi Library. The meeting explored issues related to architecture, innovative services and participatory access to culture.
The Vice Mayor of Cologne, Brigitta von Bülow, was welcomed by the International Relations Office of the City of Torino for a discussion on financing and support to cultural institutions, with particular attention to museums.
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.
Carlotta Salerno, Deputy Mayor for Education and Youth Policies, welcomed Natalie Giorgadze, Director of the Culture Action Europe network. The visit prepared the conference Beyond the Obvious, planned in Torino in 2025, with a focus on youth empowerment through culture.
Rosanna Purchia, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Chiara Foglietta, Deputy Mayor for Ecological Transition and Environmental Policies welcomed at the City Hall a delegation of the Hong Kong Design Centre to start connections in the design sector, in view of the BoDW 2025 programme.
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 Ambassador of Ireland, Patricia O'Brien, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Agencies based in Rome was welcomed at the City Hall by the Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro for an institutional visit.
A delegation of urban planners and administrators from Normandy met the Deputy Mayor for Urbanism Paolo Mazzoleni to learn about the urban strategies of the City of Torino.
The City of Torino welcomed representatives of the Central Japan Economic Federation to learn about the redevelopment project of the area of the Continassa and the Allianz Stadium.