Events
At Palazzo Carignano, Mayor Lo Russo and the Governor of Kharkhorin, Bat-Erdene Byamba, signed the Letter of Intent between Torino and Kharkhorin, which paves the way for the renewal of the Cooperation Agreement between the two urban centers. The signing took place in the presence of the President of the City Council of the Mongolian city, Nendaram Perleibaatar, and Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a key figure in this historic connection.
Torino hosted the General Assembly of the International Cooperation of Local Authorities, an initiative designed by ANCI to highlight local partnerships in development cooperation processes promoted by local governments. The programme included plenary sessions, workshops, and taste labs.
The historic center of Torino hosted Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, the most important international event dedicated to good, clean, and fair food and food policies, which celebrated the value of biodiversity in all its dimensions: natural, agricultural, gastronomic, cultural, and social.
The Mayor of Torino, Stefano Lo Russo, and the Mayor of Daloa signed a Friendship and Collaboration Pact between the two cities aimed at strengthening cooperation in the following areas: municipal and environmental development, cultural and sports activities, economic, educational and academic fields, social, and finally, health and social care. The delegation from Daloa also participated, as part of Terra Madre, in the panel Food, Work, Local Development, and Migration: Experiences of Decentralized Piedmont Cooperation in Ivory Coast.
Torino and São Paulo have signed a Friendship and Cooperation Pact, signed by Mayor Lo Russo and São Paulo's Mayor Ricardo Nunes. The agreement strengthens the deep historical, cultural, social, and economic ties between the two cities and opens a new phase of cooperation, with particular focus on relations between universities and research centers, innovation, and the development of economic and business connections.
A delegation led by the Mayor of the City of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, visited Torino for the signing ceremony of the Torino–Kharkiv Cooperation Pact, held at the City Hall in the presence of the Consul General of Ukraine in Milan, Volodymyr Vorona, as well as the city's main authorities.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo took part in the event, chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Dr. Najat Maalla Mjid, and attended by 80–100 participants from 51 countries, including ministerial representatives, senior policymakers and international partners. Coordinated by the United Nations, the Global Alliance promotes concrete and collaborative actions to prevent and combat violence against children.
The third meeting of the Italy–France Cross-Border Cooperation Committee was held in Aosta. The meeting, co-chaired by Italian Minister Antonio Tajani and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, was attended on behalf of the City of Torino by Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro.
Online seminars on "Local food policies and territorial food systems: tools, practices and perspectives", promoted by the City of Torino and the University of Torino, has begun. The sessions involved Torino and Bethlehem, Jericho, and Beit Jala, within the Akli Baladi project - Local food policies for Italian and Palestinian cities.
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the twinning between Torino and Nagoya, Mayor Lo Russo welcomed a delegation from Nagoya led by Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa and City Council President Hisashi Nishikawa to the CityHall.
The City of Torino hosted the meeting of the Executive Committee of the EFUS network - European Forum for Urban Security and the conference “Deactivating Fear. The use of edged weapons among adolescents. European cities compared, between real phenomenon and moral panic” held at the ITC ILO. Marco Porcedda, Deputy Mayor for Legality and Security of Torino and Willy Demeyer, Mayor of Liège, participated in the event.
A delegation led by the LYU Zhicheng, Mayor of Shenyang, was welcomed at the City Hall by the Vice Mayor Michela Favaro on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the twinning between the City of Torino and the capital of Liaoning Province. The meeting was attended by the Consul General of the People's Republic of China, LIU Kan, and representatives of Chinese diaspora associations in Torino.
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.