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On July 22nd, the Steering Committee of the ESPRIT project was held at the headquarters of the Piedmont Region, with the participation of the City of Torino. The meeting provided an opportunity to share progress on the project activities and to define the next actions aimed at strengthening territorial governance and public employment services in the departments of Louga and Thiès, Senegal, with particular attention to the labour market inclusion of young people and women.
The Steering Committees of the Akli Baladi project, meeting in the West Bank and in Italy, provided an opportunity for the project partners to review the activities carried out, assess the results achieved, and define the next steps of the project, with particular attention to participation in Terra Madre 2026 and to strengthening cooperation.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo welcomed a delegation from the Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, led by Vice President Zheng Hui, at the City Hall.
The City of Riga hosted the final event of the 2Nite project, during which a shared document was presented and discussed on the topic of activating public spaces with a focus on inclusion, liveability, and urban safety.
The series of online seminars promoted by the City of Torino and the University of Torino as part of the project “Akli Baladi – Local Food Policies for Italian and Palestinian Cities” has come to an end. The final two webinars focused on the topics “Food Education and School Meal Programmes” and “Food Awareness and Gastronomic Heritage: Developing Food and Wine Tourism.”
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.
Jacopo Suppo, Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Turin, participated on behalf of the Mayor in the “Dialogue @AECD 2027” panel, organized by the Arab European Cities Dialogue and hosted by the Arab Urban Development Institute. The event focused on cooperation between Arab and European cities, highlighting successful partnership experiences and emphasizing city diplomacy, knowledge exchange and sustainable development.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo led a joint mission to Qatar involving the City of Torino, Politecnico di Torino and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, aimed at strengthening relations in the fields of culture, research, innovation and urban development. Meetings with Qatar Museums and local institutions opened new opportunities for cultural and academic cooperation. The mission also strengthened the partnership between Politecnico di Torino and Hamad Bin Khalifa University through new joint academic programmes. Furthermore, the mission promoted Turin’s model as an international example of integration between culture, technology, research, and social development.
Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro welcomed the Consul General of Japan, YAgi Koji, at City Hall for an institutional meeting.
Within the framework of cooperation with AVEIT – Asociación Vocacional de Estudiantes e Ingenieros Tecnológicos of Córdoba and thanks to the twinning agreement with the Argentine city, the City of Torino welcomed a delegation of engineering students and recent graduates.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo received the Consul General of Qatar in Milan, Ali Al Hashmi, together with Abdulla Al Noaim, Advisor to the Consulate General, at the City Hall. The meeting focused on tourism, investment, industry, and higher education.
As part of the training and skills-exchange programme of the Louga Ville Propre project, a new webinar focused on composting was held, presenting the results of the first production cycle launched in a pilot district of Louga and discussing prospects for product commercialization.
The City of Torino hosted the partners of the European ViTeM project, which aims to define the characteristics of a city and territory oriented towards social mediation and to develop a “City/Territory Mediation Charter.”
Marco Porcedda, Deputy Mayor for Legality and Security, travelled to Brussels to participate in the conference “Cities and Drugs: Towards Local Governance Balancing Security, Health and Social Cohesion” and in the General Assembly of the Efus network - European Forum for Urban Security.
On the World Refugee Day, the Mosaico Association organized a series of meetings, activities and discussion sessions at the City Hall, focusing on rights, inclusion and intercultural coexistence, while promoting active community participation and dialogue among citizens, institutions and local organizations.