“For us, the ideas of European solidarity are not some abstract notions. The course for European integration is natural for the independent Ukraine. This course has been crystallized from the history of our nation, our mentality and democratic traditions, from the striving of today’s generation to see its country as an integral part of Europe, the united global community. We connect the future of our country and further development of democracy in it with integration and cooperation with other European states.
We are absolutely convinced that the basis of the integration process is the cooperation between the cities which gains more and more influence on the modern world development.”
Gennadiy Kernes, Mayor of Kharkiv
since 2015 | Gennadiy Kernes, Mayor of Kharkiv (Ukraine) |
2011 – 2015 | Melih Gökcek, Mayor of Ankara (Turkey) |
2007 – 2011 | Walter Hoffmann, Lord Mayor of Darmstadt (Germany) |
2004 – 2007 | Brigitte Russ-Scherer, Lord Mayor of Tübingen (Germany) |
2003 – 2004 | Tadeusz Wrona, Mayor of Czestochowa (Poland) |
2000 – 2003 | Wieslaw Maras, Mayor of Czestochowa (Poland) |
1996 – 2000 | Dieter Schmidt, Mayor of Braunfels (Germany) |
1991 – 1996 | Kaj Kjaer, Mayor of Aalborg (Denmark) |
1989 – 1991 | Guy Ravier, Mayor of Avignon (France) |
1987 – 1989 | Günther Metzger, Lord Mayor of Darmstadt (Germany) |
1985 – 1987 | Alfred Stingl, Mayor of Graz (Austria) |
1984 – 1985 | Angelo Candolini, Mayor of Udine (Italy) |