“City and Region 2030” It is the theme of this year’s edition Cross Border Cooperation Conference Lublin 2021. The event will be held on October 5-7.

– I invite you to participate in the tenth jubilee edition of the Conference on Cross-Border Cooperation. For years, the conference has been a space for exchanging experiences, promoting good practices and acquiring partners to implement new projects. One of the main issues discussed during the three-day conference will be the participation of residents in making a joint decision on the area of ​​the city. This year, as Europe’s future capital of youth, we want to emphasize the importance of the role of the young population – children and youth, in the decision-making process about the future of the city – says Krzysztof Żuk, Mayor of Lublin.

The main discussions at the conference will focus on residents’ participation in joint decision-making on city space, the role of local government in activities to support modern entrepreneurship and the work of local democracy, and the media and cultural sector in a post-pandemic reality. . This year the city as it came Europe’s capital of youthThere will also be a discussion on how to involve children and youth in the process of developing local strategies and policies.

Panel discussions and workshops will continue Study visits to institutions Objectively With the issues raised during the conference. In addition, as part of the event to be held Partner ForumAiming to create a space for networking and exchange of experiences between organizations looking for international partners, and donor exchangeThe possibilities for obtaining support from the selected grant programs will be presented. In addition, the conference will be accompanied by a rich and interesting program of cultural events, largely devoted to the presentation of Belarusian culture.

This year’s edition of the Cross-Border Cooperation Conference is a hybrid version, and all participants will receive simultaneous translation into Polish, English and Russian languages.

Participation in the event is free, however, pre-registration is required, which can be done at: Tel: 81466 66 31/32.

The organizer of the Conference on Cross-Border Cooperation is the city of Lublin. Individual events are carried out in cooperation with local and foreign partners, with the participation of local government officials, consultants, experts and leaders of civic organizations.

Please find attached the detailed conference program.