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Administration Kingisepp municipality district

The administration is the executive body of local self-government of the Kingisepp municipal district, which also exercises the powers of the city administration of the Kingisepp urban settlement

Ahmetbey Municipality

The history of Ahmetbey dates back to the Thracians, the years between 600-700 BC. Ahmetbey, which was the host of the Thracian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine civilizations, was in a state of condition related to the granary of the Lüleburgaz Episcopal Center in

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Amadora

The city of Amadora is one of the 18 municipalities of Lisbon Metropolitan Area and is among the 10 most populous cities of the country. It spans an area of about 24km2, with a population of 175136 residents (census 2011), wich reflects a high population density. It

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BAYRAKLI MUNICIPALITY

Bayrakli is one of the 11 central districts of Izmir. Bayrakl? district is located between Izmir and Çanakkale. Ancient Smyrna is shown as the place where Izmir was founded in terms of the city. Bayrakl? history dates back to 5,000 years. According to the Law No.

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Besiktas Municipality

Besiktas is located in the European side of the city of Istanbul, and geographically composed of coastal and interior settlements. Despite its small surface area and population, it is ideally located at the junction of arterial roads of Istanbul, and has a convenient

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Büyükçekmece

"More Modern Büyükçekmece, Happier People from Büyükçekmece." Büyükçekmece is well-known on account of its agricultural and tourist potential. It developed rapidly in the 1980s and its population grew day by day. From 1994 onwards great efforts were made in

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Chemnitz

Chemnitz, the “European City of Culture 2025”, is a town with many faces. It is the third largest city in Saxony with approximately 245 000 inhabitants. Art and culture are integral parts of the city’s history. As an old industrial town, the city was named the

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City administration of Krasnodar

Municipality of Krasnodar (before 1920 - Yekaterinodar) is the administrative, industrial, business and cultural centre of the Krasnodar Territory. Founded by the Cossacks in 1793, the administrative centre of the Krasnodar Territory - the city of Krasnodar - is the

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City of Kraljevo

Kraljevo is a city in the central part of Serbia, in the Raska Distric The city of Kraljevo occupies the area of 1,529 km². It is located at 190-208 m altitude, at the confluence of the Ibar river into the West Morava, from Sumadija mountains (Kotlenik) up to the

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Eastern European Center of Multiparty Democracy (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Eastern European Center of Multi-party Democracy (EECMD) works to increase the capacity of political actors, to enlarge political and electoral playing field and to enhance democratic political culture. It is done through bilateral support programs to political

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Edremit

The municipality of Edremit, in Türkiye, is located on the Aegean Coast. With its 34 kms of coastline covered with beaches and crystalline waters overlooking the stunning Gulf of Edremit, this precious center is included in the metropolitan city district of Balikesir.

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El mourouj Municipality

Local government

Fastiv city territorial community

Fastiv City Territorial Community is a territorial community in Ukraine, in the Fastiv district of Kyiv region. The administrative center is the city of Fastiv. It was formed on June 12, 2020 by merging Fastiv City Council of regional significance and village councils

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Huddinge

Huddinge is the second largest municipality in the county, located in the South of Stockholm City. With over 106,000 residents, Huddinge is in a unique position in terms of its proximity to the heart of the capital and its access to extensive, easily accessible

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Ikskile municipality

This year the town of Ikskile is celebrating 835th anniversary. Local community of the municipality is socially responsible and actively participates in public affairs. A year ago the residents said a strict “No” to our territory's amalgamation with a neighboring

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Keçiören Municipality

Keçiören is not only one of the largest municipal districts in Turkey, but it is also a leading municipality in terms of development, innovation and progress. Our goal is to offer the best quality and up-to-date services to our residents. Administratively, we are on

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Kharkiv City Council

From a Cossack settlement to a major industrial, cultural and scientific centre, the city of Kharkiv is the administrative center of the historical and geographical region of Ukraine, which is named "Slobozhanshchina". The area of modern Kharkiv exceeds 300 square

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KIRKLARELI MUNICIPALITY

Kirklareli enjoys a strategic position between the Balkans and Anatolia. The city is the shining star of Turkiye with its rich culture and history. Its motto is "the city of happy people". Kirklareli was founded in 1870 and named on 20 December 1924. If you follow

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Konak Municipality

Izmir is the third biggest province of Turkey, with a population of 4.367.251. Located at the geographical centre of Izmir, Konak is also the economic, cultural and historical centre of the city. The district has an area of 24 square kilometres. According to the latest

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Ku?adas? Municipality

Ku?adas? is a city located on the Aegean coast of Turkey, known for its natural, cultural and historical richness, has built its economy on the field of tourism since the 1980’s and has drawn attention from all over the World with its pristine beaches, Dilek

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Lüleburgaz

The total population of Lüleburgaz is based on the exact population determination results of 2018 (147,325). This (115.000) is in the district center and (31.660) is in the towns and villages. This population (51%) is females (49%). The population growth rate is well

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Lviv City Council

Lviv is located in Western Ukraine, about 70 km from the EU border and 160 km from the eastern Carpathian Mountains. The population of Lviv is 750 000 people. The first mention of Lviv dates back to 1256. In Middle Age, the city became an important European trade

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Municipal council of the town of Sestroretsk (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

At Peter's I behest, Sestroretsk was founded 3 centuries ago. Fanned by glory of the well-known armourers and toolmakers, poets, scientists and sportsmen, it added a lot of splendid pages to Russian history. Sestroretsk chronicles are unique, as people who live here

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Municipality of Buca

Buca district, where Izmir's history is most intense, has a unique identity as it witnesses the civilization dating back to 130 BC. Buca, the most populous district of Izmir, has a population of 517.963 compared to 2021. The society, which consists of Greek, English,

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Municipality of Cascais

A little over 20 minutes from the capital Lisbon, facing the sea, with its mild climate and three thousand hours of sunshine per year, surrounded by a coastline that opens doors to the infinite Atlantic Ocean, Cascais has much to show and a participative population, to

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Municipality of Cigli

Located at the north of Izmir, Çigli is one of the biggest ditricts of Izmir with a 133,55 kilometer square area. Surrounded by Menemen from the north, the Gulf of Izmir from the south and the west and Karsiyaka from the east, Çigli is 27 kilometers from the Izmir

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Municipality of Loznica

The City of Loznica Loznica is a town in west Serbia known for many cultural and historical sights and also by tourism locations such as Trši?, the birthplace of Vuk Stefanovi? Karadži?, a reformer of the Serbian language and alphabet, Cyrillic. Loznica has

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Municipality of Veliko Gradiste

The municipality of Veliko Gradiste is located in the northeastern part of Serbia, by the Danube, 114 km downstream from Belgrade and belongs to Podunavlje region (Branicevo District). It covers an area of 344 km2 with 26 settlements. The seat of the municipality

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Muratpasa Municipality

Muratpasa is a cental district in Antalya, Turkey. With its population of more than 510 thousand, hospitals, schools and other public institutions and organizations, business and shopping centers, historical and tourist points such as Kaleici, Muratpasa is the heart of

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Ramnicu Valcea

The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea (“Ramnic”), the capital town of Valcea County, Romania is located 176 km far from Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea spreads in the hilly area of the Meridional Carpathians, at an average

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Rize Municipality

From 1924 onwards, Rize has been a province of the Republic of Turkey. Rize province is a province of north-east Turkey,on the eastern Black Sea Region Rize which lies on the northern side of the Black Sea mountain ranges has uneven and mountainous terrain. It has got

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Södermöre, Kalmar municipality

Södermöre municipal district is a rural part of Kalmar municipality. Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. How Citizens can get involved in decisions: - We have a "Citizens panel" where they get information from the

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TÜRKEL? MUNICIPALITY

Türkeli is a town and district of Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. In order to carry Türkeli to a better future, we take it as our duty to continue to serve all our people in line with the principles we have listed in the bottom lines. - To

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T.C. Tarsus Belediyesi / T.R Tarsus Municipality

Tarsus Municipality is one of the oldest municipalies in our country with its 152 year history. Tarsus is a historical city with 10,000 years of uninterrupted life and traces of many civilizations according to the archaeological excavations. Also have an important

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TC Beykoz Belediye Baskanligi (TC Beykoz municipality)

Beykoz is one of the municipalities of Istanbul Metropolitan City and it was established in 1984. It is located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul and northern end of the Bosporus. It has coasts from Bosporus to the Black Sea. The name Beykoz is derived from “BEY”,

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The city of Vranje

The city of Vranje is located in southern Serbia, in the central part of the Pcinja district. It borders with 5 municipalities of Pcinja district - in the north with the municipalities of Vladi?in Han and Surdulica, in the east with the municipality of Bosilegrad, in

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THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FASTIV CITY COUNCIL

Fastiv city territorial community: • area of ??the united territorial community: 336.5 km 2 • population of the community: 63449 • urban population: 52676 • rural population: 10773, a multi-sector industrial centre and an important railway junction. It is

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The municipality of Kovin

The municipality of Kovin is the southmost part of Banat and covers 730 km2.The south boundary of the municipality is the Danube River in the length of 46 km, while its northern territories represent a part of the Deliliblato Sands, which spreads over 34,829.32

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Valongo Municipality

The Municipality of Valongo was born 185 years ago, in 1836, and the history of this 75 square kilometer territory has been broad in its examples of growth and entrepreneurship. Since then, Valongo has been developing a set of very rich and diverse identity brands

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Zeytinburnu Municipality

Zeytinburnu Municipality which sets target as integrated to history, culture and economy of Istanbul; people are happy to live there, regenerative and renewed district is a municipality which prioritizes global values as politics, such as transparency, accountability,

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Partner associations

Escola Sindical de Formació Melchor Botella

Melchor Botella's Union School (ESFMB), is a non profitable association founded in 2005. It is INTERSINDICAL VALENCIANA's union formation school, an entity that englobes 11 different unions in the Valencian Community, numbering about 20.000 members in total  Melchor

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Kentsel Geli?im Derne?i

“Kentsel Gelisim Dernegi” is a non-governmental organization that aims to create social opportunities for young people and adults to expand their horizons, strengthen their self-esteem, support learning and personal development since 2014 in Malatya City and

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National Russian Congress of municipalities

The ?ongress was established in 2006 by the councils of municipalities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The Congress: - authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation to submit an annual report “On the state of local

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Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Serbia

The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities – National Association of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia (SCTM), founded in 1953, gathers towns, municipalities and town municipalities. Our mission is to represent members' interests and support their

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Union of Central Anatolian Municipalities Statutes

Central Anatolia Municipalities Union is a public organisation. Republic of Turkey Central Anatolia Municipalities Union is established upon the document of Ministery of Interior Affairs with the date 15.01.1991 and number 15053 and the permission date 25.01.1991 and

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Union of Communities of Armenia

The Union of Communities of Armenia was established in 1997, uniting all 502 rural and urban self-governance bodies of Armenia. The main statutory goals of the Union are to promote the development of local self-governance, protect the interests of member communities,

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