The 2021 Europe Prize – the highest level of the Prize which is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to Khmelnytskyi in Ukraine.
Khmelnytskyi has been celebrating Europe Day since 2003, notably by organising festivals of European culture under the banner “Europe in our heart” and quizzes and competitions for pupils, as well as arranging meetings of European clubs in educational institutions. The European flag is raised to celebrate local and national holidays, including Europe Day and the European Day of Languages.
To ensure co-operation with its twin cities, Khmelnytskyi created a unique project in 2020: an online platform of twin cities, which includes exhibitions by Khmelnytskyi and its twin cities, with coverage of investment and export opportunities, and presentation of strategic projects. The platform allows citizens to find useful information about the twinned cities and make useful contacts.