"EUROPEAN DIPLOMA 2006" for the Municipality of Satu Mare

“Council of Europe European Diploma 2006” for the Municipality of Satu Mare had been officially handed over to the Mayor of Satu Mare, Mr Iuliu Ilyes, present at the ceremony of the European prize award.

The ceremony took place on Thursday, the 29-th of June 2006, at Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg, France and was attended by 100 participants.

At this event participated representatives of the local public authorities from 8 European countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and U.K.

Walter Schmied, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs awarded the 22 mayors of the prize-winning municipalities from the eight European countries, with the “EUROPEAN DIPLOMA 2006”.

The Dilpoma acknowledges the work done at European level by the prize-winning municipalities, but it also serves as an incentive to develop it further through contacts with twin towns and other European partners.