Oberbürgermeister Dr. Peter Kurz und Lord Mayor Ioan Richard.
“Shared ambition is critical” is the title of Swansea’s Community Strategy 2010-2014. Mannheim’s twin town has been working with strategic goals since 2004. Lord Mayor Dr. Peter Kurz and First Mayor Christian Specht took a delegation over to Swansea for a closer look.
Mannheim’s public administration modernization process Change2 was chosen as one of the five finalists of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) main category „Smart Public Service Delivery in a Cold Economic Climate“.
Ms. Vanda Knowles, Mr. Christian Specht, Mr. Rudi Schicker
From October 6 to 7 approximately 80 decision makers representing cities across Europe are meeting in Mannheim: The Eurocities Mobility Forum will be dealing with 'smart mobility for smart cities' in the birth place of automobiles.
Dr. h.c. Hans-Werner Hector and Josephine Hector are willing to donate 50 million euros to build a new premises for Mannheim’s art gallery “Kunsthalle Mannheim” to replace the “Mitzlaff” building.
Jutta Benz, Shai Agassi und Oberbürgermeister Dr. Peter Kurz mit der Preisurkunde.
Shai Agassi received the first Bertha-Carl-Benz Award of the city of Mannheim. “Shai Agassi has inspired us with his contribution to mobility and addressing the climate challenge and it is because of his efforts that we have awarded him this special gift,“ said Mayor Dr. Peter Kurz.
OB Dr. Peter Kurz unterzeichnet die Absichtserklärung
Delegations from eleven of Mannheim‘s twin towns and associate cities worked together for three days at the first twin town and associate cities conference. A declaration of intent was signed which defined common goals for the coming years.
