2014
The City of torino took part in the meeting in Riga of Délice, the "network of good food cities of the world" created by the City of Lyon in 2007 and of which Torino is member since 2012. During the meeting the programme of the next Geneal Assembly, to be held in Torino from October 22nd to 25th at the same time with the 2014 edition of both the Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre, was presented.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met the President of the Italian-Dutch Chamber of Commerce Roberto Payer, who came to Torino on the inaugural flight of the new KLM air route Torino-Amsterdam.
The International Affairs, European Project, Cooperation and Peace Service of the City of Torino organised, for a delegation of student engineers from the Argentinean city of Cordoba, a study tour of the automotive in Torino.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino and the Amb. Franco Giordano, Diplomatic Advisor of the City of Torino went on a mission to Madrid for a territorial promotion event, organised in cooperation with Turismo Torino e Provincia and ENIT at the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid, and to take part in the conference Nuevo Economia Forum.
The Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture of the City of Torino Maurizio Braccialarghe and the Amb. Franco Giordano, Diplomatic Advisor of the City of Torino met a delegation of Cologne, in Torino to discuss possible fields of cultural cooperation.
The City of Torino took part in the European Lab Forum in Lyon, an European platform of debate and discussion that wants to give voice to the new generations in the domains of culture, creativity, innovation and new media.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met the Ambassador of South Korea in Italy Bae Jae-Hyun.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met Peter Mihok, President of the ICC World Chambers Federation, together with Alessandro Barberis, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Torino, in Torino looking forward to the 9th World Chambers Congress, foreseen in 2015.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met the Minister of the Republic of Romania for the relationships with Romanians abroad Bogdan Stanoevici. The Ambassador of Romania in Italy Dana Manuela Constantinescu and the Consul General of Romania in Torino Tiberiu Mugurel Dinu also took part in the meeting.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met the Minister of the Liga Municipal of the Dominican Republic Johnny Alfredo Jones Luciano.
On the occasion of the year of cultural friendship Italy-Israel, the City of Torino, the Embassy of Israel and the Urban Center Metropolitano scheduled several meetings to the architecture and the cities in Israel. The first one took place at the City Hall to introduce to the public of Torino the incredible architectural heritage of Tel Aviv, declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003.
A meeting with Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, about "Civil rights from the battles in the 60' to nowadays", took place at the Municipal Council Hall and was attended by the Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino and the President of the Rosselli Foundation.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria in Torino Giovanni Ossola.
The City of Torino, as member of the executive committee, took part in the annual cooperation platform of the EUROCITIES network, that this year was held in Edinburgh. On the agenda: the relationships with the new European Parliament and European Commission, the actual political issues and the future funding programmes.
The MAyor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino met a delegation of Lisbon, led by the Mayor Sindaco Antonio Luis dos Santos da Costa and the Vice Mayor Fernando Medina, in Torino with the football team Benfica, for the final match of the Europa League.