Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award
Paweł Adamowicz was the long-serving Mayor of the City of Gdańsk when he was murdered in January 2019 whilst carrying out his public duties.
While working for and representing democracy at a local level, he engaged with those who too often go unheard, offered solidarity to those in need, and advocated for the diversity which makes our societies more open and richer.
The Award represents a strong signal of hope for all elected representatives, officials and ordinary citizens who, despite the risks, live to make democracy work at a local level by supporting better and more open communities.
It is a partnership between the City of Gdańsk, the European Committee of the Regions, which Mr Adamowicz was a member of, and the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), which the City of Gdańsk joined under his mayorship.
The Award ceremony will take place during the constitutive Plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, on 20 February 2025, in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament.
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📍Brussels
📆 20 February 2025