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A great success came in October 2001, when the towns president
was appointed a member of the Executive Committee at the Council
of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) with the seat in Brussels.
This organization actively supervises the dynamic role of local
governments on the route towards a united Europe.
In todays world of global interdependencies, towns, municipalities
and regions alike are required to cooperate with their partners
- corresponding units from other countries. Such relationships are
to sanction the exchange of experience and transformation of knowledge
from various aspects of life. Also the Association of Polish Towns
is a Member of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.
The appointment of a Polish representative to the Executive Committee
of CEMR is a great honor and, at the same time, a huge responsibility.
Membership of the CEMR will also give the Polish local governments
stronger representation within the EU structures which closely cooperate
with the EU institution and hence, it will facilitate first hand
access to the most up-to-date information on the European Commissions
plans and decisions.
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Moreover, active participation in the works of the CEMR will facilitate
access to the updated information on local government statutory
issues, EU help funds for development of partnership and support
of existing contacts, as well as progress in negotiations. It will
also equip the local governments better for future membership within
the structures of the United Europe.
International contacts and active business development fit into
the motto of Nowy Sącz authorities in the view of the changing macroeconomic
conditions, globalization phenomena and perspective of future participation
in the EU structures.
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Nowy
Sącz Town Office
Development Office
ul. Rynek 1
33-300 Nowy Sącz
tel/fax: (0-18) 443 56 70
Poland
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ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP
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Nowy Sącz has always shown a vivid interest in cooperation with other
towns and regions. With its open attitude towards international cooperation,
Nowy Sącz has established extensive contacts with the following towns:
Leipzig (Germany), Scherte (Germany), Stara Lubownia (Slovakia), Presov
(Slovakia), Lievin (France), Stryj (Ukraine), Kiskunhalas (Hungary), Troki
(Lithuania), Columbia (USA) and Netania (Israel).
These numerous international business contacts allowed the town to gain
much valuable experience and solutions modeled on those of other towns
and regions. Thanks to business cooperation with Schwerte, Nowy Sącz was
able to finalize the development of its canal system with resources from
the Polish-German Fund.
Cooperation between Nowy Sącz and Columbia (USA) is quite vigorous. The
10-year anniversary of cooperation between these two towns was due in
September 2001.
One of the major elements of cooperation was the issue related to exchanging
medical experience and knowledge. It is worth mentioning the collaboration
in relation to treatment of early-childhood autism including, among others,
diagnostics and rehabilitation methods, specialist training and the possibility
to establish contacts with therapy centers in the USA. The contact with
doctors from Columbia County allowed for some complicated operations to
be conducted in the Nowy Sącz hospital, supervised by the American specialists.
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During this 10-year relationship, a few hundred free plastic surgery
operations, including a number of post-mastectomy breast reconstructions,
have been conducted. Another nice gesture on the part of the Americans
was providing the hospital in Nowy Sącz with specialist state-of-the-art
medical literature and neurological equipment.
A significant breakthrough was the development of cooperation in the area
of education, which covered not only youth exchange, but also the sharing
of experience among pupils, students and teachers.
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