Ukrainian mountain communities already have 70 partnership agreements with partners from the Carpathian Eight (C8) countries, says Vitalii Bezghin

This is the result of an initiative launched by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy that helps build direct links between Ukrainian communities and countries of the Carpathian region.

Communities leading by number of agreements include:

▪️ Solotvyno community (Zakarpattia) - 9 agreements

▪️ Khust community (Zakarpattia) - 9 agreements

▪️ Rakhiv community (Zakarpattia) - 7 agreements

Partnerships by country:

🇷🇴 Romania - 28

🇨🇿 Czechia - 16

🇸🇰 Slovakia - 13

🇭🇺 Hungary - 13

🇵🇱 Poland - 1

🇷🇸 Serbia - 1

The next stage is to turn these agreements into practical projects in areas where communities on both sides of the Carpathians share challenges and interests.

The Carpathian Eight is moving from a political framework to practical cooperation at community and regional level.