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On board are medicines, nonperishable food items, clothes – and a shot of hope for the Ukrainian people, whose lives has been transformed by the Russian invasion on the 24th of February.

The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, also wrote to his counterpart in Kharkiv, expressing his personal support and that of the people of Porto.

Originally from Turkey, it is traditionally known as the symbol of the Netherlands, but, these days, it decorates flowerpots, gardens, and public parks in Porto.

This humanitarian response is accessible at www.somostodosucrania.pt or by the number +351 222 090 420.

Councilman Ricardo Valente subscribed the declaration that resulted from the forum, where the mayors called to dialogue, inclusion, cooperation and peace.

Porto City Hall has invested around 640 thousand euros in fitness equipment, to which were added 100 thousand more in the requalification and placement of 15 basketball hoops in sports venues for this purpose.

The Municipality’s strategy to qualify the tourism offer now gains a strong ally, with the international accommodation platform Airbnb joining the Confiança/Trust Porto programme.

The Porto Climate Pact was presented, last Monday, during the public meeting of the Executive – an initiative through which the municipality intends to bring society together in a commitment to ambitious goals with regard to carbon neutrality.

The city’s Historic Centre will receive a shot of new blood with the opening of a university residence, in a building owned by Port City Hall, in Bainharia Street. The management of the facilities will be shared between the City Hall, Federação Académica do Porto (FAP) and the University of Porto.

In the football match between Sport Comércio e Salgueiros and Clube Desportivo de Gouveia, played at Complexo Desportivo de Campanhã, the stars of the game were the four-legged friends.