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On 15 November 2024 the Israeli Ambassador to Poland, H.E. Dr Yacov Livne, met for the first time with Kraków Mayor Aleksander Miszalski.

A Christmas city break in Kraków is always a good idea, especially when the unique atmosphere is created by the Christmas market. It is this tourist attraction that the CNN noticed by recommending a visit to the capital of Małopolska. Traditionally, the market will be held on the Main Square and will last from 29 November to 1 January.

Mayor Alexander Miszalski introduced his new plenipotentiaries responsible for the city's activities in the fields of equality, culture and NGOs. They are respectively: Ewelina Pytel, who will look after equality policy for Kraków, Paweł Szczepanik, who will take care of the area of culture in the city, and Artur Buszek - who will work with NGOs.

On 5-8 October 2024 Mayor Aleksander Miszalski travelled to New York to take part in the annual 87th Pulaski Parade but also to meet with representatives of the Polish community, tourism and business.

The European Mayors Summit, organized by Eurocities, was held in Strasbourg on October 21-22. The main purpose of the summit was to draw attention to the need for greater direct cooperation between the European Union and cities. Kraków was represented by deputy mayor Łukasz Sęk.

Kraków is unquestionably the capital of the Global Business Services sector, and not only in Poland, but in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe, representatives of the ASPIRE organization stressed during the “Beyond the Bubble” summit inaugurated on 24 October. Kraków Mayor Aleksander Miszalski attended the event.

The Meeting of Heads of State of the Arraiolos Group was held on Friday 11 October at the Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków, hosted by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and his wife.

During the 17th Congress of the Organisation of World Heritage Cities held in Cordoba, Spain, the Mayor of the City of Kraków Aleksander Miszalski was elected a member of the Board of Directors for the term 2024 - 2026.

A literary residency for Irish writers was one of the topics discussed during a meeting between mayor Aleksander Miszalski and H.E. Patrick Haughey Ambassador of Ireland to Poland on October 11, 2024.

Each year, 8 September is an occasion to celebrate the creation of the OWHC and to underline the commitment of member cities to work together to preserve the universal values of world heritage.