Mayor Ludwig presented the award to the mayor of Krakow
On Friday, the “City President” of Krakow, Jacek Majchrowski, received the Golden Medal of Honor for services to the State of Vienna in the Vienna City Hall. Mayor Michael Ludwig presented the award in the presence of numerous guests of honor, including former mayor Michael Häupl.
In his speech, Ludwig called the long-time mayor of Krakow a “partner and friend of our city.” Majchrowski extended the cooperation agreement concluded in October 2000 with the Vienna city government several times and gradually intensified it. Since then, both cities have continually learned from each other. In this context, Ludwig mentioned the close cooperation between Vienna and Krakow in the areas of disaster control and crisis management. “Since October 2020, two very important cooperation agreements have been signed between Wiener Stadtwerke and Krakauer Kommunalholding – in the areas of energy, mobility and IT – and between Krakauer Kommunalholding and our Wien Holding – regarding the 5G expansion in Krakow, joint future EU Projects and the networking of universities and research institutions – permanently sealed,” said the Mayor of Vienna. The most recent example of close cooperation was the “Vienna Science Days” in Krakow at the end of last year, during which representatives of both city administrations and renowned universities discussed current and future urban development plans. The good axis between Vienna and Krakow will continue to solidify, Ludwig concluded.
To person
Prof. Jacek Majchrowski was born on January 13, 1947 in Sosnowiec, Poland, studied law in Krakow, received his doctorate in 1974 and completed his habilitation in 1978. He worked as a professor and dean at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. After martial law was declared in Poland, Majchrowski resigned from the Polish United Workers’ Party in 1981, of which he had been a member since 1965. In 1989 he ran as a non-party candidate for the Sejm, and in 1996/97 he was “Voiwode” (chief administrative officer) of Krakow. He subsequently also worked as deputy chairman of the State Court of Justice. As chairman of the OWHC (Organization of World Heritage Cities), he worked closely with Vienna to preserve world cultural heritage and cultural exchange. Majchrowski is a recipient of the Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria and the Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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