The ACT NOW 2026 Mayors' Conference has wrapped up in Cascais, Portugal — a major international forum on defending democratic values and digitalisation that brought together more than 300 participants from 20 countries. The Bucha community was represented by deputy mayor Liudmyla Ryzhenko.

The details appear in the official statement by the Bucha City Council.

The forum's key theme was how municipalities should operate in the digital era — from modern governance tools to services that genuinely make residents' lives easier. During the visit, Ryzhenko met Cascais mayor Nuno Piteira Lopes: the two sides took stock of the partnership and outlined joint projects ahead.

“We are coming back with new contacts and ready-made European cases that will help make Bucha's services even more convenient and modern,” Liudmyla Ryzhenko summed up.

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