Long‑serving Leeds Councillor Bob Gettings has been honoured with the German‑British Friendship Award in recognition of his decades of work strengthening the relationship between Leeds and Germany. The award was presented by German Ambassador Susanne Baumann at a ceremony in London. Councillor Gettings' contribution centres on the partnership between Morley in Leeds and Siegen in Germany, one of several long‑standing links formed in the post‑war period as European towns began

A new training guide produced by Leeds and the Portuguese municipality Oeiras is providing a new approach to improving wider understanding of LGBTI+ people and communities. The Rainbow Connections Training Manual: LGBTI+ Intercultural Competences has been developed as part of the Rainbow Connections project, funded by the Council of Europe's Intercultural Cities Programme (ICC). The six month partnership involved the municipalities of Leeds and Oeiras, their LGBTI+ staff

Leeds has been partnered with Dortmund since 1969 Leeds residents are eligible for a new series of online German language courses, thanks to our partner city Dortmund. The three new Wilkommen in Dortmund (Welcome to Dortmund) courses, are aimed at beginners and those developing their skills, and have been organised by the Anglo-German Society in Dortmund together with the Language Institute of the Dortmund Auslandsgesellschaft . The special initiative, which began last year