1. Town Michalovce Communication with citizens as an essential element of the next direction of the town Michalovce

2. Present days Michalovce is the centre of the Zemplín region, the centre of the local state and public administration, as well as the centre of financial and commercial institutions.

3. Geographical location and area The town location provides ideal conditions for its communication links to the transport roads of east-west direction with international importance (E50). Michalovce is situated on the most important thoroughfare road leading to Ukraine (border distance is 30 km). The distance to the borders with Hungary is 54 km, and the distances to the important Slovak centres are - 60 km from Košice, 500 km from Bratislava. The greater part of the town area lies in the altitude of 114 metres above sea level. Michalovce has a warm climate with average temperature of 9 - 10º, average daylight in the Michalovce area is 2,200 hours a year with 50 summer days.

4. Demography structure of citizens In 2011 the town of Michalovce had 40 027 citizens consisting of: men – 19 375 women – 20 652

5. Different ways if communication between the municipality and the citizens

6. Face to face communication – public meetings Yearly meetings of the municipality with the town citizens Eight locations providing space for the meetings Citizens´ questions answered on the spot or by a written reply

7. Electronic communication Questions – Answer Forms E-mailing Questionnaires and public research with the publicized outcome

8. Communication through the target group representatives Seniors´ Council Private sector Council Religious Council Roma Council Sports Club Council Youth Council → Municipal Youth Council Operative meetings with special target groups based on particular needs

9. Turist Information Centre First contact point Provision of in-office communication

10. Municipal management communication – the Mayor with the citizens Mayors´ unique specification – the citizens can access the Mayor at any time within working hours Mayors´ direct answers to specific questions and citizens´ needs Communication within cultural, sports and social events

11. Contribution of the Municipality to the active ageing The project „Improving the quality of seniors´ life in Michalovce by educational activities“ Other municipal initiatives for the seniors –Seniors´ Olympic Games sporting event –Senior cards –Reconstruction and building of all-access infrastructure –Catering –7 Day Care Seniors´ Centres

12. Communication means Town website – www.michalovce.sk www.michalovce.sk Regional TV channel „Mistral“ „Michalovčan“ – fortnightly newpaper Information boards

13. Communication means

14. Popular events - fairs, markets

15. Folklore, dancing, singing...

16. Sports to health

17. See you in Michalovce... Municipal Authority, Námestie osloboditeľov 30, 071 01 Michalovce, Slovakia http://www.michalovce.sk msumi@msumi.sk Viliam Zahorčák, mayor of town viliam.zahorcak@msumi.sk viliam.zahorcak@msumi.sk