On Thursday, some delegations participated in the Concert of the International orchestra and soloists, in which m.in participated. Youth of the Nettetal partner city. The event took place within the framework of International exchange of youth between the state school team in Ełku and The students of Werner-Jaeger-Gymnasium with Nettetal.

Today (4th October) in the city hall of Ełku An official meeting of the delegations from the partner cities of Ełku and Nettetal. In the meeting personally attended Christian Wagner Mayor Nettetal. It was accompanied by members of the partnership of our cities and representatives of the Office: Mrs Renate Dyck – Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Urban partnership The city Council of Nettetal, Mrs. Ramona Grosse And Gentlemen Berthold Marusczyk, Norbert Muller, Norbert Schneider. The current Also Mrs. Barbel Wiesensse – President of the Association of Ancient Inhabitants of Ełckie County. During the visit gathered guests viewed a short A video summaring The most interesting events of 20 years of cooperation.

Our city was represented by Tomasz Andrukiewicz president Elk. The meeting was also present by Marek Chojnowski Starosta Ełcki, Miroslaw Hołubowicz Deputy President Ełku, Bogusław Wisowaty Vice-Chairman of the City Council and Ewa Awramik chair of the Committee on Education And culture of the city Council of Ełku.

After the meeting, guests They went to explore the city. They visited m.in. Latest Investments: Hall Sports School Team, a new city beach and tennis courts. In addition, they also visited the Historical Museum, Science and Technology Park and Copernicus Park.

On Saturday, guests will attend In the official resolution of the THIRD international Literary competition. Siegfrieda Lenza. During the event The writer's wife, Ulla Lenz, and the German deputy ambassador to the Poland.

A period of 20 years of mutual cooperation has resulted in Many initiatives that have allowed the exchange of experiences from different areas. First of all, they relate to sport, culture and tourism. In cooperation There were also many events integrating the environment of both cities, m.in:

• Week of the Ełku in Nettetal 2006 (about 200 people From Ełku was visited by Nettetal, including: Ełcki Dance Theatre, Contrapunkt choir, Sculptors and Sportkeepers),
• Canoe Trip Elk-Nettetal 2007 (within 35 days The three runoff participants defeated 1 857 km),
• Nettetal Week in ełku 2008 (to Elk About 200 visitors from Nettetal),
• Elk Hike-Nettetal 2009 (sporty Feat made by state Else and Martin Bayern. Residents of Nettetal The route between our two partner cities on foot),
• The Participation of the Nettetal delegation in honour of Siegfried Lenza "Honorary citizen of the City of Ełku" 2011 (was one of the Of the most prominent German writers born in Ełku),
• Mini Euro 2012 (four-day event on Of the stadium, which took part in the  Teams from Italy, Germany, Lithuania and Poland),
• Mini mundial 2014 (Mundial organized by Nettetal, on which the invitation went to the delegation from Ełku),
• Co-operation of the Elk and Nettetal choes (Mutual Youth exchanges),
• Century Polish independence 2018 (jointly Celebrating the centenaries of the restoration of independence by Poland and the participation In all sorts of events m.in.: In the independence run).