This step laid the cornerstone for cooperation in the field of cultural and scientific exchange in the field of environmental protection, health care, monument protection as well as economy and trade. On the occasion of the anniversary of cooperation between cities, Tomasz Kacprzak, the Chairman of the City Council in Łódź on May 4^th in Stuttgart took part, among others in the discussion on the future of Europe at the picnic at Königstraße, he also met with Mayor Martin Schair, who has been cooperating with our city for years. Tomasz Kacprzak also supported the tram driver from Zajezdnia Chocianowice, who represented Stuttgart at the Tram – EM European Tram-driver  Championship competition in Stuttgart. The Łódź team managed to get 11^th place, what mean that they were in the middle of the field.