International Relations
Metz is a member of the QuattroPole(FR)(DE) union of cities, along with Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, and Trier (neighbouring countries: Luxembourg, France, and Germany). Metz forms a central place of the Greater Region and of the economic SaarLorLux Euroregion. Metz is also twin town with:
- Gloucester, United Kingdom, since 1967
- Karmiel, Israel, since 1984
- Djambala, Republic of Congo, since 2012
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