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"Authenticities" is an initiative designed to empower authorities at a local level to engage citizens and partner organisations across the EU in the fight against counterfeiting, with a view to creating a European Network of Authenticities. The project has been launched by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in the framework of its European Cooperation activities and the Strategic Plan 2025.
There are currently four European cities that are part of the network of Authenticities. These cities are: Thessaloniki and Mykonos, in Greece, and Sofia and Plovdiv, in Bulgaria. Various other EU cities are in the process of joining the network.