The AGRI-TWIN Project Programme Europe for Citizens Action 1 – Active Citizens for Europe Measure 1.2. Network of Twinned Townes Medulin, 5 th February 2011 Prepared by: Kristina TANGER

The Structure The Europe for Citizens Programme AGRI-TWIN: General overview AGRI-TWIN: Objectives AGRI-TWIN: Activity Plan Impacts (short and long term) Visibility and Follow-up Conclusions

Europe for Citizens (I) active European citizenship This programme supports a wide range of activities and organizations promoting “active European citizenship”, especially the involvement of citizens and civil society organizations in the process of European integration. EACEA Responsible body: EACEA – Education, audiovisual and culture Executive Agency Active Citizens for Europe share and exchange experiences, opinions and values encourages meetings, exchanges and debates Action 1 – Active Citizens for Europe -> is directed specifically at activities involving citizens, i.e. : bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values; encourages meetings, exchanges and debates among European citizens from different countries.

Europe for Citizens (II) Town Twinning citizens’ meetings Measure 1.1 – Town Twinning citizens’ meetings – to reinforce the participants’ commitment to European integration. Partnership: Min. 2 municipalities from 2 States, Duration: max 21 days Budget (flat-rate): max € Network of Twinned Towns thematic and long-lasting cooperation between towns Measure 1.2 – Network of Twinned Towns – the potential of the networks created by a series of town twinning links should be used for developing thematic and long-lasting cooperation between towns. Partnership: min. 4 Countries /min. 30% of international attendees x event Duration: max. 24 months Activities: min. 3 event x project Budget (flat-rate): max €

AGRI-TWIN General Overview Partnership Partnership : Applicant: Municipality of Medulin, HR Partners: Municipality of Marcali, HUN Municipality of Dojran, MK Municipality of Montecarotto, IT Collaborators: Collaborators: Associazione Alessandro Bartola, IT and ‘Ulika Medulin’ HR Duration Duration: November 2010 – November 2012 Budget Budget: € Theme Theme: Agricultural policies – olive-growing and viticulture Programme Theme Programme Theme: EU values and goals; EU citizenship and identity; 2011 EU Year of Volunteering.

AGRI-TWIN s’ Objectives (I) expand knowledge, contacts and cooperation to expand knowledge, contacts and cooperation between the towns on policies of common interest; overcome the stereotypes of mere political declarations to overcome the stereotypes of mere political declarations signed between municipalities, motivating the grass-root level to actively and pro-actively participate in the project realization; network knowledge transfer and deepen contact the establishment of a network which will enhance knowledge transfer and deepen contact between the project authorities and the local populations;

AGRI-TWIN s’ Objectives (II) EU dimension, to gather the cultivated experience of each partner and share it on a transnational level- accent will be placed on the EU dimension, motivating citizens to participate in debates and share with the international counterparts their reflections; realize how close how concrete EU policies in their daily lives. to make the participants realize how close they are and how concrete are the EU policies in their daily lives.

AGRI-TWIN s’ Activity Plan DATEACTIVITYVENUE PARTICIPANTS 03/02-06/02/11 Kick-off meetingMedulin, HR100 30/06-03/07/11 International Work- shop Montecarotto, IT100 29/09-02/10/11 International Work- shop Marcali, HUN100 08/12/2011 INFO DAY- CroatiaMedulin, HR50 09/02/2012 INFO DAY - ItalyMontecarotto, IT50 08/03/2012 INFO DAY - HungaryMarcali, HUN50 29/03-30/03/12 INFO DAYs - Macedonia Dojran, MK50 11/05-13/05/12Closure Conference & International Wine and Oil Fair Medulin, HR120

AGRI-TWIN s’ Impacts (I) Short term Short term: acquisition and use of knowledgeskills and qualifications the acquisition and use of knowledge, skills and qualifications to facilitate personal development; more familiar with EU rules and implementation procedures local personnel will become more familiar with EU rules and implementation procedures stimulating performance in the municipalities. attendee’s horizons will be broaden through visits to other countries the attendee’s horizons will be broaden through visits to other countries contributing to deepen the networks abroad and at home.

AGRI-TWIN s’ Impacts (II) Short term Short term: e-learning the e-learning course will represent an added value for those participants willing to expand their knowledge regarding the CAP; widen contacts to widen contacts for all the participants involved; deepeningintercultural portfolio various festivals promoting typical products, traditions and folklore will offer to the target group the chance to experience new tastes and sounds, deepening their intercultural portfolio.

AGRI-TWIN s’ Impacts (III) Long term Long term: improve the quality and increase the volume of cooperation between the project institutions improve the quality and increase the volume of cooperation between the project institutions obtaining a solid platform for the future. preconditions create the preconditions for the establishment of contacts between various organizations across the partner’s area.

AGRI-TWIN s’ Visibilty and Follow-up (I) INFO DAYs National INFO DAYs; Letters of Intent and Twinning Agreements Letters of Intent and Twinning Agreements will be signed, to formally mark the commitment for future collaboration; Celebration of the signature of the Twinning Declarations Yearly Celebration of the signature of the Twinning Declarations will be organized maintaining the political and civic momentum of the initiative; show-room Each project municipality will set-up a show-room delivering project materials and information about the partners region;

AGRI-TWIN s’ Visibilty and Follow-up (II) photo exhibition A photo exhibition open to everybody will be organized, capturing the “best project moments”, being then the project outputs at disposal of a broader public; electronic newsletter An electronic newsletter - to inform the audience about the projects development and the activities in the pipeline; Local bulletins Local bulletins in the partner’s municipalities will as well anticipate and summarize the project activities; project web-sitejointpublication promo DVD The project web-site, a joint publication and a promo DVD.

AGRI-TWIN s’ Conclusions Learning from each other Learning from each other through formal and informal methods will contribute to a better comprehension of the concreteness of the EU policy in the daily lives; create synergies closer partnership for future activities The joint events will be the best moment to create synergies between the local authorities and the local communities building up a closer partnership for future activities, creating also preconditions for long-lasting cooperation initiatives between the project partners; mutual cultural exchanges Through mutual cultural exchanges and through the interaction between Member States and Candidate Countries essence will be given to the concept of the European Union.

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