Project Profile · IPA II · Civil Society · 2014

Town Twinning between Türkiye and the EU (TWIN)

Priority Area

Democracy and Governance

Beneficiary

Directorate for EU Affairs

Other Beneficiaries

Union of Municipalities of Türkiye

Duration

33 months, April 2018 – December 2020

EU Contribution

€4,000,000

Location

Local authorities throughout Türkiye and in EU Member States

Project Objective

2014

The Town Twinning between Türkiye and the EU project aims to build sustainable structures between local authorities in Türkiye and EU Member States.

01 A Town Twinning Meeting presenting Türkiye’s contribution to its EU accession process
02 Capacity-building training on “Town Twinning” and the “EU Acquis”
03 2 workshops on town twinning
04 An impact assessment study
05 Four study visits
06 A two-week internship programme
07 A Town Twinning Roadmap
08 An online town twinning tool developed within the YereldeAB website
09 Training to follow grant project processes and increase implementation and monitoring capacity
10 A compendium presenting the grant projects
11 An International Town Twinning Conference
12 In addition, grants of up to €130,000 for beneficiaries under the project’s grant component

Project profile · IPA II · Civil Society · 2014