CONCLUSIONS OF WORKSHOP 3 “NEW EUROPE NEW TWINNINGS EUROPEAN FORUM” Moderator: Ana Belén Arzo

CONCLUSIONS OF WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS OF WORKSHOP 33

““NEW EUROPE NEW NEW EUROPE NEW TWINNINGS EUROPEAN TWINNINGS EUROPEAN

FORUM”FORUM”Moderator: Ana Belén ArzoModerator: Ana Belén Arzo

Diputación de CastellónDiputación de Castellón

Diputación de Castellón Diputación de Castellón Excelentísima Diputación Excelentísima Diputación Provincial de Ourense Provincial de Ourense

County Council of NovaraCounty Council of Novara

Utena County Governor’s Utena County Governor’s AdministrationAdministration

Ayuntamiento de Líjar Ayuntamiento de Líjar Mancomunidad Integral Mancomunidad Integral de Municipios Centro de Municipios Centro

Consorci de Formació i Consorci de Formació i d’Iniciatives Cercs-d’Iniciatives Cercs-Berguedà Berguedà

Ajuntament de Ajuntament de Cinctorres Cinctorres

Ajuntament de les Coves Ajuntament de les Coves de Vinromàde Vinromà

Ajuntament de Forcall Ajuntament de Forcall Municipality of Lucena Municipality of Lucena Ajuntament de Ajuntament de Ribesalbes Ribesalbes

Ajuntament de Sant Joan Ajuntament de Sant Joan de Moró de Moró

Ayuntamiento de Soneja Ayuntamiento de Soneja Ajuntament de Tales Ajuntament de Tales

Ajuntament de la Ajuntament de la Todolella Todolella

Gemeente HerderwijkGemeente Herderwijk Municipality of OleggioMunicipality of Oleggio

Santa Lucija Local Santa Lucija Local CouncilCouncil

Barciany MunicipalityBarciany Municipality Campina MunicipalityCampina Municipality

WORKSHOP 3WORKSHOP 3

COOPERATION EU15 & NEM:COOPERATION EU15 & NEM:

• Ways of cooperation: getting in touch with Ways of cooperation: getting in touch with entities from third countries, municipalities entities from third countries, municipalities with historical ties, etc. with historical ties, etc.

• Twinnings by means of another nets: Twinnings by means of another nets: Partenalia Network, ACTE and Arco Latino.Partenalia Network, ACTE and Arco Latino.

• European projects: they can come up after European projects: they can come up after the twinnings.the twinnings.

TOWN TWINNING EXPERIENCES:

Differences between EU twinnings and traditional ones:

Traditional twinnings can become twinnings that promote active European citizenship.

Involvement of politicians and citizens:Discrepancy about the role of the elect representatives in the

twinnings.

Language barriers?:They do exist and make difficult the communication in the

preparatory stage and the stage of execution.

Evident effects after twinning: Continuity of the relations between the towns, experiences

exchange, future cooperation, etc.

TOWN TWINNING PROGRAM EVALUATION:TOWN TWINNING PROGRAM EVALUATION:• CRITICAL REFLECTIONS:CRITICAL REFLECTIONS: ““To approach the Europe of the citizens to the To approach the Europe of the citizens to the

citizenship”citizenship”““There’s only one Europe”There’s only one Europe”““Town twinning is not only business exchange”Town twinning is not only business exchange”““We must achieve that the feeling of membership We must achieve that the feeling of membership

to Europe become common among the European to Europe become common among the European citizens”citizens”

““Town twinning make easier this first contact Town twinning make easier this first contact towards cooperation”towards cooperation”

““We mustn’t be rash in choosing a town to twin We mustn’t be rash in choosing a town to twin with”with”