GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Town Twinning between Türkiye and the EU (TWIN)

Priority area
 

Democracy and Governance

Beneficiary

Directorate for EU Affairs

Co-Beneficiary
 

Union of Municipalities of Türkiye

Duration

33 months, April 2018-December 2020

EU contribution (Euro)

4.000.000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

Town Twinning between Türkiye and the EU (TWIN) aims to create sustainable structures for exchange between local authorities in turkey and EU member States in areas relevant for Accession
 

Location

Local authorities in Türkiye and EU member states

Achievements / expected outputs

• Town Twinning Meeting,
• Organising 4 capacity building trainings
• Organising two thematic workshops
• Impact assessment study

• Four study visits
• Organising a two-week internship program to European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
• An analysis on the legal and financial framework for town twinning between Türkiye and the EU
• Internet-based town twinning tool has been developed on yereldeab website.
• Training activities for Grant Scheme programme
• At the end of the Project, an introductory compendium
• At the end of the Project Implementation Phase, an International Town Twining Conference

Also, up to EUR 130.000 support for the beneficiaries under the grant scheme.