EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAMME
Under the overall aim of bringing the Union closer to citizens the general objectives of the Programme are:
- to contribute to citizens' understanding of the Union, its history and diversity;
- to foster European citizenship and to improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at Union level.

Measure Town Twinning
This measure aims at supporting projects bringing together a wide range of partner towns in a town twinning event around topics in line with the objectives of the Programme and taking into
consideration the multi-annual priorities. Town twinning projects must organise project activities within 21 days (maximum duration of the project).
By mobilising citizens at local and Union levels to debate on concrete issues from the European political agenda, this measure will seek to promote civic participation in the Union policy making
process and develop opportunities for societal engagement and volunteering at Union level.
Twinning must be understood lato sensu, thus referring to the municipalities which signed or are engaged to sign twinning agreements as well as to the municipalities having other forms of
partnerships fostering their cooperation and cultural links.
Maximum grant
The maximum grant for a Town Twinning project is EUR 25 000.