City Municipality of Varaždin: Twin Town Partnerships and European Cooperation
Discover the City Municipality of Varaždin's engagement in twin town partnerships across Europe, successful projects within the Europe for Citizens program, and efforts to enhance international cooperation and cultural exchange. Explore their initiatives, collaborations, and valuable experiences in promoting cross-cultural understanding and development.
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CITY MUNICIPALITY OF VARA DIN IN EACEA S EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAM Petar avlovi , Adviser for International Cooperation Department for Economy, Tourism and International Cooperation City Municipality of Vara din
Varadin and town-partnerships 8 twin-towns all around Europe Ptuj(Slovenia), Zalaegerszeg (Hungary), Bad Radkesburg (Austria), Trnava (Slovakia), Montale (Italy), Ravensburg (Germany), Koblenz (Germany), Auxerre (France)
Various cultural and other twinning activities Cooperation is most active with the nearest Towns(Ptuj, Trnava, Zalaegerszeg) Financing of activities was always a problem
Europe for Citizens Measure 1.2 Thematic Networks of Twinned towns is very interesting for further development of town-partnerships Vara din had 2 successful applications: 2009 (project CULTnet) 2011 (project E-SCENE) Main partner on all projects: Development Agency North DAN
CULTnet (2009 2010) Vara din - first Croatian City Municipality with successful project application within Citizenship program 6 cities, 5 countries workshops and round tables on cultural tourism 2 workshops in Vara din, 1 in Ptuj Workshops held during 3 annual manifestations: Trash Film Festival and Week of traditional culture in Vara din, and Ptuj s Kurentovanje More than 120 participants
E-SCENE (2011 2012) Vara din s 2nd Citizenship program Much larger then CULTnet Network of 4 creative workshops for young creatives; in Vara din and Ravensburg Worth about 145.000,00 , 7 towns from 6 countries, 8 other partner organisations At it s end (2012) will include around 340 young participants from the fields of animated film, music and street arts
Conclusion Two Europe for Citizens , Measure 1.2 projects in two consecutive years = cca. 170.000,00 We raised the level of cooperation with twinned towns to a new level Valuable experience in project management Increased International visibility of Vara din
