 | European Commission proposes 'Twinning Convenant' during 3rd European Development Days 31-07-2008 Under the French Presidency of the European Union, the European
Commission, in cooperation with the European Parliament, is organising the third
European Development Days (EDD) in Strasbourg from 15 to 17 November 2008. The
central theme of this major event this year will be 'local authorities and
development'. In conjunction with this, the European Commissioner for
Development, Louis Michel, is inviting local and regional authorities throughout
the EU to share their experience in decentralised cooperation with developing
countries and to conclude new twinning covenants.
A number of local authorities have already launched such development
projects with often positive results. Commissioner Michel is now calling on many
more local and regional authorities to identify twinning schemes with their
counterparts in developing countries and send their proposals to the European
Commission by 20 September 2008 -
devtwinning@ec.europa.eu.
The selected participants will be invited to attend the
European
Development Days to take place in Strasbourg 15-17 November 2008 and
participate in a signing ceremony. Projects already funded by the European
Commission are excluded. An independent jury made up of representatives of the
European Commission, the Committee of the Regions and the Council of European
Municipalities and Regions will examine the twinning projects submitted.
Source: DG Regio - Inforegio LinksClick here to access the website of the European Development DaysClick here to read the Open letter to local authorities throughout the European Union by Louis MichelClick here to read the rules for the call for proposals back |
