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Škofja Loka fundraising for Matic
In Škofja Loka, Matic Žontar has a very rare disease, for which a cure was discovered in the USA last year. EUR 3.2 million must be raised for it. A fundraising drive is currently underway to ensure Matic can avail of this cure.
Douzelage founder steps down from Sherborne committee
Jeremy Barker, one of the founding fathers of the Douzelage European Town Twinning organisation has stepped down as Chairperson of Sherborne (UK) Douzelage and also away from the committee.
Music friendship between the cities of Sušice and Holstebro
In June 2024, the Douzelage Young Musicians Festival took place in Sušice, Czech Republic. It was also attended by three young musicians from Holstebro, Dagmar Høeg, Adam Harboe Karlssen and Josefine Ma Kristensen. (see The trip to Sušice that almost never was… by...
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Douzelage is an organisation embodying the values of friendship, cooperation, and unity across Europe. Formed in 1991, it connects 28 partner towns, one from each EU member state, through music, culture, sport, and education. Originating from the twinning of Sherborne (UK) and Granville (France), its name combines the French words “Douze” (twelve) and “Jumelage” (twinning). Douzelage hosts annual meetings, and activities such as the Young Musician’s Festival, and the Festival of Europe, fostering cultural exchange and celebrating events like the Pfingstritt in Bad Kötzting (Germany) and St Patrick’s Day in Bundoran (Ireland).
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47th General Meeting, Rovinj-Rovigno – Croatia
Our Croatian partner town of Rovinj-Rovigno welcomed Douzelage delegates from across the union to attend the 47th General Meeting from September 28th-30th 2023
46th General Meeting, Skofja Loka – Slovenia
The 46th General Meeting took place in beautiful Škofja Loka, Slovenia and saw the culmination of the Juniors for Seniors project from August 27th-30th 2022.
45th General Meeting, Agros – Cyprus
The 45th General Meeting (scaled back) took place in our Cypriot partner town of Agros from October 8th – 10th 2021
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Young adults work together for free press!
Under the name "Free Press under Pressure" (FPuP) seventy young adults from 19 member states of the EU sought for ways to discern factual, verifiable news from disinformation and "fake news". The project was organised by Douzelage Meerssen in collaboration with Fontys...
Project “Road to Ukraine”
The Presidency of Douzelage gathered in Siret for a meeting. From there we visited a town called Kamenets in Ukraine, 130 km from Siret, to see and feel what Douzelage can do to help the people there. We were warmly welcomed by the governor of this region, former...
Best practices on mobility and accessibility in “Juniors for Seniors” encourages towns to do better
From the 23rd to the 25th September the 4th project "Juniors for Seniors - Active Ageing" zoomed in on transport and accessibility for seniors. Eight partner towns presented the obstacles and best practices in their towns and discussed the different ideas and...
