Union assistance to the sister town program – May 30, 2013

The local government has gained altogether € 22,000 within the frame of two tenders submitted for project of the European Commission titled Europe for Civilians. It was only Kispest of 750 bidders which gained in two tenders simultaneously.
On the one hand the local government assigns assistance to finance the student exchange recreation program within the framework of which children of Kispest spend their summer holiday together with Turkish, Croatian, Polish and Bulgarian students in Budapest and at Balaton. To continue the program Hungarian students travel to sister towns of Kispest, to Pendik (Turkey), Smolyan (Bulgaria), Vrbovec (Croatia) and Krzeszowice (Poland).
On the other hand the other successful tender provides support to arrange an international conference titled “Active citizenship and town development” in which representatives of the Polish, Croatian and Bulgarian sister towns will take part. The program creates new framework in co-operation of the sister towns.