Friends of Europe 

As the European Union grows with new member countries, our role always becomes increasingly relevant to enabling connectivity in Europe. Part of this connectivity has seen the birth and growth of the Friends of Europe Associations, which is part of our Charter.

Because of the popularity of the Charter Meetings, frequently there are many more people from the municipalities who wish to attend than there are places available. Part of the function of the Friends of Europe Associations is to arrange their groups to visit and host visits between the member municipalities and celebrate and foster friendships across Europe.

The Associations also cultivate and encourage additional programms such as exchanges of friendships, schools, sports clubs and participation in each municipalities’ festivals. Some Friends of Europe Associations also organisation the selection or voting of who will be the delegates to attend the Charter Meetings.

Association of Friends of Europe

Some Member Municipalities have Citizen Organisations within their Municipality who promote and work closely with the Charter of European Rural Communities. This ensures direct active participation by the Citizens with the Charter Activities.

If you wish create your own Friends of Europe Association, you can download the Guidelines for Friends of Europe here and it will provide advise. It is also possible to contact any of the member municipalities that has this association and they will give you more advise, support and encouragement.

	Municipality	Country	Read More...
	Bienvenida	Spain	Read more about Bienvenida Friends of Europe...
	Cashel	Ireland	Read more about Cashel Friends of Europe...
	Cissé	France	Read more about Cissé Friends of Europe...
	Desborough	United Kingdom	Read more about Desborough & District Twinning Association...
	Esch	The Netherlands	Read more about Esch Friends of Europe...
	Hepstedt	Germany	Read more about Hepstedt Friends of Europe...
	Nagycenk	Hungary	Read more about Nagycenk Friends of Europe...
	Tisno	Croatia	Read more about Tisno Friends of Europe...