Towntwinning Committee of

Ceregnano
“Cer. co. gem.”
Italy

The Towntwinning Committee of Ceregnano is a

Cultural Association founded in 2007
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has among its own aims:
1) To spread a European conscience among
the citizens: young people, adults and senior
citizens.
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2) To defend, to strengthen, and enlarge

European Union through concrete actions
and good practices of peace and
brotherhood among the peoples.

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3) To struggle against the various forms of

racism and xenophobia which try to break the
bonds among and different cultures.

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Ceregnano
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4) To support the intercultural dialogue

which is the basic condition of any form of
towntwinning.

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The medium-term objectives are:
1) to involve and to mobilize the most greater
part of:
• Associations,
• Public bodies,
• Private organizations,
• Groups and single citizens

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the sectors involved are:
culture and education,
volunteering and welfare work,
social economy,
environmental safeguard,
religions,
music and sport.

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2) to promote meetings and periodic

exchanges among the representatives of the
communities already twinned (Seeheim-
Jugenheim, Germany) or as members of a
new towntwinned Network (Czech Republic,
France, UK and Portugal).

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The priority concrete actions are:
1) to organize courses, exhibitions and
seminars on the different cultures of the
European peoples and on the values of
the European Citizenship.

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2) to provide courses for adult learners in the

field of both informal and non-formal
education using e-learning tools and social
media tools together with traditional face to
face lessons.

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3) to enter the initiatives of the other

associations, public bodies and groups in
order to direct towards European dimension
the activities to be scheduled and not
already scheduled ones.

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• We organize every year some courses on

foreign languages and cultures (i.e. English,
German with comparison among different
cultures and national heritages).
• We help our Municipality run the “info
service” in favor of unemployed people.

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• Last issues of our meetings and debate are the
following:
• a) An Erasmus in Italy and a job placement in
Germany: two young people tell about their
experiences;

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b) Job in Germany and Italy: two mentalities in

comparison;

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• c) Passive Houses and energy saving;

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• d) Young people and health with particular

reference to the alimentary troubles and loss
of job;

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• e) Cultivations in greenhouse and in the

open air.

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Via E. Fermi, 58
45010 Ceregnano (Province of Rovigo)
Italy
http://cercogem.wikispaces.com/
cercogem@gmail.com

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Thank you

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