COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS
Twinning Officers of CEMR and its national associations
CEMR WORKING GROUP ON TWINNING
Président / Chairman : Mr Janusz MARSZAŁEK
Secretary General: M. Frédéric VALLIER
Director of Citizenship and International Cooperation: Sandra CECIARINI
Project Officer Citizenship : Manuella PORTIER
Tel.: 00 33-1-44 50 59 59 Fax: 00 33-1-44 50 59 60
E-mail: cemr@ccre.org
ALBANIA
Mr Fatos HODAJ Director General
Albanian Association of Municipalities
Tel.: 355-4-225 76 03 / Fax: 355-4-225 76 06
GERMANY
Ms Ines SPENGLER Coordinator
Rat der Gemeinden und Regionen Europas / Deutsche Sektion
Tel.: +49-221-37 71 313 / Fax: +49 221 3771-128
E-mail: ines.spengler@staedtetag.de
AUSTRIA
Mr Alexander LESIGANG Österreichischer Städtebund
Tel.: +43 1 4000 89980 / Fax: +43-1-40 00 71 35
E-mail: alexander.lesigang@staedtebund.gv.at
Ms Daniela FRAISS Österreichischer Gemeindebund
Tel: +32 2 282 0680 / Fax: +32 2 282 0688
E-mail: oegemeindebund@skynet.be
BELGIUM
Ms Betty DE WACHTER Coordinator
Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities
Tel +32.2.211 56 14 / Fax +32.2.211 56 00
E-mail : betty.dewachter@vvsg.be
Ms Isabelle COMPAGNIE
Chef de service – Europe – international
Ms Elisabeth MANTEAUSecrétaire – Europe – international
Union des Villes et Communes de Wallonie (UVCW)
Tél: +32.81.24 06 36 / Fax: +32.81.24 06 10
E-mail: isabelle.compagnie@uvcw.be; international@uvcw.be
Mr Marc THOULEN Directeur
Association de la Ville et des Communes de la Région de
Bruxelles-Capitale (AVCB-VSGB)
Tél : +32.2.238 51 47 / Fax : +32.2.280 60 90
E-mail : marc.thoulen@avcb-vsgb.be
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Mr Amir KUPUSIJA Public Relations Officer
Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: +387 61571741/ Fax: +387/33/216 502, 552 811
E-mail : amir@sogfbih.ba
Mr Brano JOVICIC Secretary General
Association of Towns and Municipalities of Republic of Srpska
Tel.: +387-55-220 270 / Fax: +387-55-211 885
E-mail: info@alvrs.com
BULGARIA
Ms Marusia TSVETKOVA Town-twinning coordinator
Association Nationale des Municipalités de la République de Bulgarie
Tel.: +359-2-943 44 65/67/68 / Fax: +359-2-943 44 31
E-mail: m.tsvetkova@namrb.org
CYPRUS
Ms Kalia MARTIDES Officer
Union of Cyprus Municipalities
Tel: + 357 22 445 232 / Fax: + 357 22 677 230
E-mail: martides@ucm.org.cy and fp@ucm.org.cy
CROATIA
Ms Marta VIDAKOVIC MUKIC Secretary General
Croatian County Association
Tel./Fax: +385-1-6110 361
E-mail: tajnistvo@hrvzz.hr
DENMARK
No representative designated
Local Government Denmark
Tel.: +45-33-70 33 70 / Fax: +45-33-70 30 51
Website: www.kl.dk
SPAINMs Arantxa CANTÓ
Fédération Espagnole des Municipalités et Provinces
Tel.: +34-91-364 37 00 / Fax: +34-91-365 54 82
E-mail: acanto@femp.es
ESTONIA
Mr Toivo RIIMAA Deputy Director
Association of Estonian Cities
Tel.: +372-694 3411 / Fax: +372-694 3425
E-mail: toivo.riimaa@ell.ee
Mr Ott Kasuri Executive Director
Association of Municipalities of Estonia
Tel.: + 372 6150361/ Fax: +372 6150351
E-mail: info@emovl.ee, ott.kasuri@emovl.ee
FINLAND
Ms Helena Johansson International Relations Officer
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Tel.: +358-9-77 12242 / Fax: +358-9-77 12069
E-mail: helena.johansson@kuntaliitto.fi
FRANCE
Mr Philippe TARRISSON Directeur du service Europe du citoyen
Association Française du CCRE
Tel.: +33-2-38 77 8383 / Fax: +33-2-38 77 2075 ou/or 2103
E-mail: panagiotopoulou@kedke.gr
HUNGARY
Ms Katalin Sabján Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Hungarian national association of local authorities (TÖOSZ)
Tel.: +36 1 4137173 / Fax: +36 1 413 0482
E-mail: sabjan@toosz.hu
IRELAND
Ms Laura SHERRY Twinning Officer
Institute of Public Administration
Tel: +353.1.240 3600 – 240 3669 / Fax: +353.1.668 9135
E- mail: lsherry@ipa.ie
ICELAND
Ms Anna G. BJORNSDOTTIR
Director of Development and International Affairs
Dir. tel:. + 354 515 4900/20 Fax: + 354 515 4903
E- mail: anna.g.bjornsdottir@samband.is
ISRAEL
Union of Local Authorities in Israel
Tel.: +972-3-6844212/3/4 / Fax: +972-3-68 44 211
E-mail: int@ulai.org.il
ITALY
Ms Marijke VANBIERVLIET
Responsable Relations externes et jumelages
Ms Vanessa Bianchi – FR (bianchi@aiccre.it)
Association Italienne du CCRE
Tel.: +39-06-699 40 461 / Fax: +39-06-679 32 75
E-mail: gemellaggi@aiccre.it
KOSOVO
Mr Sazan IBRAHIMI Executive Director
Association of Kosovo Municipalities
Tel: +381 38 245 734/ Fax + 381 38 245 733
e-mail: sazanibrahimi@komunat-ks.net
LATVIA
Ms Kristine KULITE Specialist of Foreign Affair Issues
Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments
Tel.: +371 67508535,
E-mail: kristine.kulite@lps.lv
LITHUANIA
Mr Arūnas GRAŽULIS
Adviser for International Relations and Programmes
Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
E-mail: arunas.grazulis@lsa.lt
LUXEMBOURG
Mr Laurent DEVILLE
Syndicat Intercommunal des Villes et Communes
Luxembourgeoises
Tel.: +352-44 36 58 (23) / Fax: +352-45 30 15
E-mail: info@syvicol.lu
Ms Dusica PERISIC Executive Director
Ms Arta KIKI Twinning Officer
Association of the Units of Local Self-government of Macedonia
Tel.: +389-2-3099 033 / Fax: +389-2-3061 994
E-mail: contact@zels.org.mk; arta.kiki@zels.org.mk
MALTA
Mr Jimmy MAGRO Executive Secretary
Maltese Association of Local Councils
Tel.: +356-21-446 428 / Fax: +356-21-446 427
E-mail: jmagro@lca.org.mt
MONTENEGRO
Ms Vanja STAROVLAH
Advisor for international cooperation
Union of Municipalities of Montenegro
Tel.: +382 20 620 097 / Fax: +382 20 620 123
NORWAY
Ms Elita CAKULE
Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
Tel.: +47 24 13 27 04 / Fax: +47 22 83 22 22
E-mail: elita.cakule@ks.no
NETHERLANDS
Association of Netherlands Municipalities / VNG International
Tel: +31 70 373 87 99 or + 31 70 373 83 93
Fax:+31 70 373 8660 or + 31 70 373 56 82
E-mail : secretariaatvngi@vng.nl
POLAND
Ms Kataryna PACZYNSKA International Relations Officer Association of Polish CitiesTel.: +48 61 633 50 56 / Fax: +48 61 633 50 60
E-mail: kasiah@zmp.poznan.pl
PORTUGAL
Mr Landri PINTO
Directeur du Département des Relations Internationales
Association Nationale des Municipalités Portugaises
Tel.: +351-239-40 44 34 / Fax: +351-239-70 18 62
E-mail: lpinto@anmp.pt
ROMANIA
Mr Sergiu TARA Director
Mr Adrian MIROIU-LAMBA
Project coordinator / Twinning Officer
Association of Romanian Communes
Tel./Fax: +40-21-311 99 69
E-mail: acor@acor.ro; adrian.ml@acor.ro
Mr Alexandru PETROVICI Directeur Exécutif
Association of Romanian Towns
Tel./fax: +40-21-311 71 97
E-mail: alex.petrovici@aor.ro
Ms Elena FARCA Head of office for International Relations and European
Partnerships, Lasi City-Hall
Romanian Municipalities Association
Tel/fax: + 4 0232 267841
Mobile phone: +4 0372321222
E-mail: International.iasi@gmail.com, ena.farca@gmail.com
Mr Calin CHIRA Coordinator of the Romanian delegation to the CoR
E-mail: calin.chira@amr-bruxelles.eu
Tel: +32 (0)2 213 82 30
UNITED KINGDOM
Ms Ioana Serghiuta and Mr James Beadle
European and International Unit
Tel.: +44-20-7664 3115 / 3111 / Fax: +44-20-7664 3128
E-mail: Ioana.Serghiuta@local.gov.uk;
james.beadle@local.gov.uk
Ms Kathy CAMERON Policy Manager
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Tel.: +44-131-474 9262 / Fax: +44-131-474 9292
E-mail: kathie@cosla.gov.uk
SERBIA
Ms Milena VOJINOVIC
Coordination and Organization Officer
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia
Tel.: +381-11-3223 446 / Fax: +381-11-3221 215
E-mail: Milena.Vojinovic@skgo.org
SLOVAKIA
Ms Zuzana ČUPILOVÁ
Director of the International Relations Department
Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia – ZMOS
Tel.: +421 2 5296 4243, +421 2 5296 4914
E-mail: cupilova@zmos.sk
SLOVENIA
Mr Miha MOHOR
Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia
Tel.: +386-2-234 1500 ou/or 1502 / Fax: +386-2-234 1513
E-mail: miha@skupnostobcin.si
SWEDEN
Mr Anders KNAPE President
Former Chair of CEMR working group on twinning
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
Tel.: +46 (0)8-452 78 36 / Fax: +46 (0)8-462 95 29
E-mail: anders.knape@skl.se
Ms Karin BERLIN Senior Advisor
E-mail: karin.berlin@skl.se
Phone: +46 8 452 74 29
SWITZERLAND
Mr Laurent WEHRLI Secrétaire Général
Association Suisse du CCRE
Tel.: 41-21-907 23 41/ Fax: 41-21-315 20 08
E-mail: asccre@bluewin.ch
CZECH REPUBLIC
Ms Gabriela HULKOVA (Hermannova)
External Relations Section
Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 234 709 724 – Fax: +420 234 709 786
E-mail: hulkova@smocr.cz
TURKEY
Ms Bahar Özden
International Relations Section
Union of Municipalities of Turkey
Phone:+90 312 419 21 00
Fax:+90 312 419 21 30
E-mail: bozden@tbb.gov.tr
UKRAINE
Ms Elena TOMNYUK
Head of international policy department
Association of Ukrainian Cities and Communities
Tel./fax: +380-44-227 0111 / Fax: +380-44-220 9032
il: inter@auc.org.ua