The Lithuanian International Partnerships Center invites public sector institutions from EU Member States to participate in EU Twinning Program training on October 20-21, 2026.
Training location: CPVA Headquarters, S. Konarskio str. 13, Vilnius, Lithuania
Registration can be found here.
TRAINING PROGRAM
Day ONE, 20 OCTOBER 2026
09:00 – 10:30 Welcome, Introduction to the Twinning Instrument
(Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė, Brigita Domanskytė LIPC)
- Introduction of the EU Twinning instrument
- Lithuanian experience in Twinning
- Legal framework, Geography and Statistics
- Latest developments
- Key players (Project Leaders, Resident Twinning Advisors, Component Leaders, Short-Term Experts, etc.)
- Role of National Contact Points
- Mandated bodies
- Twinning versus Twinning Light
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:30 Call for Proposals
(Brigita Domanskytė, LIPC)
- Twinning Fiche and Call for Twinning and Twinning light proposals
- Member State Consortium
- Preparation of proposals
- Evaluation of proposals
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Evaluation and Selection of the Proposals
(Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė, LIPC)
- Preparation of oral presentation
- Roles of the project team
- Typical mistakes and how to avoid them
- Questions and Answers session
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee break
14:15 – 15:00 Preparing EU Twinning Project Communication and Visibility Plan
(Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė, LIPC)
- Overall purpose of communication activities, key target groups
- General rules and key elements of EU visual identity
- Planning communication activities, finances, human resources
- CPVA experience
15:00 End of the first day / 17:00 Vilnius sightseeing tour / 19:00 Dinner
Day TWO, 21 OCTOBER 2026
9:00 – 10:15 Financial Management of EU Twinning Contracts
(Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė, LIPC)
- Structure of the project budget
- Eligible Cost
- Financial Management and Control
- Audit procedures
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:30 Practical Session on Financial Management
(Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė, Brigita Domanskytė, LIPC)
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 EU Twinning Project Implementation: Contract
(Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė, LIPC)
- Twinning Contract
- Special Conditions
- Annexes to the Twinning Contract
- Drafting Twinning Work Plan
- Changes to the Twinning Contract
- Project reporting
- Project Steering Committees
- Missions
14:15 – 14:30 Coffee break
14:30 – 15:30 Practical Tips and Tricks for the Implementation of Twinning Projects
(Brigita Domanskytė, LIPC)
- Twinning tendencies
- Experience sharing
15:30 – 16:00 Closing of the Twinning Training
More information about the training program and lecturers can be found here.
The training fee is €750 per participant.
