Cooperation of Siauliai and Jelgava Cities to improve the culture and sports services in the region

Programme 2007 - 2013 Latvia-Lithuania (LV-LT)

Date of latest update: 2022-12-10

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Description (EN):

Due to the recent economic crisis and prevailing sentiment of passivity, disbelief and indifference among the inhabitants of the project area, Siauliai City Municipality Administration and Jelgava City Council have joined their initiatives for revitalising the local communities, especially the younger part of them. Thus, the aim of the project is raising the attractiveness of Jelgava and Siauliai regions among their inhabitants and visitors via improving and increasing the assortment of sports and culture events involving young people and subsequently also other strata from both local communities. People-to-people activities carried out during the project will contribute to raising of the attractiveness of the area and will help boost local service companies.During the project joint sports events within the two bordering regions will be created. Three “Sports Day” type events comprising tournaments in streetball and football for teams of young people as well as cross country run for all the interested from both cities will be carried out. Additionally two creative workshops will be organised for young artists and art students of the project region, held in Jelgava. Workshops include individual and group work, seminars with tutors, exhibitions of artworks.

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Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Cultural heritage and arts

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: Šiauliu miesto savivaldybes administracija

Address: Vasario 16-osios street 62, LT-76295 Šiauliai, Lithuania

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Jelgavas pilsetas dome

Name: Jelgavas pilsetas dome

Address: Liela iela 11, LV-3001 Jelgava, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

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Cooperation of Siauliai and Jelgava Cities to improve the culture and sports services in the region

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Šiauliu miesto savivaldybes administracija

Cooperation of Siauliai and Jelgava Cities to improve the culture and sports services in the region

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Project name (EN): Cooperation of Siauliai and Jelgava Cities to improve the culture and sports services in the region

Project acronym: Vital Neighbours

Project start date: 2010-10-15

Project end date: 2012-02-14

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 217 331.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 184 731.35

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2007 - 2013 Latvia-Lithuania (LV-LT)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-09-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

129 / 129 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

537 / 537 (100%)

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Cooperation of Siauliai and Jelgava Cities to improve the culture and sports services in the region

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