The Department of Residents and Twinning in Calp has launched this initiative to collect citizen perspectives. This consultation seeks to guide municipal decisions regarding links with other localities, both nationally and internationally.

Twinning agreements are a fundamental part of Calp's history, a municipality with a strong tradition of emigration and, at the same time, a recipient of population from various origins. This social reality, with a notable presence of European residents and communities from other regions of Spain such as Andalusia or Castilla-La Mancha, as well as from Ukraine, gives meaning to a relations policy that the council wishes to continue developing with citizen participation.

Currently, Calp maintains two official twinning agreements: one with El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz) and another with Oppenheim (Germany), the latter in the process of formalization within the European CERV program (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values). Furthermore, relationships are being explored with other localities such as Saint-Laurent-du-Var (France), with an advanced twinning process, and Chornomorsk (Ukraine), in a preliminary study phase.

The consultation includes various travel and activity proposals, such as a visit to the Feria del Vino Fino in El Puerto de Santa María, a trip to Cabra to study a possible new twinning, and an expedition to the province of Granada to visit the towns of origin of many Andalusian residents. A European trip to Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Oppenheim is also planned to strengthen existing ties and advance new agreements.

The survey will allow for the assessment of citizen knowledge about twinning agreements, their usefulness, and which activities or destinations should be prioritized. An open channel has also been enabled for any resident to propose new international relations. The consultation will remain active until April 23.