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Requests for assistance are matched with expertise in EU public administrations to facilitate peer-to-peer learning between civil servants from the EU and partner countries. The halt of international travel and physical meetings in March 2020 posed an enormous challenge to the work of the institution building community. It required the redesigning of exchanges in digital format.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">The transition of TAIEX into a virtual instrument enabled continued support to EU partners and their citizens worldwide throughout the pandemic in critical areas such as health and cybersecurity. So far,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>over 12,000 participants and 2,000 experts<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>have taken part in virtual TAIEX. Online tools have also played an essential role in Twinning, where additional flexibility was introduced to facilitate remote implementation of ongoing projects.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">While face-to-face interaction remains important for peer exchanges, combining the best elements from traditional physical and innovative digital practices will make TAIEX and Twinning more accessible and resilient to future disruptions. In fact, TAIEX events in 2020<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>had on average 24% more attendees and 21% more experts<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>than in 2019.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">This year is also the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>25<sup>th<\/sup><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>anniversary of the TAIEX instrument. Today, TAIEX continues to support the candidate countries in their reforms and is also available to other partners worldwide and the EU Member States.<b><\/b><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sudden standstill of international activities in spring 2020 required a thorough redesigning of the European Commission\u2019s institution building instruments TAIEX and Twinning. &nbsp; TAIEX and Twinning support partners\u2019 public administrations in the approximation, application and enforcement of EU legislation and the sharing of EU best practice. 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