• DANUBE CIVILISATION –  what is it?

    DANUBE CIVILISATION – what is it?0

    The Danube civilisation: many discoveries, unclear interpretation Was there an advanced civilisation along the Danube that can be considered the oldest in human history? Yes and no! Scientists don’t yet agree about this. But they do know one thing for sure: there was a civilisation, known today as the Danube Civilisation, which shaped the history

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  • DANUBE MEDIA BOOTCAMP in Ulm

    DANUBE MEDIA BOOTCAMP in Ulm0

    Journalists from five Danube countries took part in the Danube Media Bootcamp during the International Danube Festival in Ulm. From July 10-12, workshops were held with presentations by journalists focusing on the topic of  ‘Nature Conservation and the Danube’. Journalists from Budapest, Romania and Serbia presented their investigative reports. Orsolya Fülöp from Budapest presented her

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  • PERSPECTIVE DANUBE  Commitment to the Danube region

    PERSPECTIVE DANUBE Commitment to the Danube region0

    Baden-Württemberg has always cultivated diverse relationships in the Danube region. The Baden-Württemberg Foundation plays a key role in this. With its “Perspective Danube” programme, it primarily supports the development of civil society and provides funding for educational, cultural and youth projects, among other things. Dr Andreas Weber, who has been responsible for the “Perspective Danube”

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  • United against  energy poverty in Europe

    United against energy poverty in Europe0

    From 8 to 9 April 2024 in Paris, everything revolved around the topic of energy. Here, at the Maison de l’Europe in the heart of the French capital, the LEAP-STEP project was launched. Funded by the European Commission and led by the Maison de l’Europe Paris and Europe Direct, all partners from eight EU countries

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  • An example of sustainable economic development

    An example of sustainable economic development0

    Eight German business clubs are active in Romania It was in 1995, when Dr. Anna Prinz, working as an economic officer at the German Embassy in Bucharest, met – as she did every month – with a small group of representatives or executives of German companies at her home. They would exchange ideas or experiences

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  • A party destination becoming a European cultural region

    A party destination becoming a European cultural region0

    Many people still think of Lake Balaton, the “Hungarian sea”, as a cheap package holiday- and party destination. However, the local town of Veszprém and its neighboring municipalities want to change the old image and establish the area as a new European cultural region. The title “European Capital of Culture” (ECOC) is awarded annually by

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