
21 young people from five Danube countries, six days between Ruse, Belene and Svishtov, a finished work plan up to 2030: the second Boot Camp of the Danube Youth Organisations Network has shown that youth participation in the Danube Region is no longer just a declaration of intent. 21 young people from five Danube countries,
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How a mayor and his team in southern Hungary are keeping Hungarian-German culture alive. In southern Hungary, Sabine Geller took me along to the weekly choir evening, where her relatives also play and sing. When I walked into the room, I felt a bit like a spoilsport. That lasted about three seconds, though, as I
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It all began with an emotion: a few women gathered on the riverbank to bid farewell to a friend and scatter his ashes. We asked Danube to carry him to the sea – or perhaps to let him become a drop that falls elsewhere and gives life. We entrusted him to Danube, but we also
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At the 2026 International Danube Festival in Ulm, women from the Danube Swabian region and Ukraine came together with opinion leaders from Serbia, Austria and Germany for a two-day workshop on combating fake news and online hate, held as part of a conference on democracy. Between media training sessions, a shared dinner in the garden
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For three days, Theme Tent 2 at the International Danube Festival in Ulm became a meeting place for Baden-Württemberg and Bosnia and Herzegovina. There was spinning, snacking and marvelling. There are moments when a tent is more than just a tent. For example, when a visitor from Ulm holds a hand spindle for the first
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Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression, Ulm and Neu-Ulm have been supporting their Ukrainian twin town in a variety of ways: the partnership, which was officially launched in spring 2023, initially focused heavily on humanitarian aid and donations of goods; however, it is increasingly shifting towards more sustainable and institutional forms of cooperation.
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