
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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What does Danube Swabian identity mean today? Women from across the Danube region gathered in Budapest to discuss language, memory and the future. The first Danube Swabian Women’s Conference demonstrated just how strongly women continue to shape culture, tradition and community – and why their stories have long been overlooked. It was precisely these questions
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A pilot programme to strengthen the life skills of disadvantaged young people in Bosnia-Herzegovina Between August 2022 and April 2023, Pharos e.V. Stuttgart and its partner organisation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Faros association, worked with around 40 young people from socially disadvantaged families – many of whom belong to the Roma minority. The project was carried
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The journey from Sarajevo to the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica leads through a beautiful landscape. It is the middle of July. The countryside that seems so peaceful today was the scene 29 years ago of one of the worst war crimes in Europe since the Second World War, which went down in history as
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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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