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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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Female founders in Bulgaria: “We are here to stay and want to be pioneers of green solutions”0
May 2018. I hurry to the meeting point, car after car rushes beside me along the large boulevard in the centre of Sofia. Gergana Stancheva and Angela Ivanova are waiting for me in the park. They don’t have an office – we want to do the first interview on a bench. After a few minutes,
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On a female mission: Job search support for Ukrainian women in Germany0
Since 2020, the association ABLE e.V., founded on the initiative of several Ukrainian-born women, has been taking care of women from Ukraine. A valuable community has developed between refugees and helpers. We spoke with Iryna Gumenschuk, one of the seven founders. Act-Build-Lead-Engage – The association with this hopeful name ABLE e.V. promises what its name
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The Danube Region at the Turn of Times – New forums for cooperation0
Like no other crisis before, war threatens our coexistence in the European Union. The term “turning point” aptly describes the distinctive phase in which we find ourselves. It is therefore important for the EU to take a clear and united stance. The European gaze is strongly directed towards the East. Cooperation is becoming even more
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The Danube ignores borders – keep it up! 20 years Danube Office Ulm/Neu-Ulm0
It was just a generation ago that the Danube, Europe’s second longest river, was not a blue ribbon linking country after country like a string of pearls. By the way: more countries than any other river on this earth! 34 years ago, the Danube was part of the Iron Curtain that separated East and West.
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HAPPY EU – Looking into smiling faces0
Faces from five European countries and they all have one thing in common: they’re smiling. And it is exactly this that was one of the goals of the project with the wonderful name "HAPPY EU", which was initiated by the Maison de l'Europe in Paris together with four other partners. The project’s theme: presenting citizensREAD MORE
