Society

Media, AI and women from the Danube Swabians and Ukraine: How Ulm gave the Danube region a voice 0
- Current, Society
- August 17, 2026
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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DYON brings Bosnia and Herzegovina and The LÄND together 0
- Current, Main article, Society
- July 22, 2026
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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Building bridges for reconstruction 0
- Current, Economy, Society
- July 2, 2026
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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Danube Swabian women in today’s Europe 0
- Culture, Main article, Society
- March 15, 2026
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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Fit for (working) life in Bosnia-Herzegowina 0
- Current, Society
- July 16, 2025
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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Srebrenica: Films for a better future 0
- Allgemein, Culture, Current, Society
- September 18, 2024
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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