
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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In Freiburg, there is an institute that studies the lives of Germans in Eastern Europe: the Institute for Cultural Analysis of Germans in Eastern Europe (IKDE). Researchers there have delved into the archives and unearthed photographs and audio recordings of childhoods and youth along the Danube. Together with partners from the Danube countries, this has
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On 3 July, the Ulm Chamber of Industry and Commerce will host a high-profile conference on the future of the Danube region: under the title “The Danube Region at the Turn of Times – Shaping the Digital Future along the Danube”, the business conference will focus on key issues relating to digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI)
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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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As the evening sun set over Sarajevo and bathed the walls of the Yellow Fortress in golden light, they met for the first time: young people from Bulgaria, Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina. For one week, they would learn, understand, remember and grow together. And Sarajevo, this city of a thousand
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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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