The third edition of the seminar, which was formerly called “Reconciliation and Remembrance”, started on 16 June. In this project, we focused on presenting various aspects of the relations between Poland and Germany in the light of achievements and challenges in the reconciliation process between two nations. The aim of the discussions and workshops was to inspire young people to overcome divisions in order to build a common European future.
The project for young people from the Western Balkans, Poland and Germany was organised by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Warsaw and the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, in cooperation with the Regional Representation of the European Commission in Wrocław. This year, Krzyżowa and Wrocław hosted 24 students and young graduates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. They also was joined by eight people from Poland and Germany.
During a week-long seminar, the participants acquainted with the history of Polish-German relations and learned about the experiences of Polish-German youth exchanges and cross-border cooperation. The seminar has been inaugurated with a gala reception at the German Consulate General in Wrocław.
The programme of this year’s seminar also included visits to the University of Wrocław and the History Centre Zajezdnia in Wrocław, the Silesian Museum in Görlitz, the Gross-Rosen Museum on the site of the former German concentration camp and a sightseeing tour of Krzyżowa. The participants also met with representatives of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the German Embassy in Warsaw and the Regional Representation of the European Commission.
The countries of the Western Balkan aspire to join the EU; some of them, such as Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, have the official status of EU candidate, while others (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo) are striving for this status. Poland and Germany work closely with the Balkan Six, supporting the countries on their path to European integration through bilateral and regional initiatives such as the Berlin Process, which Poland is chairing this year.
Previous editions of the project were very popular and were positively evaluated by the participants. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the video coverage of the event:
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