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On 20-21 May, meetings of Supervisory Board and Council of "Krzyżowa" Foundation took place in Krzyżowa. Representatives of the Honorary Council also took part in the meeting. The last period posed many challenges and new tasks for the Foundation and we are very pleased that we had the opportunity to discuss them in such a large audience.

An important item on the agenda was the summary of the past year in the Foundation, but also further work on the strategy for the development of our organisation. This part of the meeting order was also attended by employees of the Foundation, as well as the directors of our partner organisations: Nina Lüders from the Kreisau-Initiative Association from Berlin and Anna Quirin from the Freya von Moltke Foundation.

Read more: Meetings of the Foundation Council and Supervisory Board of the Krzyżowa Foundation - 20-21 May 2022

On Wednesday, 11 May, representatives of the Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe visited Krzyżowa as part of their tour of Lower Silesia.

Our guests visited the Foundation centre and during the guided tour they got to know the history of Krzyżowa - a place of dialogue, understanding and reconciliation. The meeting was an opportunity to present current activities of the Foundation, which according to its heritage carries out a mission of building bridges in Europe. Dr. Robert Żurek, Managing Director of the Foundation, talked more about the values of Krzyżowa during his lecture 'Democracy in Krzyżowa'.

Read more: Representatives of the Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe with a visit to Krzyżowa -...

On 10 May, we hosted Ms Anke Meyer, Chairperson of the Polish-German Intergovernmental Commission for Regional and Cross-border Cooperation from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ms Jana Orlowski, Deputy Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Wrocław.

Both ladies, accompanied by the managing director of the Foundation - Dr. Robert Żurek, as well as Dr. Anna Poznańska - director for communication and international cooperation and Dominik Kretschmann - manager of the Memorial Site, visited the Foundation complex.

Read more: Anke Meyer and Mr Jana Orlowski from the German Foreign Ministry visiting Krzyżowa - 10.05.2022

On Friday, 6 May, the Foundation was visited by special guests. Federal, European and Regional Development Minister Birgit Honé and Lower Saxony Minister of Culture Grant Hendrik Tonne came to Krzyżowa accompanied by the German Consul General in Wrocław, Hans Jörg Neumann. The visit was connected with a tour through Lower Silesia by representatives of the Lower Saxony government on 5 and 6 May.

Managing Directors Dorota Krajdocha and Dr. Robert Żurek, accompanied by representatives of the Foundation's team, showed the guests around the building and presented the history of the place as well as the current activities of the Krzyżowa Foundation. An important aspect of the discussions held during the visit was the challenges currently facing Europe and the possibilities for closer cooperation between the Foundation and Lower Saxony.

Read more: Visit of government ministers of Lower Saxony and the German Consul General - Krzyżowa, 6.05.2022