On the 30th anniversary of signing the Treaty of Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation between Poland and Germany, the Polish Press Agency quotes a statement of the Presidiums of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, the Supervisory Board and the Management of the Krzyżowa Foundation.
"In the past thirty years the societies of our two countries have accomplished a great deal, and at the same time they themselves have changed a great deal. Poland has made up a great deal of the civilisation gap left by communist enslavement, becoming a member of NATO and the European Union. Germany has united and established itself as a keystone of European integration. This would not have been possible without close cooperation between the two countries". - emphasised experts heading the work of the "Krzyżowa" Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. Prof. Waldemar Czachur, Dr. Ole Jantschek, Dr. Benedict Schneiders, Dr. Agnieszka Łada, Dorota Krajdocha and Dr. Robert Żurek signed a special statement sent to PAP in connection with the 30th anniversary of the Good Neighbour Treaty.
"We need a return to thinking about Polish-German relations the way the participants in the Reconciliation Mass at Krzyżowa, and later the creators and signatories of the treaty, thought about them. - The representatives of the Krzyżowa Foundation pointed out, adding that "today history has accelerated again".
"The climate crisis, digitalisation, development of biotechnology or a pandemic pose huge threats, but also opportunities to develop solutions that will make the world a better and safer place. Today's challenges, like those of thirty years ago, demand an adequate response. We believe that even today, despite all the sometimes enormous difficulties, that response must be dialogue, cooperation and solidarity. The nature and scale of today's threats and challenges mean that we will not be able to meet them by acting side by side, or even against each other". - they concluded.
The text was published in polish language i.a. on the portal dzieje.pl: Experts: animosity and conflict are a dangerous alternative for Poland and Germany.
On 17 June, at 10 a.m., a ceremonial opening of the "Neighbours in Europe" exhibition took place in Wrocław. The exhibition was created on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Polish-German Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation and shows the history of Polish-German relations from the Second World War until the present day.
Its creators are: Centrum Historii Zajezdnia in cooperation with the city of Wrocław and the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by: Ewa Gołąb-Nowakowska - Director of the Department for International Cooperation of the City Hall,, Hans Jörg Neumann - General Consul of Germany in Wrocław, Dr. Marek Mutor - Director of the "Centrum Historii Zajezdnia" and Dr. Robert Żurek - Managing Director of the "Krzyżowa" Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe.
Read more: Opening of the exhibition "Neighbours in Europe" - Wrocław, 17.06.2021
High school students from Świdnica, Strzegom and Świebodzice spent May and June visiting interesting cultural and natural places in Lower Silesia. Trips organized by the "Krzyżowa" Foundation as part of the "Poviat road to educational success" project tooke place to such places as: Arboretum in Wojsławice, Książ Castle, Colorful Lakes in Rudawy Janowickie, tourist routes in Świeradów, the Walimskie Drifts, Church of Peace in Świdnica, ZOO , The National Museum, the Jewish Cemetery, Hydropolis in Wrocław and Krzyżowa Foundation.
Students benefited from organized workshops, activities and guided tours. In total, over 30 trips tooke place during one month, in which nearly 1,500 students took part. The aim of the away-from-home activities was to arouse students 'interest in various fields, which result in the improvement of students' key competences and, consequently, obtaining better learning outcomes.
Read more: ||PROJECT|| "Poviat road to educational success"
