As part of the 13th Danube festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm 2024, a partner meeting of the international education network Danube-Networkers and other Danube stakeholders took place from 11-13 July 2024. We at ILEU e.V. were looking forward to welcome our friends from the Danube countries again this year. Active members of the Danube-Networkers education network and guests from other EUSDR networks were invited. The thematic focus was on the importance, tasks and forms of cooperation between civil society organisations and between citizens in the Danube region and in Europe.
At the symposium „Strengthening Civil Society in the Danube Region for a joint Europe„ on 12 July, participants used keynote speeches and working groups to address the question of how stable cross-Danube networks based on European values can be established and further developed in various areas of society through a combination of digital cooperation and analogue meetings, strengthening the sense of togetherness in and shared responsibility for Europe.
The international online platform ViMA danube – vima-danube.eu – (available in 14 languages), which offers opportunities for networking and exchange, served as the basis for the entire partner meeting – the exchange via ViMA will continue beyond the meeting and should help to stay in contact, discuss common topics and work together on projects.
