Internationale Spitzenpolitiker haben in Paris des Endes des Ersten Weltkriegs vor 100 Jahren gedacht. In schwierigen politischen Zeiten wie heute, ist dies umso wichtiger, warnt Emmanuel Macron.

St. Martin's Day. Flashlights in November. What do German children celebrate on this day, who is Saint Martin and why a flashlight? Read about it in this article.

One might think, Germany, as other northern European countries with well performing education systems and low unemployment rates, is well off: But the situation is far from perfect, the gap between the have and the have-nots is widening. A very personal report, which portrays one of my best friends in Germany, a girl who grew up poor in a wealthy country

A world map where everyone can share their experiences in public spaces suffering sexual violence.

Armistice Day and Remembrance Day fall on the same day this year. While the centenary of Armistice Day is celebrated, many British people remember the sacrifices that their soldiers made. To remember British heroes, red poppies, a symbol of hope and Remembrance, are displayed and worn by the people.

Frankfurt is the biggest city in the Hessen region and the fifth largest city in Germany. Although it is not the capital of the region, it is still the financial capital of Germany. New but still old, right in the city center were built new historical center of Frankfurt. Many architects from all over the Europe worked on the project of old town. We caught the moment when Frankfurt like a phoenix rising out of the ashes.

"What does it stand for? What is the reason and target of running this campaign?" - those were my first questions when I’ve heard about The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Frankly speaking, before my arrival to Germany I have never heard about it, that’s why I was extremely interested to gather more information about this campaign.

Of course, every folk on earth has its own habits, traditions and myths. But why not take a closer look at the Swedish culture?

A Time Bank is a social economic alternative. A system of exchange of services for time that promotes social relations and equality, where the exchange unit is not the usual money, taking advantage of people's abilities, with an hour equivalent to a credit service.

There is a boom of stores with bulk products in Europe. Do you have noticed? Why do you think is happening? Since July 1, 2018 there is a law of European Union (2015/720) for the reduction of consumption of plastic in the member countries and Royal Decree (in Spain) on reducing the consumption of plastic bags that obliges businesses to charge to their customers 5 € cents for each plastic bag.

Young Activists for Peace is a project series developed by ICJA Freiwilligenaustausch weltweit and around 20 partner organizations in EU and neighboring partner countries. After a series of 4 yearly peace education projects, representatives from partner organizations of ICJA from Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Russia, Turkey and Palestine met for one week in Berlin (30.10.-05.11.18) to evaluate the work and impact of the Young Activists for Peace projects that have been run since 2015.

Librarians? What image comes to mind when you think of a "librarian" person? Maybe in someone not very social, always, surrounded by books, ... Stereotypes. Books, yes. Antisocial, it does not have why. Do librarians believe they can help immigrants? How?

One day before the European Week of Regions and Cities began, the young journalists who are part of the "Youth 4 Regions" program had a training.

The Reconstruction of the battle of the White Mountain, the first important battle of Thirty Years’ War that influenced the history of the Kingdom of Bohemia for the next 300 years.

Als wäre die Beziehung zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland noch nicht schwierig genug, gibt es noch ein weiteres Kapitel nachbarstaatlicher Geschichte, welches aufgearbeitet werden muss: Die Kollaboration zwischen der Vichy-Regierung und Hitler-Deutschland im zweiten Weltkrieg.

During the Global MIL (Media and Information Literacy) Week held by UNESCO, this year in Kaunas (Lithuania) and Riga (Latvia) I met young people with very interesting projects. Among them, the Dutch Hemmo Bruinenberg and his initiative, The Video Bakery, which received the second prize in GAPMIL, Global MIL Awards 2018.