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Lena Andersson Pench | Photo: Koerber Foundation
Lena Andersson Pench | Photo: Koerber Foundation

Opening of the Balticeye Exhibition in Brussels

Approximately seventy guests attended the opening of the #balticeye exhibition on 29 January, 2015. Four EUSTORY alumni who contributed to the exhibition were also present.

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Balticeye Exhibition | Photo: Körber-Stiftung and Council of the Baltic Sea States
Balticeye Exhibition | Photo: Körber-Stiftung and Council of the Baltic Sea States

Balticeye Exhibition at the European Commission in Brussels

On 29 January, the photo exhibition #balticeye will be opened in Brussels. Four EUSTORY alumni who contributed to this visual result of the first "Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue" will attend the vernissage.

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Brochure “Remembering for a European Future" | Photo: Körber-Stiftung and Council of the Baltic Sea States
Brochure “Remembering for a European Future" | Photo: Körber-Stiftung and Council of the Baltic Sea States

Brochure “Remembering for a European Future” - Available Online Now

The brochure “Remembering for a European Future” can be downloaded now. The booklet shows summaries of historical research works by winners of national EUSTORY History Competitions

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1989 - Historical Turning Point | Photo: David Ausserhofer
1989 - Historical Turning Point | Photo: David Ausserhofer

Children of the Revolution – Young Europeans discuss the Importance of 1989

Twenty-five years ago, the peaceful revolutions in Eastern Germany and Europe saw the fall of totalitarian regimes and borders. Five young Europeans explain what that year of change and the following time of political upheaval meant to them personally.

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Alicja Gluza, Zbigniew Gluza | Photos: Michal Radwański
Alicja Gluza, Zbigniew Gluza | Photos: Michal Radwański

European Remembrance of 1989 - A Polish Perspective

Two former activists of the Polish Solidarność movement and founders of the KARTA-centre in Warsaw, Alicja and Zbigniew Gluza, talk about the culture of remembrance and the meaning of 1989 for today's Poland and Europe.

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Group photo of all winners | Photo: Juan Jesús (Centro Imagen)
Group photo of all winners | Photo: Juan Jesús (Centro Imagen)

Iberian Award Ceremony 2014

The award ceremony for the 7th Iberian History Competition, organised by the Portuguese Association of History Teachers and the Real Maestranza de Caballería (Spain), was held on 8 November 2014 at the Real Maestranza in Ronda. Under this years’ topic “America”, a record number of more than one hundred works were submitted.

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New KARTA Publication | Photo: KARTA Center Foundation
New KARTA Publication | Photo: KARTA Center Foundation

The Final Curtain – New KARTA Publication on the Events of 1989

25 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Polish EUSTORY partner organisation Foundation KARTA Center has issued a new publication that gives insights into the dynamics of 1989

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Gabriele Woidelko, Spokesperson of the EUSTORY Steering Committee | Photo: Körber-Stiftung / David Ausserhofer
Gabriele Woidelko, Spokesperson of the EUSTORY Steering Committee | Photo: Körber-Stiftung / David Ausserhofer

Is Peace in the Balkans deceptive?

In 2014, one hundred years after the First World War broke out and twenty-five years after the Iron Curtain came down, peace in the Western Balkans is still deceptive.

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Belgian History Competition Poster | Copyright: BELvue/King Baudouin Foundation
Belgian History Competition Poster | Copyright: BELvue/King Baudouin Foundation

Start of New Competition in 2014/2015

Several EUSTORY countries announced their new topics and started their next competitions within the last few weeks.

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