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No Border For Natural Disasters
“The new sphere is counteracting natural disasters but at the moment we are looking for projects to develop, which meet the requirements of both [Polish and Czech] sides,” said Dariusz Tkocz, Administrator in the Department of Transborder Cooperation, City of Racibórz, Poland. Getting together to be stronger and face the natural disasters is the credo of the [...]
Central Europe’s Next Generation Down
A Czech grammar school principal wants more schools to include special history programs that deal with the Communist era of central Europe. He believes that the next generation is being let down by the education system. By Michael Huguenin The principal of Gymnázium Ostrava-Hrabuvka, a grammar school in the north of the Czech Republic, has [...]
Erasing Borders With the Great Outdoors
The Czech Republic and Poland utilize the beauty of their border region to spur growth and tourism in the area The largely underdeveloped region between the Czech Republic and Poland hosts natural beauty that has long been underutilized. However, through help from the EU, work is being done to transform this area into a hub [...]
Proud to be Polish
Due to border disputes in the wake of the Great War, many of Polish origin were left on the Czech side of the border for many years. Now due to the added rights given to them by EU membership, there are still many many challenges facing the small Polish Minority of Zaolzie. By Piers d’Orgee The small [...]
Marriage Migration for Danes
When Nanna from Denmark, at the age of seventeen, first met Basir at the hotel he worked in Turkey, she did not know what was going to happen in a not very distant future. The consequences of falling in love and the will of be together were more than expected when they tried to move [...]
Getting together through the big screen
Uniting Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic can be done in a lot of ways. Doing this by organizing cultural events is really popular. One of the more successful of these types of events is the Cinema on the Border festival in the Czech Polish border town of Ceský Tešín/Ciezyn. by Bart de Bruijn On [...]
Monumental moment for South Tyrol
South Tyrol– Almost 70 years have passed since Benito Mussolini was overthrown. But in South Tyrol in northern Italy, the monuments that were raised during his fascist regime still provoke dismay. A recent agreement with the government in Rome has now made it possible to remove the monuments– but this has also brought new life [...]
Where knödel and parmesan meet
By Anna Buch South Tyrol is the intersection point between Alpine and Mediterranean, between Germanic and Latin culture. The tourism sector uses this as the major South Tyrolean characteristic and is pretty successful with that. The merger of these two cultures, however, is nowhere more visible – and tastable – than in the South Tyrolean [...]
CPH-Malmø:Competitors or Collaborators?
During the last ten years a lot of things has happened cross the border between Denmark and Sweden. The Øresund Bridge was made and Copenhagen airport expanded which Sweden also benefited from. All of this made the cooperation between the two countries much stronger. By: Karoline V. M. Hansen The infrastructure is crucial [...]
Is the deserted town Ørestad going to wake up?
Ørestad that is situated between Copenhagen city center and Copenhagen airport has for a long time been known as the deserted town. The corporation behind Ørestad calls it a success, while a landscape architect calls the planning outdated. By: Karoline V. M. Hansen Metro, international trains, regional trains and the airport 5 minutes away. [...]
An attractive ghost city
Ørestad has for a long time been called a ghost city and been criticized from a lot of people from the outside. But more and more people move to the area and big companies move their headquarters to the new city. By: Karoline V. M. Hansen Only one year ago the Danish company Rambøll, that [...]
The Euroregion, a harmless weapon
The delay in final approval of the Euroregion Tyrol-South – Tyrol-Trentino by the Italian government has raised again the debate about the independence of South Tyrol. In Rome they are afraid of the creation of a political entity; while from Bolzano they assure that it is just about cooperation between regions with the same characteristics [...]
A lifetime for the independence of South Tyrol
The parliamentarian Eva Klotz, founder of the German-speaking minority party Süd-Tiroler Freiheit, is one of the most active persons in the struggle for self determination of South Tyrol. An inherited goal that has marked all her life. By Beatriz Paúl Naya Bright eyes and warm look. Friendly appearance with recognizable Central European features and a [...]
Tourism remains regional
Luis Durnwalder, the president of the bilingual Province of Bolzano (Italian)/Bozen (German) announced on the 28th of april that SouthTyrol needs a bigger airport. “We do not want a major airport in Bolzano, but we need a small and safe one, adapted to our conditions”, said Durnwalder. The improvement of the transportation infrastructure is essential [...]
What the barrier is going on?
The actual status of the cities in border regions is gradually changing over the past years. Common interests and projects are the main reason to erase this political frontiers drawn on the map. With the urge of uniting people that live closer to other towns in different countries than others in their own country. by [...]
Local demands, long goodbyes
The Cross-Border city of Saarbrücken lacks professionals, which actually are formed in the city. The broad cultural aspect of the city makes it a perfect spot to study, but not to stay. by I.Miguel Durán de Barbozza It is not unusual that the maps eventually change their perspectives. The German city of SaarBrücken has nowadays [...]
Strictly Eurodistrict
To modernize of any process, it is a must to update the concept database. The case of the German town Saarbrücken gives us the new definition of cross-border regulation between different countries. By I.Miguel Durán de Barbozza Not so many cities have a bigger purpose than taking care only for themselves. That is not the [...]
The Alsace Regional Council wants to tackle language barrier
STRASBOURG – The German language is getting more grip on the Alsace region. At the end of this school year the level of 11 year olds will be evaluated. A good signal according to the regional authorities. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement. By Bobbie van der List An estimated 23.000 [...]
Alsatian as a perfect tool to learn German
HAGUENAU – The ABCM Zweisprachigkeit school celebrated the start of the ‘Week of Alsatian Culture and Language in Haguenau’ Friday April 1st . The dialect is dying. ABCM thinks learning Alsatian is the perfect way to learn German and see the German language as part of their culture. By Bobbie van der List Audio: report [...]
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No Border For Natural Disasters
“The new sphere is counteracting natural disasters but at the moment we are looking for projects to develop, which meet the requirements of both [Polish and Czech] sides,” said Dariusz Tkocz, Administrator in the Department of Transborder Cooperation, City of Racibórz, Poland. Getting together to be stronger and face the natural disasters is the credo of the [...]
Central Europe’s Next Generation Down
A Czech grammar school principal wants more schools to include special history programs that deal with the Communist era of central Europe. He believes that the next generation is being let down by the education system. By Michael Huguenin The principal of Gymnázium Ostrava-Hrabuvka, a grammar school in the north of the Czech Republic, has [...]
Erasing Borders With the Great Outdoors
The Czech Republic and Poland utilize the beauty of their border region to spur growth and tourism in the area The largely underdeveloped region between the Czech Republic and Poland hosts natural beauty that has long been underutilized. However, through help from the EU, work is being done to transform this area into a hub [...]
Proud to be Polish
Due to border disputes in the wake of the Great War, many of Polish origin were left on the Czech side of the border for many years. Now due to the added rights given to them by EU membership, there are still many many challenges facing the small Polish Minority of Zaolzie. By Piers d’Orgee The small [...]
Marriage Migration for Danes
When Nanna from Denmark, at the age of seventeen, first met Basir at the hotel he worked in Turkey, she did not know what was going to happen in a not very distant future. The consequences of falling in love and the will of be together were more than expected when they tried to move [...]
Getting together through the big screen
Uniting Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic can be done in a lot of ways. Doing this by organizing cultural events is really popular. One of the more successful of these types of events is the Cinema on the Border festival in the Czech Polish border town of Ceský Tešín/Ciezyn. by Bart de Bruijn On [...]
Monumental moment for South Tyrol
South Tyrol– Almost 70 years have passed since Benito Mussolini was overthrown. But in South Tyrol in northern Italy, the monuments that were raised during his fascist regime still provoke dismay. A recent agreement with the government in Rome has now made it possible to remove the monuments– but this has also brought new life [...]
Where knödel and parmesan meet
By Anna Buch South Tyrol is the intersection point between Alpine and Mediterranean, between Germanic and Latin culture. The tourism sector uses this as the major South Tyrolean characteristic and is pretty successful with that. The merger of these two cultures, however, is nowhere more visible – and tastable – than in the South Tyrolean [...]
CPH-Malmø:Competitors or Collaborators?
During the last ten years a lot of things has happened cross the border between Denmark and Sweden. The Øresund Bridge was made and Copenhagen airport expanded which Sweden also benefited from. All of this made the cooperation between the two countries much stronger. By: Karoline V. M. Hansen The infrastructure is crucial [...]
Is the deserted town Ørestad going to wake up?
Ørestad that is situated between Copenhagen city center and Copenhagen airport has for a long time been known as the deserted town. The corporation behind Ørestad calls it a success, while a landscape architect calls the planning outdated. By: Karoline V. M. Hansen Metro, international trains, regional trains and the airport 5 minutes away. [...]
An attractive ghost city
Ørestad has for a long time been called a ghost city and been criticized from a lot of people from the outside. But more and more people move to the area and big companies move their headquarters to the new city. By: Karoline V. M. Hansen Only one year ago the Danish company Rambøll, that [...]
The Euroregion, a harmless weapon
The delay in final approval of the Euroregion Tyrol-South – Tyrol-Trentino by the Italian government has raised again the debate about the independence of South Tyrol. In Rome they are afraid of the creation of a political entity; while from Bolzano they assure that it is just about cooperation between regions with the same characteristics [...]
A lifetime for the independence of South Tyrol
The parliamentarian Eva Klotz, founder of the German-speaking minority party Süd-Tiroler Freiheit, is one of the most active persons in the struggle for self determination of South Tyrol. An inherited goal that has marked all her life. By Beatriz Paúl Naya Bright eyes and warm look. Friendly appearance with recognizable Central European features and a [...]
Tourism remains regional
Luis Durnwalder, the president of the bilingual Province of Bolzano (Italian)/Bozen (German) announced on the 28th of april that SouthTyrol needs a bigger airport. “We do not want a major airport in Bolzano, but we need a small and safe one, adapted to our conditions”, said Durnwalder. The improvement of the transportation infrastructure is essential [...]
What the barrier is going on?
The actual status of the cities in border regions is gradually changing over the past years. Common interests and projects are the main reason to erase this political frontiers drawn on the map. With the urge of uniting people that live closer to other towns in different countries than others in their own country. by [...]
Local demands, long goodbyes
The Cross-Border city of Saarbrücken lacks professionals, which actually are formed in the city. The broad cultural aspect of the city makes it a perfect spot to study, but not to stay. by I.Miguel Durán de Barbozza It is not unusual that the maps eventually change their perspectives. The German city of SaarBrücken has nowadays [...]
Strictly Eurodistrict
To modernize of any process, it is a must to update the concept database. The case of the German town Saarbrücken gives us the new definition of cross-border regulation between different countries. By I.Miguel Durán de Barbozza Not so many cities have a bigger purpose than taking care only for themselves. That is not the [...]
The Alsace Regional Council wants to tackle language barrier
STRASBOURG – The German language is getting more grip on the Alsace region. At the end of this school year the level of 11 year olds will be evaluated. A good signal according to the regional authorities. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement. By Bobbie van der List An estimated 23.000 [...]
Alsatian as a perfect tool to learn German
HAGUENAU – The ABCM Zweisprachigkeit school celebrated the start of the ‘Week of Alsatian Culture and Language in Haguenau’ Friday April 1st . The dialect is dying. ABCM thinks learning Alsatian is the perfect way to learn German and see the German language as part of their culture. By Bobbie van der List Audio: report [...]
Alsace meets every need of consumers
STRASBOURG – Public institutions coordinate to build a real common market between the two sides of the Rhine. Strasbourg and Kehl became the European laboratory of cross border consumption. Although there are still difficulties to implement it. Mainly because of the shopkeepers of Alsace. Margot Perrier Cross-border consumers are the perfect example of the “homo [...]
Alsace teachers oppose bilingual education
STRASBOURG – In the first months of 2011 bilingual classes were doing strikingly well, compared to the monolingual classes in the Strasbourg public primary schools. Bilingual education seems a freeway to the German job market. Teachers however, form an obstacle – upset because they don’t have a say in the process of opening bilingual classes. [...]
Franco-German hunters join forces to save deer
STRASBOURG – The French region Alsace has a surfeit of deer. These animals are a threat to the biodiversity in the forest, states the ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Hunters in this region therefore have to shoot thirty percent more. Only-, they don’t want to, as they fear that the population will become extinct. [...]
German exam makes cross-border hunt easier
STRASBOURG – Although French and German hunters in the region of Alsace and Baden are carefully setting up cross-border cooperation, many practical obstacles remain. One is the hunting license for the other side of the border, which is easy to obtain for the Germans, but not for the French. This hindrance is about to be [...]
Is Denmark’s immigration and family reunion policy likely to change?
A new European ruling could make a big change in Denmark’s immigration law. The Court of Justice of the European Union determined last March that Colombian Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano and his wife had the right to work and stay in Europe. The reason is that they have to support their children who were born European, [...]