After the pandemic has made in-person meetings of the partners of the RegiaMobil project impossible for most of its lifetime, almost all partners have been able to attend the project's final event on May 19th, 2022, in Brussels. There, partners presented the outcomes of the project and discussed current and future challenges to public transport... read more
Topic: Transport
Since 2019 the Mountain Region Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří has the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site, including lesser known sites such as the former mining region of Vrch Mĕdník (Kupferberg). In the project "ArchaeoMontan @ School" the Saxon State Office of Archaeology and the Institute for Archaeology Most (UAPP) aim to make their knowledge... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Education
With a hybrid final event on March 17th, 2022, in Weißenfels and online the YOUMOBIL project has ended. During the conference the results of the project were presented, including a study analysing how the pandemic has had an impact on the mobility patterns of young people. Presentations and photos from the event are available for download on the... read more
Topic: Demographic change, Transport
Partners of the Arrival Regions project met on 15 and 16 February 2022 in Torino and Torre Pellice, Italy, to co-elaborate the project's final tool-box and to participate in the premiere of a short movie produced to highlight the project. The event furthermore provided the opportunity to exchange with the responsibles and beneficiaries of a pilot... read more
Topic: Urban and rural development
Löbau's fire brigade received new digital message receivers to improve its response speed and a movable flood barrier. The investments were financed through the Polish-Saxon cross-border project "Kommando". Further investments to better protect human lifes and material goods in events of extreme weather will be made during 2022 by both the City... read more
Topic: Civic protection, Climate protection
On December 9th, the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec will host the final conference of the German-Polish project 1000 Years of Upper Lusatia. Although there will still be two exhibitions - in Bolesławiec and in the Museum Bautzen - and accompanying publications, but the scientific results of our project can already be summarized and presented.... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Education
On 09.11.2021, the first of four planned workshops on structural change in Germany took place in the Hoyerswerda region. The workshop on tourism, culture and the natural environment was attended by representatives of regional authorities from the border areas and German and Polish experts. The main objective of the workshop was to present the... read more
Topic: Urban and rural development
The OptiTrans project came to an end with a big online event. The partner regions presented newly implemented solutions for public transport, to which the 5-year project activities had contributed significantly. The focus was on the electrification of public transport through new buses (electric, hybrid, trolleybuses) and streetcars as well as... read more
Topic: Transport
On 29.10.2021, the "Light and Sound" performance took place in the Polish support area. The Hall of the Forum cinema in Bolesławiec was turned into a stage for a historical performance. Using laser techniques, the participants were taken on an interactive journey on the trail of the Napoleonic campaign. The event started at 6:30 p.m. Through a... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Education
The Marshal's Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship together with the Saxon State Ministry of Regional Development organized a webinar on 12.10.2021 entitled "Impact of structural changes in Saxony on the development of border areas of Lower Silesia". This promotional activity was linked to study visits and workshops which are planned within... read more
Topic: Climate protection, Urban and rural development