Ukrainian Christmas concert

Concert of Ukrainian classical, folk and jazz Christmas music with Oksana STEBELSKA and Ukrainian Barvy

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The Danube Office

The Danube Office - Bridge builder in the Danube Region - Your first point of contact for Europe and the Danube
Since 2002, the Danube Office Ulm/Neu-Ulm, a non-profit limited company of the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm, has been committed to exchange, understanding and sustainable development in the Danube region. As a municipal initiator, it focuses its work in three central areas: Projects, Network maintenance and Events - including the International Danube Festival, which brings people from the entire region together every two years.

A particular focus is on working with and for young people. These are at the centre of numerous Educational and participatory projects, international encounters and creative formats. At the same time, the Danube Office maintains a strong network of schools, teachers, project partners and civil society actors in order to create sustainable structures for European youth education and participation. The topic of youth permeates all areas of work - from project development to networking and public events.

In terms of content, the Danube Office focuses on topics such as Sustainable mobility, Environment, Development co-operation, Children and Youth, Current socio-political challenges and European culture.

With its special geographical and historical connection to the Danube, the Ulm/Neu-Ulm region sees itself as an active centre of cooperation. The Danube Office supports the aims of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region and the commitment of the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria to further develop relations with South-East Europe

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European Week of Sport in Ulm

by Katharina Lauhöfer und Laura Gobs

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Networked thinking. Act locally.

25.11.2025

Invitation to the event „Think networked. Act locally. - Participation in the Danube Region and Baden-Württemberg“ on 1 December 2025 from 10:00 to 16:00 at futurum, Stuttgart (Presselstraße 29, 70191 Stuttgart).

Together, we want to explore the question of how participation in the Danube region and in Baden-Württemberg can be further strengthened and made fit for the future. What projects already exist? How can we learn from each other - and develop new ways of cooperation and participation together?

The State Ministry Baden-Württemberg, which Baden-Württemberg Foundation and the Alliance for participation and the Civil Society Network EUSDR invite you to get involved, join in the discussions and make new contacts in the EUSDR civil society network. You can look forward to exciting impulses, inspiring discussions and many opportunities for exchange and networking.

Participation is free of charge.
📄 The detailed Programme can be found in the HERE
🔗 To the Registration and further information can be accessed via the following link: Click here to register

Call for entries: Fit4Democracy Video Challenge

13.11.2025

What the „Democracy2Go“ video competition is all about: We are looking for creative short videos (max. 3 minutes) that show how people live democratic values in everyday life, in schools, communities, at work or in their daily interactions. It can be your own story or one that has inspired you. The best videos will be honoured with prizes worth €200, €150 and €100 and presented on the ILEU e.V. website and at the Donaufest in July 2026.

We are offering two online workshops with David Fichtner for anyone who would like to learn more about storytelling and video creation: on 20 November 2025 on the basics of video creation and on 25 November 2025 on advanced knowledge. Both dates will take place from 18:00 to 19:30 (CET). The workshops will be held in English, with possible translation into German, Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian and Ukrainian. Participation in the workshop is possible regardless of participation in the competition.

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17th Donausalon: Power.Opinion.Media

11.11.2025

Article in THEMA VORARLBERG (Nov. issue) on our cooperation event 17th Donausalon on the topic Power.Opinion.Media - Austria's political landscape in focus, which took place on 17 October 2025.

The event focussed on the current political situation in Austria and the complex relationship between politics and the media. Discussions centred on how democratic processes are influenced by media staging and where the boundaries between information and opinion lie.

The panel was high-calibre:

Florian Kührer-Wielach, historian and director of the Institute for German Culture and History of Southeast Europe at LMU Munich
Wolfgang Weber, research professor for health and social policy and habilitated lecturer in contemporary history and political education
Moderated by: Antonia Arbeiter-Rauth, editor at Standard and audio editor of the political podcast Inside Austria (in co-operation with the MIRROR)

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Projects

Danube Guides Action 2

Danube Guides Action 2" is a follow-up project to the "Danube Guides Action" project funded by the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg.

Active2Public Transport

The "Active2Public Transport" project aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the transport sector in the Danube region.

EEA Along the Danube

The European Energy Award is a quality management and certification procedure that is already established in the European reference...

Our network

Networked everywhere

The network is the backbone of the Danube Office's work. Whether in the area of projects or events, without a strong network of partners these would hardly be realisable.