German-French Colloquium

German-French Colloquium

Fra-nem kolokvijumSofia, June 2007. The Cultural Center in cooperation with French Institute, French and German Embassy in Sofia organized on 1 – 2. June 2007, together with Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association, Sofia office (dvv international), under the patronage of the President of Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Paravanov – scientific colloquium under the motto “Preserving the memories, building the future – writing history together”. This event had a big media echo. In the course of the Colloquium, after the official presentation of first common French- German history handbook, the scientists from the region discussed together the problems of history writing and the similar projects in the Balkan region. Beside the Bulgarian experts there were also participants from Albania, Greece, Rumania and Serbia (Ph.D. Katarina Popovic and Ph.D. Stanislav Sretenovic), coming from Universities, Ministries and NGOs. Intensive exchange and rich discussion enabled participants to present similar projects and initiatives within the Balkan region, to exchange experiences and discuss the possibilities for future projects of this kind among the Balkan countries.