The fate of Europe in past, present and future is what more than 100 young Europeans from 30 countries are discussing these days in Berlin. Together with experts from the fields of academia, journalism, education and arts they explore, analyse, discuss and even stage different historical topics and highlight their relevance for a changing Europe today. They will present their results in a public closing event on October 9 at the cultural centre RADIALSYSTEM V in Berlin. If you don’t want to wait, you will find the latest news and impressions from the EUSTORY Summit on this website.
Live from the Summit:
What was most inspiring at the Summit so far?
Jonas, Denmark Sara, Slovenia Ronja, Germany Florian, Germany Bohdana, Yuliia &a...
Why is history important to you?
Driven by their passion for history more than 100 young Europeans made their way...
Heroes of freedom – An important anniversary in the fight against Mafia
Mafia has always been a strong presence in the Italian country. Some Italians, instead of accepting the situation, raised their head and proved that Mafia can be defeated with a constant fight for legality. Among them were the two magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, murdered by the organised criminality 25 years ago. Viola Berti, a y...Read More
The “re-unification” belt. When human solidarity overcomes military division.
Remembering World War II is difficult in many countries. In Italy, however, the narration of “us” against “them” is even more difficult, since the country was not occupied by enemies, but Benito Mussolini was a strong ally of Hitler’s Germany even before the war. Only when a new government ousted Mussolini in 1943, German army occupied Northe...Read More
Am I of the West?
Joschka Fischer, once perceived as symbol of a new political era, is now writing books and giving speeches on political crisis, the West without a leader, democracies in danger. For younger people, he is already part of history, as far back as the revolt of 1968. Gregor Christiansmeyer is responding to Joschka Fischers thesis on “the End of the Wes...Read More
Music in the service of patriotism: Can songs divide us?
“Music unites people of different cultural backgrounds” is a phrase that one can often hear in speeches. Yes, music connects people. It can enrich a person and provide confidence, motivation and a sense of belonging. But what happens if you combine songs, collective memory and national identity? Milena from Serbia describes how the ques...Read More
Licensed Women: Ernestina Macchia Prola and the right to drive.
How easy and common is it for all of us nowadays to just jump on our car, turn on the engine and move around? May it be for the everyday home-work routine or to leave for a new on-the-road adventure, we are so used to this to forget that only a century ago, society would not have accepted so openly that women would be allowed to take the dri...Read More
Stuck in the “Brussels Bubble”?
Brexit, Orbán and Le Pen. European right wing populism and state egotism is on the rise, the EU threatened by dissolution and there is no end in sight. What has gone wrong in the last years? How can the European Union get back on track? For Enja from Norway the EU bureaucrats have been detached from reality and ignored working class people for too ...Read More
Division can be as dangerous as terror – Fresh thoughts after UK terroristic attacks.
“Deport all Muslims”, “Stop letting refugees and foreigners into the country” “There is no longer a ‘Great’ in Great Britain”, and “I’m not a racist but…” social media is covered with comments like these after the suicide bombing in Manchester at the Ariana Grande concert on the 22nd of May. The focus seemed to be finding someone to blame, and a gr...Read More
The Ungovernables? – An Outsider’s Opinion on the French Elections
Milan Vukašinović’s life is stretched between Belgrade and Paris for a PhD in Byzantine history. Read how his experiences from Serbia stamped his perspectives on the contradictory situation right before the run-off of the French elections.