Magdeburg. The European Youth Education Center Magdeburg (EJBM) has reached a significant milestone: At the latest meeting of the Council of Europe's European Steering Committee on Youth in Strasbourg on October 21, 2024, it was decided that the EJBM will be awarded the coveted Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centers. This exclusive accolade has been granted only 14 times across Europe and is contingent upon demonstrable fulfillment of the Council of Europe's high standards. A formal award ceremony is planned for spring 2025.
Magdeburg/Orléans. Sixty years ago, Germany and France laid the foundation for bilateral friendship and cooperation with the Élysée Treaty - the nationalist fairy tale of "Erbfeindschaft" had finally been overcome. But how familiar are our neighbors to us today?