The joint German-Polish training exercise of the fire brigades was organized on 15th September 2018, which involved about 100 Polish and German firefighters and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB). On the grounds of the "Ostsächsischen Eisenbahnfreunde in Löbau an accident was simulated with a tanker, which derailed due to heavy rain. The main... read more
Topic: Civic protection
Representatives of municipalities and interest groups were invited to participate in a forum presenting the intermediate results of a study for the border area between Saxony and Lower Silesia to discuss approaches for spatial planning and regional development of the border area. The event was also used to launch the consultation phase of the... read more
Topic: Demographic change, Institutional capacities, Urban and rural developmentThe partners of the project Smart Integration met on 7 and 8 June 2018 at the seat of the Marshall Office of the Lower Silesian voivodship in Wroclaw to coordinate the upcoming cross-border activities. Among others, a series of expert workshops is foreseen to discuss potentials for increased cross-border cooperation in the organisation of... read more
Topic: Institutional capacities
Around 70 stakeholders participated in a Convention of Border Towns in Görlitz to discuss the future of the cross-border cooperation between Saxony and Poland. The event focused on cross-border synergies in the provision of services of general interest that are already used in other border regions. Participants also agreed on the importance of... read more
Topic: Civic protection, Demographic change, Institutional capacities
On the 23 and 24 of April 2018, within the project MineLife, a two-day workshop in Demitz-Thumitz took place. One of the main objectives was to analyze the conflicts caused by active mining, to learn about the procedures in conflict management in the partner country and to compare the proposed solutions in both countries. There are two more... read more
Topic: Institutional capacities, Urban and rural developmentWhen the Monitoring Committee of the cross-border INTERREG cooperation programme between Poland and Saxony 2014-2020 met for the 8th time on February 27, 2018, its members took the decision to award funding from the programme for the project "Science as Adventure" that has been elaborated by core-consult. The project will be implemented in the... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
A number of work meetings were held by partners of the Saxon-Polish cross-border project KOM(M)ANDO “ZUR HILFE! / NA POMOC”. Representatives of Löbau municipality, Luban district, the voluntary fire brigade from Löbau and the fire brigade of the Luban district discussed joint activities including trainings and guidelines for deployments to... read more
Topic: Civic protection
On 16 November 2017, the first joint conference of the Saxon and Polish mining authorities took place. During the conference i.a. the need for cooperation between the neighbours was strongly emphasized. For centuries, both in Saxony and Lower Silesia, mining has been an engine of economic development. Even today, this sector is very important for... read more
Program: Saxony-Poland
The project team of Smart Integration met on December 7 and 8, 2017, in Dresden to exchange and discuss current cross-border activities and to plan events for 2018. Next year's highlights include a forum to present mid-term results of the strategy of the Saxon-Polish border area and a convent of municipalities located in the programme area. In... read more
Program: Saxony-Poland
Partners of the MineLife project met on 9 August 2017 at Wroclaw to plan further site-visits to active and former mining locations in the Saxon-Polish border area. The project promotes the exchange of knowledge and increase of capacities on mining technologies, legal procedures to grant mining concessions and conflict management strategies through... read more
Program: Saxony-Poland