{"id":81193,"date":"2026-09-02T16:34:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulturaktiv.org\/?p=81193"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:31:40","slug":"message-from-minister-president-kretschmer-35-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulturaktiv.org\/en\/message-from-minister-president-kretschmer-35-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"A message from Minister-President Kretschmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are delighted that <\/a>Michael Kretschmer<\/a>, Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony, has agreed to act as patron of our project \u201835 Bridges \u2013 35 Years of the Neighborhood Agreement\u2019. Through this, he is recognising the commitment of young people from Germany and Poland who are going on a joint trip along the Neisse River to trace the region\u2019s history \u2013 to mark the 35th anniversary of the German-Polish Neighbourhood Agreement. This patronage highlights the importance of German-Polish exchange for the border region and for Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Message from Minister-President Kretschmer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

in support of the \u201835 Bridges \u2013 35 Years of the Neighbourhood Agreement\u2019 project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cycling frees the mind, lowers blood pressure and opens your eyes to the many beautiful aspects of our homeland. The \u201835 Bridges \u2013 35 Years of the Neighbourhood Agreement\u2019<\/a> cycle tour runs along the border rivers, the Neisse and the Oder, from Zittau to Forst, crossing bridges which connect people from Germany and Poland again and again. Not last but not least, the bridges in Bad Muskau, which link the German and Polish parts of the binational UNESCO World Heritage Site, F\u00fcrst-P\u00fcckler-Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With plenty of kilometres under your wheels and your mind thoroughly refreshed, you\u2019ll be exposed to both German and Polish perspectives on 35 years of neighbouring relations. As someone who has had the privilege of helping to shape these relations for many years, I can say: It is a good neighbourhood. It is sustained by many people who, quite naturally, see themselves not only as Germans and Poles but also as Europeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the people you meet along the cycle route will confirm this: a good neighbourhood flourishes when people confront their own history and understand what led to destruction and injustice, and what has contributed to the region\u2019s prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this spirit, a network of civil society contacts and projects has developed over the past 35 years, turning our German-Polish border region into a thriving area at the heart of Europe. First and foremost, we have done ourselves a favour. And the benefit extends to the whole of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heartfelt thanks go to Kultur Aktiv e.V. and all its partners in Germany and Poland, who make it possible to literally experience German-Polish neighbourliness. I wish all participants fair travel weather, interesting conversations and a fresh perspective on our homeland in the heart of Europe, connected by so many bridges.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Kretschmer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony. 20.08.2020,
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35 Br\u00fccken \u2013 35 Jahre Nachbarschaftsvertrag<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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35 Br\u00fccken \u2013 5 Tage \u2013 2 L\u00e4nder: Dein deutsch-polnischer Roadtrip!<\/em> Komm’ mit auf eine binationale Fahrradtour zur deutsch-polnischen Geschichte entlang der Nei\u00dfe.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zeitraum<\/strong>
09.2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Projektbeteiligte<\/strong>
Oliwia Drozdowicz<\/a> (Projektleitung)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kooperationspartner:innen<\/strong>
Deutsches Kulturforum \u00f6stliches Europa e.V.<\/a>\u2028, <\/em>Willy Brandt Zentrum f\u00fcr Deutschland- und Europastudien der Universit\u00e4t Wroc\u0142aw (WBZ<\/em>)<\/a>, Riesengebirgsakademie der Angewandten Wissenschaften<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unter der Schirmherrschaft von Ministerpr\u00e4sident Michael Kretschmer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wir freuen uns, dass Ministerpr\u00e4sident Michael Kretschmer<\/a> die Schirmherrschaft f\u00fcr unser Projekt \u201e35 Br\u00fccken \u2013 35 Jahre Nachbarschaftsvertrag” \u00fcbernommen hat. Damit w\u00fcrdigt er das Engagement junger Menschen aus Deutschland und Polen, die sich auf eine gemeinsame Spurensuche entlang der Nei\u00dfe begeben \u2013 anl\u00e4sslich des 35-j\u00e4hrigen Jubil\u00e4ums des deutsch-polnischen Nachbarschaftsvertrags. Die Schirmherrschaft unterstreicht die Bedeutung des deutsch-polnischen Austauschs f\u00fcr die Grenzregion und f\u00fcr Europa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zum Gru\u00dfwort von Ministerpr\u00e4sident Kretschmer<\/a> zum Projekt \u201e35 Br\u00fccken \u2013 35 Jahre Nachbarschaftsvertrag\u201c<\/em>
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Gef\u00f6rdert durch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Das Projekt wird gef\u00f6rdert mit Mitteln der SANDDORF-STIFTUNG<\/a>, des Deutsch-Polnischen Jugendwerks<\/a> und der Stiftung f\u00fcr deutsch-polnische Zusammenarbeit<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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