German-Romanian Society
| German-Romanian Society (DRG) |
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| legal form | nonprofit organization |
| founding | 1992 |
| founder | Reuven Moskowitz |
| Seat | Berlin |
| purpose | Promotion of the cultural, scientific, political and humanitarian relations between Romania and Germany regardless of ethnicity |
| Chair | Gerhard Köpernik |
| Website | www.deruge.org |
The German-Romanian Society is a non-profit association that was founded in Berlin in 1992 on the initiative of the former Israeli peace activist and Aachen Peace Prize winner Reuven Moskovitz and is also based there. The DRG is committed to pluralism , democracy , the rule of law and human rights , to European integration and the dialogue between cultures and in this context is equally open to all political , religious and ideological directions. It opposes any kind of nationalism , is independent of the governments of both countries, parties , religious communities and individual economic interests.
purpose
The association has the following goals:
- To promote cultural, scientific, political and humanitarian relationships between the people of Romania and Germany, regardless of ethnicity
- To inform the German public about Romanian culture and history as well as about social and political developments in Romania
- To support the development of the rule of law and pluralistic democracy in Romania and the development of a civil society
- To work for the integration of Romania into the European Union as well as for friendly relations between states.
target group
The DRG has members in Germany , Romania , Israel , Austria , England , France and Switzerland .
Target groups are:
- Scientists , journalists , historians , geographers , lawyers , foreign politicians , artists , writers , political scientists and other people living in Germany who deal professionally with Romania and vice versa.
- German friends of Romania, Romanian friends of Germany and everyone who supports the goals of society;
- Romanian emigrants in Germany and late repatriates from Romania who want to mediate between the two countries;
Projects
The DRG is pursuing a large number of projects:
Student exchange
The student exchange takes place once a year between a school class with knowledge of German or a group of students from a Romanian school and students from a Berlin school. The students are accommodated in host families with young people of the same age, in whose classes the students take part. The duration of a student exchange is 2 to 3 weeks and takes place alternately in Germany or Romania.
Jour fixe
The DRG invites you to a monthly jour fixe with one speaker each. There are readings by authors or lectures followed by a discussion on a wide range of topics: history of Romania, current political situation in Romania, book presentations and readings.
Study trips
The DRG organizes study trips to different regions of Romania for members and non-members . The aim is to make Romania's rich cultural and natural landscapes, which are very different from region to region, known and at the same time to enable encounters with people in their respective life situations. The previous study trips led to the Vltava monasteries , the Danube Delta , the Black Sea , Transylvania , Muntenia , the Maramures and the Banat .
German-Romanian notebooks
With the magazine "Deutsch-Romanische Hefte", which appears twice a year, the DRG addresses a broader public in order to arouse interest and impart knowledge through scientific and general cultural contributions to Romania's past and present.
Small scholarships
The DRG has been working together for many years with the “Sigismund Toduta” music school in Cluj-Napoca . Every year, small scholarships are awarded to three particularly talented and needy students. One-off small scholarships are also possible for students from Romania studying in Berlin or can be requested for cultural projects.
President
The following presidents have led the DRG since it was founded:
- Herbert Siebold (1992-2002)
- Axel Azzola (2003-2004)
- Gerhard Köpernik (since 2005)
cooperation
The DRG is interested in establishing close cooperation with similarly oriented organizations that do not work with Romania on an individual basis, but pursue the comprehensive approach of promoting cultural, political and human relationships.
For this purpose, there is intensive cooperation with the following organizations:
- German-Romanian Society for Northern Germany (based in Hamburg)
- German-Hungarian Society (based in Berlin)
- German-Romanian Forum (based in Berlin)
Web links
- Company website
- laenderkontakte.de , German-Romanian society for country contacts
- aurora-magazin.at , Romania on the World Wide Web