Europe Center Baden-Wuerttemberg

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Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg - Institute and Academy for European Issues
legal form Registered association
founding 1976
Seat Stuttgart
motto Education about / for Europe
main emphasis Europe / EU: basics, current issues, system
method European political education (seminars, study trips, lectures, projects, information stands, publications)
Action space Europe
Website www.europa-zentrum.de

The Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg is an institution for European political education in Germany with its headquarters in Stuttgart .

structure

The Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg works on a non-profit and non-partisan basis , mainly in Baden-Württemberg , but also works in the context of international projects, especially in the Franco-German context, but also, for example, within the framework of the EU Danube Region Strategy Europe-wide or internationally. It is a recognized educational institution of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education . The legal entity is the non-profit development association Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg e. V., who also runs the Europe Direct Information Center Stuttgart. The operational work is carried out by a professional full-time team, supported by freelance workers and interns. Association bodies are: Board of Directors, General Assembly and Advisory Board. For several years, the latter has traditionally been chaired by the current Minister for Europe of the state of Baden-Württemberg, regardless of the political party.

history

Founded in 1976 in Tübingen as the Europa Zentrum Tübingen, the Europa Zentrum Tübingen moved to Stuttgart at the turn of the year 1998/1999, where it was renamed the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg. The headquarters were initially at Nadlerstrasse 4. Since spring 2017, the headquarters and offices of the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg and Europe Direct Information Center Stuttgart have been located in the “Europahaus” at Kronprinzstrasse 13 in Stuttgart-Mitte.

Memberships

The Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg belongs to the umbrella organizations Society of European Academies , Working Group European Integration , European Movement Baden-Württemberg and European Movement Germany .

financing

As a non-profit association, the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg is not allowed to make a profit. Participation fees for events as well as membership fees and donations cover part of the costs. The other is financed by public grants and project funds (including from the State of Baden-Württemberg, City of Stuttgart, EU, Federal Agency for Civic Education ).

program

The Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg offers formats for youth and adult education on European policy (seminars, workshops, lectures, study trips - especially to Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg). It is also the Baden-Wuerttemberg coordination center for the European competition and publishes publications on topics of European integration , for example in its series on Europapolitische Schriften from the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg . It also develops its own methods of European political education. The board game “Legislativity - The Game on EU Legislation”, published in 2017, found widespread dissemination and attention. The motto of the Europa Zentrum is: Education about / for Europe .

literature

  • ON (“wi”): A center for Europe . In: Schwäbisches Tagblatt / Tübinger Chronik from April 28, 1976.
  • ON ("wi"): Founded in Tübingen, the country's European center: In the south-west, a new impetus for the political unification idea . In: Südwest Presse / Schwäbisches Tagblatt No. 107, May 10th, 1976, p. 1.
  • Michael Bosch / Gerd Schulten (eds.): Identity and Solidarity. Aspects of European political education. Ten years of Europa Zentrum Tübingen , Rita Dadder publishing house, Saarbrücken 1988, ISBN 3-926406-21-6 .
  • Persistently accompanying developments in the European Union. Europa-Zentrum Tübingen has existed for 20 years - critically and constructively informed about the integration process . In: State Gazette Baden-Württemberg No. 21, May 20, 1996, p. 8.
  • Manfred Nedele: move from the Tübingen headquarters. Europahaus is being expanded in Stuttgart. EU grant for information point . In: Südwest Presse / Tübinger Tagblatt, December 30, 1998.
  • Gert Fach: Europahaus: 'Beginning of a wonderful friendship'. Teufel und Schuster open the state capital's youngest institution - the folk festival behind the town hall . In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten No. 101, May 4th, 1999, p. 18.
  • Julian Kaczmarek: A Polish look at the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg . In: Europe as a Challenge , published by the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart November 2004, pp. 5–9.
  • Florian Set: Europe-related policy communication. The Europe Center Baden-Württemberg . In: Die Gemeinde (BWGZ) , magazine for cities and municipalities / organ of the Baden-Württemberg Municipal Council, Volume 133, No. 7/2010, Stuttgart April 15, 2010, pp. 237–238.
  • Hans J. Tümmers: The Europe Center Baden-Württemberg: From its foundation to 2007 . In: Annual report 2016/17, published by the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg, May 2017, pp. 12–15. on-line
  • Jan Bergmann : From late 2007 to early 2015: 'Seven fat European years' . In: Annual report 2016/17, published by the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg, May 2017, pp. 16-17. on-line
  • Martin Kilgus: New location - Proven impulses - The Europe Center is ready for the future . In: Annual report 2016/17, published by the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg, May 2017, pp. 18–19. on-line
  • Thomas Braun: Europe Center: Celebrated and challenged . In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten No. 109, May 12, 2017, p. 19.
  • Petra Mostbacher-Dix: A lot of Europe under one roof. The Europa-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg has moved into a new domicile on Kronprinzstrasse . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung No. 126, 02.06.2017, p. 23.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BpB approval notice [1]
  2. ↑ Claus Voigt: The Erlkönige of the game world . In: Spielbox issue 1/2019, w. nostheide verlag gmbh, Memmelsdorf 2019, ISSN  0721-6777 , pp. 4–7. Angelika Brunke: With 'Legislativity', schoolchildren playfully learn the way through the EU jungle . In: Sparkassen-Ticker November 2017, published by the Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg, p. 20. Short films for the official game presentation on November 6, 2017 by Regio TV RegioTV online and ERB Medien GmbH Legislativity presentation on Youtube . Report on the handover of the 1,000 copy by Mayor Fritz Kuhn on May 10, 2019 Website of the Europa Zentrum Baden-Württemberg .
  3. ↑ Homepage of the Europe Center Baden-Württemberg [2]