Austausch e.V. (Berlin)
Austausch e.V. is an international non-governmental organization that has been committed to promoting peaceful coexistence among citizens in democratic Europe since 1992. Austausch e.V. supports the development of pluralistic societies in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia, as well as the EU, and advocates for peaceful dialogue between Germany and Eastern European countries. The focus of our international project work includes education, youth exchange, civil rights, history, environment, media and social affairs. Austausch e.V., together with Sofia Platform, has been the main coordinator of the «Transition Dialogue» network since 2015. From 2009 to 2011, Austausch e.V, was one of the founding members of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, and since 2014 has been one of their sponsors.
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