Published 10.09.2026
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Dagesh | Rückblick: Dagesh-Netzwerktreffen anlässlich der Buchpremiere von Anna Schapiro
While wars, crises, and ongoing violence increasingly paralyse interreligious dialogue in Europe, Future 500 is strengthening its practice-oriented work.
In 2025, leaders from across Europe came together at our workshops in Vienna, Chemnitz, and Venice to consolidate cooperation through concrete projects and to assume responsibility for democratic culture, social cohesion, and an international cooperation that protects justice and plurality.
For 2026, Future 500 aims to further expand their impact: through stronger partnerships, new formats of exchange, and targeted support in places where civil society is particularly challenged. Our goal remains a Europe in which diversity is protected, dialogue is enabled, and democratic participation is a given.
“Historical responsibility cannot be voted away.” With these words, the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation called on the federal and state governments last Sunday to legally safeguard the independence of memorial sites – particularly in Saxony-Anhalt – by: through funding structures that ensure these institutions remain operational even in the event of a politically motivated withdrawal of state funding; through the targeted involvement of smaller memorial sites and local initiatives; and through the expansion of existing networks for joint educational work, legal advice and public support in the event of attacks on the institutions and their staff.