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544:- The Weimar Forum, which brings together young students from Germany, Poland and France at an international symposium. In 2017, the forum was held at the National Assembly on the topic of dogitalisationand Europe, under the patronage of Prime Minister
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Italian students to come and exchange with the Olivaints on the theme "Democracy and Fascism". The following year, the first of a series of Franco-German sessions was held on the topic of "Responsibility and Nazism".
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541:- A short story contest. The last subjects were: “Courage let’s flee!” (2011), “Sans culottes” (2012), “Veiled lisses” (2013), “Living standing” (2014), “Utopia” (2017), “Desire” in (2022)
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