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This page of the Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe (PECOB) shows all upcoming events related to Central Eastern and Balkan Europe. Specifically, PECOB provides information on the program, participants and location of festivals, debates, book presentations and all events that take place in Central Eastern and Balkan Europe or deal with this region. PECOB's Events may be of interest to academics, university students and the wider public.
Events currently advertised on PECOB include an international forum on persecutions carried out in Transnistria during the Second World War and a Festival that will take place in Bolzano with a rich program on Russian language, culture and society. In addition, the page shows information on a film festival on Southeast Europe, a literary festival and the Human Rights Nights festival, organized in collaboration with the Institute for Central Eastern and Balkan Europe (IECOB).
The present cultural and geopolitical situation in the Baltic region as well as the integration of the Baltic countries into the European Union and NATO predetermined the necessity of regional studies. The Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas organizes a unique programme in Lithuania to let young graduates acquire theoretical knowledge of political, economical and cultural development at the national, regional and global level.