Germany’s EU Council Presidency will end on 31December 2020. For six months the Goethe-Institut participated in the federal government’s official cultural programme with eight projects.
Far more than 100 million people in Europe were reached with debates about the impacts of artificial intelligence, with the creation of climate-neutral travel schemes, spectacular installations in public squares and intergenerational discussions about Europe. Over 220 digital and physical events and workshops were held at the Goethe-Institutes across Europe. This has strengthened the European public during the coronavirus.The projects were funded by the Foreign Office.
On the conclusion of the Goethe-Institut’s EU2020 projects,Goethe-InstitutPresidentCarola Lentz said, “Multiple lockdowns, financial setbacks, especially in the arts and cultural sector, and unequal access to digital resources have presented the European community with new and incredibly profound challenges this year. It is al