European Union now covers the largest part of the map of the European continent. The peoples of the united Europe come from a diverse ethnic and cultural background, while they share various linguistic entities. They have, in short, different identities.

Nonetheless, they are invited to co-exist and shape a common future, despite their turbulent historical background. They are also expected to preserve, as much as possible, their unique cultural and ethnic characteristics. Goals such as these, are difficult to achieve but are essential in order to secure the peaceful coming-together of peoples in the common European future.

The only way leading to these goals’ achievement is the open and unbiased sharing of information and knowledge; informing each European country population about the unique characteristics of another European country population. Knowledge of the “other” will only help to establish bridges between people.

POWAR project aspires to contribute to the knowledge of the “other” and thus to the afore-mentioned goals. Organizations participating in the project are active in various fields, thus being complementary to one another and offering to the project a kaleidoscopic perspective on the issues at hand.

New technologies have facilitated the implementation of the project. They have enhanced the effort to bring together isolated groups of people living in remote corners of Europe and make them express their opinion.

Our different past, however, is but a past. The future and the common goals lie ahead. Our knowledge of the “other’s” past makes us less rigorous in our judgement of the “other”, providing us with greater understanding, making us more tolerant and willing to co-operate in order to create a common future for a united Europe.

Let POWAR attempt to be yet one more stone in the effort made to build a strong structured building to house our hopes for the future.