Four countries, hundred stories.

Four countries, hundred stories. European history has been traditionally made by rivalries and alliances, encounters and misunderstandings, paths and borders, a complex process of relationships among countries and populations.

The countries involved at Comenius Eurofest project have experienced many of these stories: Spain and Hungary have shared a common dynasty for many years, United Kingdom enforced Spain troops against Napoleon’s army, and Southeast area in Spain was a province of the Byzantine Empire at 6^th and 7^th centuries… But if we searched for a common time, first middle 16^th century would be especially outstanding: at this moment Henry VIII, Charles V and Suleiman the Magnificent were at the top of their respective countries. They considered as “heroes” or “pirates”, depending of the point of view… an inspiring way to be explored.

But now, time of turbulences, the EU promote the European citizenship through the mutual knowledge. It’s our responsibility to build bridges and ties, to share questions and concerns, to be conscientious about other contexts, recognizing there similarities and differences. Similarities make feel us members of a common culture. Differences enrich and enlarge our experiences.