“The Fifth Youth Tolerance Camp of Danube basin regions and cities “Along the Danube without Frontiers” is a small jubilee and a big confirmation of the worth of the idea gathering the youth of Romania, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Republic of Srpska and Serbia. Backa Topola today is the heart of the Danube region, and Serbia is the body in which that heart beats strongly”, said the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic at the opening of the Tolerance Camp in Backa Topola.

The National Assembly Speaker stressed that the future development of Europe is based on the development of cities and regions, the engines of political and social progress and that living together along the banks of the Danube rests on tolerance, democracy, understanding and respect. Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic suggested that the young people, participants of the camp, should go a step further and not only tolerate but love one another.

The Fifth Youth Tolerance Camp of Danube basin regions and cities “Along the Danube without Frontiers” in Backa Topola gathers about 200 young people from Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, aged 18 to 22. This year’s anniversary camp is marked by a new stamp of creativity. Namely, the participants are at the same time the hosts of the event and have the role of organiser and creator of the Tolerance Camp programme. The representatives of each of the regions will, in their own way, inform the rest of the participants about the music, tradition, culture, gastronomy, education and language of their region.

The ceremonial opening of the “Along the Danube without Frontiers” Camp was attended by Sandor Egeresi, AP Vojvodina Assembly Speaker; Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia; Ivica Dacic, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Interior; Heinz Kelberer, President of the Baden – Württemberg Provincial Foundation and Atila Babi, President of Backa Topola municipality. The Fifth Youth Tolerance Camp of Danube basin regions and cities “Along the Danube without Frontiers” in Backa Topola will take place from 24 to 30 July 2011.