Category: Newsletter

In the face of rising identity-based divisions in Europe,
let us respond with initiatives for peace!

Dear friends,

When we launched our initiative for peace and against war in 2017, we saw the danger coming primarily from Russia, which had invaded the Donbas militarily with the intention of annexing the whole of Ukraine. Our activities focused on helping victims who were fleeing or who had been imprisoned and tortured. We invited experts to share their experiences and research at conferences and in interviews with local media.

Over the years, we have come to realise – particularly following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine from February 2022 onwards – that this war of aggression against Ukraine is having repercussions on our ways of life and thinking in the West. Even though our countries are not militarily engaged with their armed forces, the fact that we have been openly and politically supporting Ukraine for the past four years – by purchasing and sending military equipment and by welcoming millions of Ukrainian refugees – has significant consequences for our societies, which are losing hope that the war will end any time soon.
Added to this are the Russian media’s campaigns of misleading disinformation, which have been tolerated for far too long in Europe. They have undermined the spirit of solidarity that Europeans have continued to show towards the Ukrainian people. Some Europeans believe that this Russian disinformation is true, either in whole or in part. Consequently, debates over national budgets are dividing political parties, with some no longer wishing to provide military aid to Ukraine.

An increasing number of Europeans are turning towards identity-based isolationism, which finds expression in far-right parties. However, this is not a promising path for social cohesion. The Ad Pacem committee has responded by organising various activities.

On 25 April 2026, it organised an organ concert in Pergola (I) as a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine.
=> Solidarity Concertino

On 17 and 18 May 2026, a weekend of cycling, exploration and cultural encounters took place in Sion (F).
=> 9^th Bike for climate – bike for peace

On 7 June 2026, the Ad Pacem committee invited its members on a guided tour of the former Nazi labour camp in Thil (F), a site commemorating the Second World War.
=> June 7, 2026: Visit to the Nazi labour camp in Thil (F), near Villerupt (F) and the Luxembourg border

On 13 June 2026, Ad Pacem ran an information and engagement stand at a peace tournament held in Differdange (L). The day provided an opportunity to meet the young participants, present our work and collect messages of hope for the civilian victims of the war in Ukraine.
=> A tournament in the spirit of peace and community

Wishing you a wonderful summer and a lovely holiday,

With my best regards,

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman of Ad Pacem

1. Early 2026: our aid to victims of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

From January to May 2026, our association, Ad Pacem, continued to support those affected by the war in Ukraine. Our aid comprised both humanitarian deliveries and targeted medical and infrastructure support.

Our main projects were as follows:

Humanitarian aid deliveries

Members of our Ad Pacem association donated clothing, shoes and bed linen, which we sent to refugee reception centres in Dnipro (=> 22 and 27 February 2026: aid sent to Dnipro), to the Greek Catholic parish in Berezhany (=> 21 and 25 February 2026: aid sent to Berezhany (western Ukraine)), and to the shelter for mothers and children in Ivano-Frankivsk (=> Clothing for Ivano-Frankivsk).

Medical aid for the military hospital in Kyiv

Medical supplies were sent on a regular basis, including dressings, single-use syringes, plasters of various types and sizes, surgical masks, protective gowns, catheters, disinfectants, painkillers, orthoses and other emergency supplies (=> Medical aid from Luxembourg to Kyiv (January 2026), 31 January and 4 February 2026: Aid to the Kyiv Military Hospital).

Support for the “Hospitallers”

Over the course of the year, power banks and multivitamin supplements were purchased for the “Hospitallers”, a Ukrainian association of volunteer doctors and nurses who provide first aid to wounded soldiers just behind the front line (=> Our association “Ad Pacem” continues to support aid workers who save lives on the front line every day).

Support for the diagnostic centre in Bucha

The necessary equipment was purchased for the physiotherapy room at the diagnostic centre (=> In April 2026, Ad Pacem provided vital support to the counselling and diagnostic centre in Bucha).

Support for the shelter in Ivano-Frankivsk

We also funded the replacement of the doors at the shelter for mothers and children in Ivano-Frankivsk (=> 5 doors for the women’s and children’s shelter in Ivano-Frankivsk (Western Ukraine)).

2. Invitation – Sunday 7 June 2026, from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm: guided tour in Thil (F), near the Luxembourg border

We invite you to a guided tour in Thil, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, at the site of the former forced labour camp established by the Nazi occupiers during the Second World War.

In March 1942, a train brought Soviet women to the Errouville camp (F). Every day at five o’clock in the morning, the five or six hundred women had to go to the Thil labour camp (F) to load blocks of iron ore onto the mine cars that carried them out of the mine. In June 1944, eight hundred Hungarian Jews, all metalworkers, were transferred from Auschwitz and Dora to the Thil camp. In the mine’s underground tunnels, they were forced to manufacture V1 flying bombs. Thil is also the site of the escape of thirty-seven Soviet women who joined the French Resistance.

To learn more about the history of these men and women, we invite you to join the guided tour we are organising on Sunday 7 June 2026 in Thil. We will meet at 3.00 pm in the car park of the new Thil cemetery, below the former camp.

For organisational reasons, please register by email at [email protected] by 5 June. Participation is free of charge.

We look forward to seeing many of you on 7 June in Thil and send you our best regards.

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Minutes of the 9th General Meeting

On Saturday 7 March 2026, the 9th General Meeting of our association ‘Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and Against War’ took place at the St Willibrord Parish Centre in Bascharage (L), from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm.

The agenda included the opening of the meeting by the chair, the 2025 activity report, the 2025 financial report, the 2025 auditor’s report, as well as the election of the new Board of Directors and the new auditor. Mr Patrice Picart, who has served as auditor since the association’s second year, was warmly thanked for his commitment.
The treasurer presented the 2026 provisional budget and the chair proposed the membership fees for 2026. During the ‘Any Other Business’ section, several upcoming projects were presented. The General Meeting concluded with a drinks reception.

The detailed minutes of the General Meeting can be viewed by clicking on the link below:
=> Minutes of the 9th General Meeting

2. Call for renewal of membership fees for 2026

‘Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and Against War’ is a non-profit organisation. It receives no subsidies from any state or from any other state, political, religious or cultural organisation. This independence guarantees the objectivity and transparency of its activities.

The committee members are all volunteers and organise initiatives, aid for war victims using the membership fees paid by the association’s members. In 2025, there were one hundred and twenty-one (121) members.

Members who have not yet paid their membership fee for the current year are invited to do so by transferring €15 (€5 for students) to our current account, quoting ‘Ad Pacem 2026 Membership Fee’:
=> Pour la Paix et contre la Guerre / IBAN: LU28 0099 7800 0064 0276 / BIC: CCRALULL

Payment can also be made via Payconiq:

By supporting our initiative through your membership fee, you are making a tangible contribution to a better life together in peace.

With best regards,

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. The video, transcripts and summaries of the lecture given by our guest on 15 March 2025, Mr Nicolas TENZER, at the Book Fair in Luxembourg City, can be viewed here

Our War and the Return of Mass Crime

Follow his insightful analysis explaining Russia’s war of aggression against the Ukrainian people and the responsibilities of European politicians.

2. General meeting of our association Ad Pacem servandam on Saturday 7 March from 10am to 11.30am in Bascharage (L)

It will be held at the Parish Centre, 27 rue de la Résistance in Bascharage (L).
After the lecture, everyone is invited for a drink.

Dear members, best regards to you all!
I look forward to seeing you again at the AGM!

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

Our best wishes for a Happy New Year 2026!

As 2025 draws to a close, our Ad Pacem committee wishes you a wonderful festive season with your family and friends.

This is only possible for us Europeans because we live in peace with our neighbours.

From this past year, our committee would like to highlight an event that had a profound impact on us and that we would like to commemorate here. It is the story of two former prisoners of the Russian concentration camp ‘Izolyatsia’ in Donetsk, Valery Sokolov and Valery Matjushenko, who were released during a prisoner exchange. Thanks to a fundraising appeal, we were able to finance their dental operations and implants so that they could get new teeth to replace those they lost during Russian torture. In two short videos, you can listen to their stories and their words of thanks, with a written transcript below.
=> Videos Matjushenko and Sokolov

This is an abject consequence of this horrific war waged by Russian state officials. One day, an international tribunal will try them for crimes against humanity, if not for genocide against the Ukrainian people.

We close this Newsletter 45 with a photo sent to us from the Art Therapy Centre in Kropyvnytskyj, Ukraine, where children from refugee families thank Ad Pacem donors.
These young people give hope for a better future!

Best wishes for the New Year!

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

Ad Pacem Calendar 2026

Every year, members of the Ad Pacem Committee visit a place in Europe where an important war or conflict took place in the past. In museums and memorials, they compile images and up-to-date information about the conflict. The most beautiful pictures of these places are picked out to feature the twelve months of the calendar.

The 2026 calendar is themed around the Gothic Line, also known as the Green Line by the Nazis. In 1944-1945, German soldiers built this defensive line in northern and central Italy to halt the advance of the Allies. Along this line, which stretched over 320 km from the Adriatic Sea to the Tyrrhenian Sea, there were fierce fights and cruel massacres of the civilian population.

This front remained less well known because the Normandy landings took place at the same time, followed shortly afterwards by the landings in Provence.

The profit from the sale of the 2026 calendar will be donated to the non-governmental organisation SEMA in Ukraine. This organisation supports women who were abused, tortured and raped by Russian soldiers during the war.

The 2026 calendar is available in French, German, Italian and Ukrainian. QR codes come with the pictures for each month, providing access to interviews, additional photographs and the history of the conflict.

Knowledge of past wars is important for understanding the value of peace today.

You can order this calendar by transferring 16 € (calendar + shipping costs) to our current account:

Pour la Paix et contre la Guerre
LU28 0099 7800 0064 0276 (IBAN)
CCRALULL (BIC)

Please also provide your surname, first name and postal address, as well as your preferred language for the calendar. The calendar will be sent to you by post.

You can view the cover of the calendar here:
=> Calendrier Ad Pacem 2026 (preview)

With kind regards,

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

Ad Pacem servandam and the
ART OF LIVING TOGETHER IN EUROPE

Education and training in living together in diversity remain underdeveloped in the European Union, despite what politicians claim. Having invested too little in these areas, the leaders of the various political parties rarely speak out on these issues. And if they do, they rarely openly endorse the societal and mindset changes that are taking place.

The political consequences have been noticeable for years, particularly through the development of nationalist and fundamentalist theories and ideologies, as well as the decline of solidarity towards the poor, marginalised groups and the environment.

In order to counter this trend, the Ad Pacem committee recently organised two visits aimed at personal and collective training.

Guided tour of Fort Fermont (Maginot Line, France)

=> Click here to see the report.

Visit to Neunkirchen (Germany) at the invitation of a group of citizens from the town

=> Click here to see the report.

With kind regards,

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Reminder: Excursion to Fort de Fermont (Maginot Line)

🗓 Date: Sunday, 5 October 2025

🕘 Meeting time: 9:15 a.m.

📍 Meeting place: Fort de Fermont car park (20 minutes from Longwy, France)

The Ad Pacem servandam association is organising an excursion to one of the sites of the Maginot Line, a series of fortifications built between 1929 and 1936 that played an important role at the beginning of the Second World War.

🔹 Duration: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes

🔹 Format: guided tour, partly underground, with electric train ride

🔹 On foot: approximately 1.5 km

🔹 Temperature: approximately 13°C – bring warm clothing

🔹 End of the tour: around 12:30 p.m.

🔹 After the tour:

Those who wish to do so can stay for lunch together in Crusnes – everyone brings something (potluck style). The gathering will end around 3:00 p.m.

💶 Cost:

• 5 euros per person (the rest is covered by the association)
• Children under 12: free

📩 Registration:

Please confirm your participation by email: [email protected]

2. Membership fees for 2025

The association Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and Against War exists thanks to the annual membership fees of its members and receives no public funding.

We warmly thank all those who have already paid their membership fees for 2025!

If you have not yet done so, we invite you to pay €15 with the reference ‘Ad Pacem 2025 membership fee’ to the following account:

• IBAN: LU28 0099 7800 0064 0276
• BIC: CCRALULL

You can also use Payconiq (for residents of Luxembourg and Belgium).

With best regards,

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Guided tour of Fort Fermont (Maginot Line) on Sunday 5 October at 9.15 a.m.

As it does every year, the Ad Pacem servandam association is organising a cultural outing for its members to a place of remembrance of a past war. This is an opportunity to see and learn on site how human societies and states organised wars, their defences and everything related to conflict management (armament, strategies, occupations, hospitals, information, deaths, commemorations, etc.).

This year, the visit will take place on Sunday 5 October. The meeting point is at 9.15 a.m. in the car park near Fort Fermont, which is about 20 minutes from Longwy (F). This guided tour, which must be booked in advance, will last approximately 2½ hours and will take place mostly underground, including a section by electric train. Participants will walk 1½ kilometres to see up close how soldiers lived in the Maginot Line. Please bring a jumper as the temperature is always around 13 degrees. At the exit, there will be a shop selling souvenirs and books, as well as a refreshment bar. The tour will end at around 12.30pm. Those who wish to stay for lunch can meet in Crusnes, where we will share whatever everyone has brought with them, on a potluck basis. The meeting will end at around 3pm.

Each member will be asked for a contribution of 5 €, with the rest being paid by the association. For children under 12, the visit is free, with the association covering the costs. Please let us know if you plan to attend by emailing [email protected].

2. The proceeds from the sale of the 2025 calendar will go to the ‘Hospitallers’ in Ukraine

Every year, our association ‘Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and Against War’ sends the proceeds from the sale of the Ad Pacem calendar to individuals or associations that help war victims. This year, the proceeds were donated in full to the Ukrainian volunteer association ‘Hospitallers’, which works near the Russian front.

Under the motto of the Hospitallers, ‘Save every life’, tactical paramedics and doctors have come together to provide first aid to seriously injured soldiers and civilians, risking their own lives, directly on the front line.

The money was used to purchase an infusion pump (Infusiomat), an important and expensive piece of equipment, as well as four batteries for Saros oxygen devices.

All of these devices have been in use since March 2025.

The Hospitallers would like to thank all purchasers of the 2025 calendar and the Ad Pacem association for purchasing this essential equipment, which enables them to save lives every day.

You can find more information and photos of the Infusiomat being used by the Hospitallers to treat seriously injured soldiers by clicking on the following link. Other photos show the handover of the four batteries.

Many thanks to everyone for your help.
The Ad Pacem Board of Directors wishes you a happy summer holiday.

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Appeal for donations for Valerij SOKOLOV and Valerij MATJUSCHENKO

Since 2015, Russia has occupied Ukrainian territories and set up concentration camps modelled on those of the Soviet Union. Prisoner exchanges have been taking place for several years between the two warring countries, and among the Ukrainians released, there are those who have spent years in concentration camps such as ‘Izolyazia’, located in the Donetsk region.

Our association, Ad Pacem Servandam, supports several former prisoners of the Russian concentration camp ‘Izolyazia’. They are mainly civilians who suffer from serious after-effects of regular torture. After their release, we help them by covering their medical expenses, which are often costly for people who cannot afford to pay for treatment. They have lost everything or had to leave everything behind in the occupied areas. This is the case for Valerij Sokolov and Valerij Matjuschenko.

=> To learn more about their stories, click here.

We are making an APPEAL to help them.

You can help by making a donation to the bank account
IBAN LU28 0099 7800 0064 0276 (CCRALULL)
of our association Pour la Paix et contre la Guerre asbl
with the reference ‘Help for Sokolov and Matjuschenko’

or via Payconiq (Benelux States only)

2. Report on the 8th General Assembly

On Saturday 29 March 2025, from 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon, the 8th General Assembly was held in Bascharage (L). Here is a report on the activities and assistance provided by the association during 2024, as well as its plans for the future.

=> Click here to read the details.

With best regards,
Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. European Summer School in Sarajevo from 1^st to 15 July 2025

We are pleased to announce the first edition of the European Summer School in Sarajevo from 1^st to 15 July this year.

Our association ‘Ad Pacem servandam – Pour la Paix et contre la Guerre’ supports this initiative thanks to an Agreement that it signed at the beginning of this year with the three faculties of theology in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are behind the European Summer School Sarajevo: the Catholic Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Islamic Studies and the Orthodox Theological Faculty of Saint Basil of Ostrog.
=> Convention Ad Pacem – Theological Faculties Sarajevo

Thirty years after the end of the Balkan War (1992-1995), the three major religious communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina know that living together in peace requires the contribution of everyone, including and especially the followers of these religions.

The European Summer School in Sarajevo allows believers of the three religions to get to know each other better so that they can each play their part in building peace.

At the same time, it is open to those from Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad who want to learn about the important religious traditions of this country and its multicultural characteristics.

We therefore invite you to read the programme of events on the attached flyers, which clearly explains everything related to the studies as well as the more touristy part. Among other things, you will discover important and magnificent places in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
=> 2025 Summer School Sarajevo Flyer
=> 2025 Summer School Sarajevo Program

If you are interested, don’t hesitate to plan your stay in Sarajevo now!

2. Bike for climate – bike for peace on 11 May

You are all invited to take part in our next bike ride on Sunday 11 May in Saarland.

You will have the opportunity to cycle through this beautiful landscape of our Greater Region, to experience the benefits of cycling for health and group interaction. 

By clicking on the attached link, you can discover the route and its cultural side. Everyone will need to bring their own lunch for the midday break. Several intermediate breaks are also planned.
=> Ad Pacem Bike Tour 8 (Merzig-Losheim-Saarschleife)

The departure is at around 9:00 or 9:15 am from the car park in the city centre of Merzig, where we will leave our cars and pick them up again at the end of the day.

You are all cordially invited to join us. We will be carpooling. Please let us know in advance by email ([email protected]) or by calling us on +352 621 280 850 or by text message.

Hoping to see you at this bike ride,
the whole Ad Pacem team wishes you a Happy Easter.

On behalf of the committee,
Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Invitation to the 2025 General Assembly

Dear members, dear friends,

On behalf of the committee of the association ‘Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and against War’, I invite you to our 2025 Ordinary General Assembly.
It will take place on Saturday 29 March from 9.30 am to 11.30 am at the St. Willibrord Parish Centre, 27 rue de la Résistance, next to the church in Bascharage (Käerjeng, Luxembourg).
Free parking is available behind the church.

You will be informed of our association’s activities for 2024, the cash report and current projects for 2025.

After the meeting, the committee invites you to a drink offered by the association.

The agenda will be as follows:

1. Opening of the meeting by the chairman
2. Report of activities 2024
3. Financial report 2024
4. Report of the auditor
5. Provisional budget 2025
6. Miscellaneous

2. Reminder: Invitation on 15 March 2025 to Mr Nicolas Tenzer’s talk at the Salon du Livre et des Cultures in Luxembourg City

The association ‘Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and Against War’ invites you to come and listen to Mr Nicolas Tenzer at the Salon du Livre et des Cultures in Luxembourg-Kirchberg. His lecture will take place on Saturday 15 March, from 3pm to 4.30pm in room 2a.

The subject of the lecture will be:

‘Our war and the return of mass crime’

A former student of the École normale supérieure (Ulm) and the ENA, and a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, Nicolas Tenzer is a senior civil servant and expert on strategic issues and the author of the blog Tenzer Strategics. He is also the author of several books including: Notre guerre, Le crime et l’oubli : pour une pensée stratégique (2024); Le monde à l’horizon 2030 (2011); Quand la France disparaît du monde (2008); France : la réforme impossible (2004); Les valeurs des modernes (2003).

Dear members, I hope to see many of you at these two meetings,
best regards!

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Invitation on 15 March 2025 to the talk by Mr Nicolas Tenzer at the Salon du Livre et des Cultures in Luxembourg City

The association ‘Ad Pacem servandam – For Peace and Against War’ invites you to come and listen to Mr Nicolas Tenzer at the Salon du Livre et des Cultures in Luxembourg-Kirchberg. His lecture will take place on Saturday 15 March, from 3pm to 4.30pm in room 2A.

The subject of the lecture will be:

‘Our war and the return of mass crime’

A former student of the École normale supérieure (Ulm) and the ENA, and a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, Nicolas Tenzer is a senior civil servant and expert on strategic issues and the author of the blog Tenzer Strategics. He is also the author of several books including: Notre guerre, Le crime et l’oubli : pour une pensée stratégique (2024); Le monde à l’horizon 2030 (2011); Quand la France disparaît du monde (2008); France : la réforme impossible (2004); Les valeurs des modernes (2003).

2. Support for the Vorzel psychiatric hospital thanks to the profits from the sale of the 2024 calendar and other solidarity initiatives

All the proceeds from the sale of the 2024 calendar went to the Vorzel hospital near Kyiv, where most of the patients – civilians and soldiers – suffer from deep trauma caused by Russia’s war of aggression in eastern and southern Ukraine.

The association has thus financed the renovation of an intensive therapy room and paid for three large purchases of medicines. This aid can be seen on the association’s website, under the heading ‘Russia’s War Against Ukraine’ on the following dates: 17 July 2024, 30 August 2024, 30 September 2024 and 24 December 2024.

During 2024, this hospital also received help from several donations and other actions by the association. See the links under the same heading on the dates indicated:
For the purchase of medicines on 1 Sept. and 24 Oct. 2024; for the solidarity concerts on 23 Aug. and 24 Oct. 2024, following calls for donations on 30 Oct. and 14 Nov. 2024, thanks to subsidies from the cities of Differdange and Dudelange on 15 April 2024 and thanks to a donation made by the KIWANIS Club of Luxembourg on 15 July 2024.

Many thanks go to the vice-president of the association who organised all these activities and to the numerous donors.

Dear members, best regards to you all!

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. Ad Pacem 2025 calendar

Every year, we visit places in Europe that have been marked by major wars in the past. We collect documents and take photos, which are then used to design the calendar for the following year.

The 2025 calendar, available in French, German and Italian, illustrates the four main Allied landings (Sicily, Gulf of Salerno, Normandy and Provence). These events, which liberated Europe from the Nazi yoke in 1943 and 1944, are detailed through photos and information gathered on the spot. QR codes accompanying each month’s photos provide access to additional historical information.

You can view the cover page of the calendar here:
Aperçu Calendrier Ad Pacem 2025

Knowing about past wars is important for understanding the value of Peace today.

Proceeds from the sale of the 2025 calendar (€10 + postage) will be donated in full to the Ukrainian medical association Hospitallers. This organisation intervenes rapidly to treat wounded soldiers and civilians near the front line. In order to prevent deaths on the battlefield, the wounded are transported as quickly as possible to hospitals in the major towns, using all-terrain vehicles and a bus equipped for operations and first aid.

To order a calendar, make a transfer of €16 (calendar + postage) to our current account IBAN: LU28 0099 7800 0064 0276 (BIC: CCRALULL).
Don’t forget to include your surname, first name and postal address, as well as your preferred language. The calendar will be sent to you by post.

2. Christmas Market in Differdange

This year, our association will be present at the Marché de Noël in Differdange, from 29 November to 22 December.

We have invited an internal refugee from Ukraine who is currently living with her family in the west of the country. Visitors to the Market will have the opportunity to discover her magnificent handmade Christmas decorations, which she makes herself. The purchase of these decorations helps all her family and friends to cope with the difficulties faced by internally displaced people and refugees. Part of the proceeds will also be donated to a home for displaced children.

The Christmas market is open from 2pm to 8pm from Wednesday to Sunday, and until 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The market remains closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

To find out about all the items available (sizes, prices, etc.), click here:
Assortiments décorations Noël 2024
They can be purchased directly at the market. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on (+352) 621 280 850.

Best regards!

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam

1. ‘Peace’ in the Balkans – Conference by J.-A. Dérens

2. Ukrainians under Russian missiles and bombs:
Report by our Vice-President who has been to Ukraine

3. ‘Bike for climate’ around Lac du Der on 28 and 29 September

Dear members,

This Newsletter provides information on the situation in the Balkans, which were ravaged between 1992 and 1995 by the Balkan Wars. The situation has improved since then, but there is still no real peace, because the underlying conflicts are still there and could explode, for example between Kosovo and Serbia, or in Bosnia-Herzegovina between the Srepska Republic and the Bosnian and Croatian communities.

The summaries of the Salon du Livre 2024 conference with our guest, Jean-Arnault Dérens, and the video of the entire conference on YouTube provide an up-to-date analysis of the situation of the peoples of the Balkans.

=> Jean-Arnault Dérens: “The Balkans, a marginalised periphery of the European Union? Old unresolved conflicts and new players”

In July, our Vice-President Natalya visited some of the projects for victims of the war that we support in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the situation for the Ukrainians remains very difficult and a ceasefire, or even peace with Russia, is still impossible. Russia continues, with impunity, to kill its own soldiers and Ukrainian civilians and soldiers defending their country. You can read the report on the trip below.

=> 8 July 2024 – Ivano-Frankivsk Shelter

=> 9 July 2024 : Misto dobra

=> 15 July 2024

=> 15 and 16 July 2024 : Concentration camp “Izolyaziya” in Donetsk

=> 17 July 2024 – Vorzel Hospital

=> 30 August 2024 – Vorzel Hospital Therapy Room

After the Second World War, peace was built within the European Economic Community through a common economic policy. This was based, among other things, on the exploitation of fossil fuels, mainly coal, oil and gas. The transition to renewable energies, which has been envisaged since the start of the new millennium, requires us to abandon the exploitation of fossil fuels in the medium term. The aim is to avoid the disasters predicted by all the current studies on climate change. However, the major oil-exporting countries, such as Russia and the Gulf States, are refusing to make the transition to an ecological economy. Wars (in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere) are therefore (also) becoming a means of preventing this transition. Since 2022, we have seen how ecological projects, movements and parties have struggled to gain a foothold or have been thwarted. Governments are stopping or putting the brakes on ecological transitions that aim to replace the causes of air pollution with CO2, the gas primarily responsible for climate change.

We’re organising our next ‘Bike for climate – bike for peace’ event around France’s largest artificial lake, Lac du Der, on the border of the Marne and Haute-Marne départements. Come and experience the benefits of cycling from the morning of Saturday 28 September to the afternoon of Sunday 29 September. On the evening of the 28th there will be a discussion on the theme of ‘fundamental ecology’.

You are all cordially invited to join us. We will be carpooling. Please let us know in advance by email ([email protected]) or by calling us on +352 621 280 850 or by text message.

=> Ad Pacem Bike Tour 7 (28.09.)

=> Ad Pacem Bike Tour 7 (29.09.)

Best regards,

Claude Pantaleoni
Chairman Ad Pacem servandam