After a memorable two-day conference in France, the next step of Ways of Europe takes us to Hungary. From 4 to 7 November, we will gather in Budapest and Esztergom to keep alive a shared question: how do we practise solidarity in a time when democracy feels fragile and when fear replaces care?

After a simple dinner at Stex in Budapest with all the partners, we'll travel to Esztergom to spend the day with young women from the Esztergom Children’s Home Centre and students from ELTE Radnóti Miklós School. Esztergom is a reminder that solidarity begins where people are often unseen: the girls in state care, the teachers who keep showing up, the students learning to listen across difference. These are the roots of another kind of Europe.

Back in Budapest, the conversation will open at Central European University with the forum Roots & Wings: Building a Europe of Solidarity, Law, and Peace. Civil society groups that have been holding the line in difficult years  (the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Menedék, Artemisszió Foundation, United for Intercultural Action) will speak about the work of defending rights when institutions fail to protect them. Together we will listen, discuss, and imagine what kind of Europe still feels worth fighting for. Out of these conversations, a collective text will take shape: the Budapest Declaration. It will gather voices, experiences, and political commitments into a shared statement of intent.

The final morning will be a time to reflect on what was learned and what still needs to be done. Because this journey keeps moving: from the streets of Budapest, we will then turn our eyes to Barcelona, where the next Ways of Europe meeting will take place, led by Fundació Pere Closa. There, the focus will shift toward the struggles and creativity of Roma communities, toward questions of belonging, justice, and cultural power.

Each stop adds to the story. Each meeting leaves traces that connect across borders. And as we move from France to Hungary and eventually to Spain, what grows stronger is not only our network but our shared belief that another Europe can still be built, one grounded in care, courage, and the stubborn practice of solidarity.