Walking between the worlds.

They are young, motivated and push into Europe: Rose breeders and young politicians, and students Kneipiers in the new EU member states are oriented to the West - without the East to blame. 16 students from Leipzig Europe's borders and explore the lifestyle of a generation.

 

Located in the Euro-election campaign by traveling reporters mephisto 97.6, the local radio station of the University of Leipzig, criss-crossed by the new EU member states: two weeks through the Baltic States, Poland and the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovenia. Hereby it is not simple: The students may only hitchhike, train and bus are prohibited. Hotels and hostels are also taboo, the Leipzig need every day looking for a new berth and private accommodation.

Thus the students get a different look at the countries and meet people who do not normally occur in the media. With the project to make it to a tramp-trip from the year 2004. At that time, shortly after the EU's eastward expansion was already Leipzig Radio Reporter losgezogen to tackle fears and prejudices against the new EU states to do so.

Now once again report on Leipziger Tramper blogs ONLINE from the life of the new EU citizens. They take it to a Latvian student with Russian roots and a strong sense of Europe, cross the Hungarian-Serbian border, and experience the arduous campaign of a 24-year-old Romanian Parliament for Europe first hand.