 While the Russian aggression in Ukraine rages on, refugees, most of whom are women and children, have found comfort in Europe. Local and regional leaders have stepped in once again, this time to provide a safe place for Ukrainian children through camps organised across European cities and regions. An act of solidarity that offers a sense of normality to some of the millions of Ukrainian children whose lives have been shaken by the war. The Bavarian Youth Exchange Foundation, in cooperation with the German Youth Hostel Association, Landesverband Bayern, and the Association of Russian-speaking youth in Germany, Yunost, Landesverband Bayern launched a programme called Language Encounters, which brought together Bavarian and Ukrainian youths. In total, eight summer camps were organised, with programmes of each camp including sport and creative activities. This enabled the young people to get to know a new language through a fun method. Melanie Hummel, Bavarian State Minister for European Affairs and International Affairs, and Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Bavarian Youth Exchange Foundation, spoke to us about the aim of the camp. In the whole of Bavaria there are summer camps for young people from Ukraine. I think it is so important that young people from Bavaria and Ukraine can meet, that they can exchange with each other, that they can learn the language. The Pomorsky region in Poland, with the support of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association Gdansk branch, hosted children from Ukraine in Viniut. During their stay, Ukrainian children had the chance to discover Polish culture and share their traditions with their peers from Poland, spending quality time together, making new friends, resting and enjoying the summer. We spoke to Mieszeslaw Struk, Marshal of the Pomorsky region, and a member of the EPP-COR group who organised this summer camp. A few months ago Chairman of the Region Committee asked the members of the Region Committee to pay attention to the potential opportunities of the EPP-COR group, children and young people from Ukraine, in their regions, in their cities or in their electoral districts. I also decided to use the free resources that we have left, especially after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War, from the Polish-Russian programme, so that they would be dedicated, not for projects carried out in Russia, but for the organisation of the EPP-COR group, children and young people from Ukraine. The Vielkopolsko region in Poland hosted children from Kharkiv region. During their stay, Ukrainian children had the chance to participate in sport activities, as well as visit cultural centres. We spoke to Marik Volzniak, President of the Vielkopolsko region, and a member of the EPP-COR group who organised this summer camp. In the EPP-COR group, in the Vielkopolsko region, the various attractions were full. They could have left the areas that were all the time threatened by shooting, all the time in the immediate range of military activities. I think it is very important for them, for them to be able to spend a peaceful time outside of the Kharkiv region, which is not completely safe for every day. Next to these activities that are about the acceptance of this large, over 100,000 group of women and children who live in the entire Vielkopolsko region, such help for those who live all the time in the Ukrainian area, in this area, all the time supporting military activities, I think it is also very important and important. I think that this activity should be continued in all places in the European Union. The Vielkopolsko region made the first step, I think, not the last. The Maramurish County Council in Romania, together with the Association of Cities in Ukraine, the Maramurish Prefects Institution, the Maramurish Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, YMCA Romania and YMCA Bayamare have organised a camp for Ukrainian children from conflict zones in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Mikhailov and Butcher. During their stay, Ukrainian children had the chance to participate in sports activities, as well as visit cultural centres. They visited the Bayamare Museum of Astronomical Sciences, where in the Planetarium Dome they watched a presentation of the constellations and the movie Satellics in Ukrainian. They also visited the Village Museum, as well as the old centre of the Bayamare municipality, where they could admire the historical ruins and Stevens Tower. The children also enjoyed themselves through a series of activities such as Olympic Games, dance battles, archery, talent shows and team challenges. At the end of the camp, each Ukrainian child received a small gift. Ionel Ovidyub Bogdan, President of the Maramurish County Council and member of the EPP-COR Group who joined the camp, told Ukrainian parents and children that Maramurish stands with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and that the county will continue to play an active role to ensure a better future for Ukraine and its people. EPP-COR members have already organised summer camps in Niem, France, Bavaria, Germany and in the regions of Wielkopolska and Pomerania in Poland. The costs of the camps are footed by the EU municipalities and regions participating, together with public, private and civil society partners. The President of the Association of Cities of Ukraine and Mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko, congratulated the cities and regions that organised camps in the European Union for Ukrainian children saying that this is an act of solidarity that provides a sense of normalcy to some of the millions of Ukrainian children whose lives have been upended by the war. Meanwhile, cities and regions remain committed to contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine to give these children a better future.