At the beginning of March 2020, we now meet in Barcelona to push our Erasmus+ - project called “Penny Press for Europe” further to the next stage. Whereas in Luxemburg, the basic and fundamental structure and challenges have been discussed and analysed, we now meet here in Catalonia to go further into detail concerning the technical questions that have already been met and to start off in workline D, which so far was only meant for evaluating the first meeting.

In our well-structured work sessions organized in different work lines and work groups, we have had the chance to discuss different ideas and concepts for realizing the different element of the penny press machine such as parts of the base frame or the mechanical parts, which would later be relevant for the “pressing of the pennies”. Apart from the workload, we have also taken our time to get to know the city of Barcelona, the vibrant, beautiful, and joyful metropole and centre of this region. We have been enjoying regional food, have organized a guided city tour and of course, have been diving into nightlife…

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