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On November 15, 2022 at the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia, Professor Markus Meckl of the University of Akureyri in Iceland gave an in-presence lecture "Latvia's Post-Heroic Identity", with a focus on the role of hero and victim in Latvia's collective memory practices. A total of 40 people attended this public event.

The second CLEO Multiplier event was organised during the second partnership meeting in September 2022. The conference and workshop were held at the University of Akureyri. The aim of this second event was to present and explore with the participants the way through which certain European figures or events have contributed to the creation of the European cultural memory and how they have shaped the national and European identity.

The partnership held its second transnational meeting in Akureyri on September 11-13, 2022. After a turbulent whale watching excursion, they spent two days performing activities for the project. The first day was dedicated to planning and organisation, as well as a workshop on online teaching. During the second day, the partners presented the project result number 1 to an audience of staff and students.

The first CLEO Multiplier Event was a public lecture organized by the Central European University on May 11, 2022. Professor Constantinos Iordachi invited Markus Meckl, Professor of History at the University of Akureyri, to present and discuss with the students the case of Latvia which had refused the idea to create the figure of a national hero.

The partnership held its first transnational meeting in Brussels on March 27-28, 2022. After a team-building excursion to the Soignes forest, they enjoyed a day of productive discussions and planning.