Anmerkungen nach einer Architekturreise nach Mailand und Turin Anlässlich einer Studientour des Wiener Architekturzentrums – AZW – nach Mailand und Turin besuchten wir den Mailänder Architekten Cino Zucchi in seinem Atelier. Neben aufschlussreichen Argumenten und Analysen hinsichtlich der architektonischen und städtebaulichen Entwicklung Mailands fiel ein interessanter Satz: Für mich ist.. Mehr lesen

31.8. Afrika hat mich schon lange interessiert und in vielen Fällen fasziniert – jedenfalls seit meiner Studentenzeit. Meine Aufenthalte in den – ehemaligen – Kolonialmächten Frankreich und Großbritannien, speziell in Paris und London, haben mich mit Afrikanern und der europäischen Auseinandersetzung mit Afrika in Kontakt gebracht. Die Beschäftigung mit europäischen.. Mehr lesen

Warsaw, August 2017 A discussion with students from Warsaw university – but coming from different countries – was the reason for my short stay in the Polish capital, end of August. Since my last visit, which was not long ago, Warsaw changed again. Sure, you still see posters and exhibitions.. Mehr lesen

To speak about Africa and specifically about African migration is in danger of neglecting the many differences and the diversity of that huge continent and its – growing – population. Migration is not migration, there are many reasons and motivations for people, especially young people to decide to emigrate. Sometimes.. Mehr lesen

TRIESTE SUMMIT 2017: ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS EU INTEGRATION? For two days the north-Italian city Trieste became the center of discussions about the Balkans and its relationship with the European Union. Writing these lines I sit just opposite the very harbour building I was attending a first conference immediately after the.. Mehr lesen

The European Union and its predecessors have again and again be confronted with challenges and crises. But it seems that today there are multiple crises which demand more choices and decisions than anytime before. All discussions I had recently in Berlin at the annual conference of the European Council for.. Mehr lesen

My first visit to the wonderful city of Odessa dates back to the early nineties when I visited the city as capital of one of the active Danube regions. The communists were dominating the country which was still part of the Soviet Union. A second time I came to Odessa.. Mehr lesen

A century of visions The last century offered many visions to mankind, especially in Europe. One of them was Communism, which promised the transition from a life of necessity to a life of freedom and ample supply of everything wanted. After the breakdown of the Communist World some saw the.. Mehr lesen

Freiheit ist genauso wie Toleranz ein vielfältiger und dehnbarer Begriff. Und so wie man Toleranz nicht sinnvoll ohne Akzeptanz denken kann – oder jedenfalls sollte, so ist die Freiheit des Einzelnen nicht ohne Rücksicht auf Nachbarn und die Gemeinschaft umsetzbar. Freiheit ist nicht die Möglichkeit, tun und lassen zu können.. Mehr lesen

RUSSIA, EUROPE AND NATO – IS THERE A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS? (Comments at a Conference jointly organized by IIP and Croatian partners in Zagreb on the „The West and Russia: Challenges and Opportunities“) The origin of the crisis There is no doubt about the tense relations between EU.. Mehr lesen