Debating Europe

The National Council elections herald a turning point in Austria’s political landscape. The starting position alone has been confusing since the EU elections in June. The ÖVP, FPÖ and SPÖ were almost evenly matched – with an advantage for the Freedom Party. How would a blue election victory affect Austria, how would it affect Austria’s role in the European context, what majorities are possible and feasible? How does the country’s cultural scene view the eruptive political shifts? What ways out of a possible ungovernability could there be and how can ideological divides be overcome?

With

Heidi Glück – strategy consultant and political expert
Edit Inotai – freelance journalist and Senior Fellow at the think tank Center for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID) in Budapest
Thomas Köck – author and playwright
Oliver Rathkolb – modern historian, University of Vienna

Moderation Petra Stuiber – Der Standard

The event is held in German language.

Tickets and more information: Europa im Diskurs – Debating Europe | Burgtheater

Debating Europe – Europa im Diskurs

This series of public morning debates brings leading politicians, scientists and intellectuals on to the stage of Vienna’s Burgtheater to discuss topical issues of political and social relevance. This long-standing event is a collaborative production of  Burgtheater, ERSTE Foundation, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) and Austrian daily DER STANDARD.