Looking back, the most encouraging outcome of the European elections held between 23 and 26 May 2019 is the substantial increase in voter participation. At 51.8 per cent it is 8 percentage points higher than five years ago.
On the occasion of the «Long Night of the Churches» in Vienna on 24 May 2019, the former President of the German Bundestag, Dr. Wolfgang Thierse, gave a very noteworthy lecture on the question "Is our society getting out of hand", which we present here in excerpts.
Erny Gillen, manager of the consultancy firm “Moral Factory” in Luxembourg, examines the ethics guidelines for artificial intelligence drawn up by a group of experts, and an EU Commission Communication on the same subject.
Energy transition is at the heart of all our efforts to reach the goals set in the Paris Convention in the fight against climate change. One of the champions in this struggle is the EU.
Since he took office five years ago, one thing has been clear: Pope Francis has a unique, distinctive leadership style. The Austrian theologian Peter Rosegger analysed this leadership style in his published Master’s thesis undertaken as part of an MBA course.
Klaus Welle, Secretary-General of the European Parliament, talks to Bernd Hagenkord about the European Parliament elections to be held from 23 to 26 May 2019.
Orlando Henao, the former European Commission official dealing with cooperation policy, highlights the urgent need for the European project to examine and respond to the preoccupations and needs of European citizens.
