Conflict minerals. A term which has gradually made its way into the media as well as the heads of many consumers, since the turn of the millenium - especially through reports about the conditions in the Congo and the involvement of international corporations in the ocurring clashes. The
Politicians habitually carry decisions on the European level and then return home to take credit for all that went well, while conveniently blaming the EU for all that didn't . This deepens the idea that this EU is at best useless, and at worst a dictatorship. If the European idea is to work, we need to feel part of it, which can only happen with a lot more transparency, congruity and honesty.
When I was just a little girl my dad always brought me jewellery from foreign countries. I was always curious about their origins and kept wondering: How are the people there? How do they live? What is their culture?
The move away from the formal republic towards a presidential republic is the most central change in Ukraine, according to Alexej Jakubin. But two-thirds of Ukrainians are not satisfied with the current government's work. This is partly because the oligarchs continue…
According to the motto "It’s not failure that makes us fail!", the ’Junger Senat des Senats der Wirtschaft’( Young Senate of the economy Senat) is hosting a panel discussion, along with manageers, on May 10th, thus bringing to attention one of…
Today FPÖ and Grüne presented their complaint against the Police State-Protection Law. It will be introduced in the name of both parties at the Austrian Constitutional Court and targets the complete repeal of this surveillance law. Authors are the lawyers…
For many - including myself - it came as a surprise after all. I went to sleep on Thursday night during the first by-election survey, according to which 52 per cent of Britons supposedly voted for remaining in the EU. The…
Worse than Orwell's nightmare Which means are necessary to make room for citizen participation in the digital age? How can the Internet be regulated, while maintaining the right to privacy? The civil law expert Alberto Alemanno and Joseph A. Cannataci,…
On June 13th, 2016 Sahra Wagenknecht talks about her new book: "Wealth without greed - How do we save ourselves from capitalism". The host is Journalist and author Robert Misik. The discussion is held at the Bruno Kreisky Forum for…
Whenever the conversation turns to the UN Charter of Human Rights and it is discussed more closely, it seems that many people do not actually know it. One example is the right to asylum. The Charter does not oblige the…
On June 26th 2016, elections will be held in Spain, since after the latest ballot in December, no coalition has shaped because the Podemos supporters rejected a coalition agreement. With a high voter turnout of 73 percent, thirteen parties made…
This is the motto of the panel discussion organized by the young section of the "Senat der Wirtschaft” (senat of economic cooperation) together with manageers, on May 10th at the Motel One, near the Vienna State Opera. About 50 interested persons from…
