The second edition of the European tolerance talks from 11 to 14 May 2016 in Carinthia’s picturesque mountain village Fresach has been very well received by politicians and the media as well as by the lecturers and guests. Thanks to numerous radio broadcasts, newspaper reports and online publications, the media coverage compared to 2015 was…
Video Message of EU President Martin Schulz. Dear participants of The European tolerance talks, we are experiencing turbulent times in Europe. The EU is almost unprecedented in the history of challenges. The refugee crisis, increasing nationalism, the still remaining unfinished economic and monetary union, the dramatically high youth unemployment, the threat of withdrawal of Britain…
At the conclusion of the European tolerance talks in 2016, the participants adopted a “Declaration on Climate Change 2016″ last weekend. Therein, Europe is called to take its responsibility. No community works without borders, but walls and fences do not solve problems. “Who wants to live in peace and prosperity, has to learn sharing,” reads…
The dialogue on tolerance and integration is more urgent than ever. That was the resumé of a program preview on the “European Tolerance Talks 2016” Tuesday evnening held in Klagenfurt in the Mirror Hall of the provincial government. More than 50 top scientists, thinkers and philosophers will discuss “The borders of Europe – Human Rights…
On Wednesday, 19th January, the program of the European Tolerance Talks will be presented in the Mirror Hall of the provincial government in Klagenfurt. The presentation takes place in the context of a press conference and a subsequent panel discussion, the entry is free. The discussion will be moderated by Daniela Stein, head of the…
Think.Tank.Fresach (DRF) has launched a crowdfunding campaign together with the “Initiative for Carinthia” and the crowdfunding platform Respekt.net to finance the European tolerance talks in the Carinthian mountain village from 11 to 14 May 2016. In ttal 27,460 euros shall be collected within the next six months, which is about 25 percent of the planned total…
An Xmas musical journey through Europe on 11th December once again impressively demonstrated the European spirit and connectedness of the Carinthian mountain village Fresach. The chamber choir and an ensemble of the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra presented the most beautiful Christmas songs under the Christmas tree. Günther Antesberger took care of the moderation, for the overall management…
Most people liked it. The Video to the declaration. On the occasion of the first European Dialogues of Tolerance The Denk.Raum.Fresach (DRF) which is an independent initiative for tolerance and integration in Europe has published “Fresach’s Declaration to Tolerance 2015”. The declaration consists of three section and 20 items, in which a profound and current…
The speech of Federal President Heinz Fischer to the European tolerance talks 2015 Fresach can now be read verbatim: “Tolerance is a principle of life that helps us to enable different ways of life and to facilitate the coexistence of people …” http://bit.ly/1FdTy9O
The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will open the first European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach next Friday (22nd May). Because of another urgent commitment in the Latvian capital Riga his speech will be presented in the form of a video message. Schulz was invited by DRF-President Hannes Swoboda as…