BREXIT – THE STAGE IS SET written by Colin Munro issued by the ABS Expert Council The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May has triggered Art. 50 today setting in train Britain’s two-year, slow-motion exit from the European Union. One point is clear in the provision of Art. 50: ... Weiterlesen >
BREXIT- A ROCKY AND UNCERTAIN ROAD LIES AHEAD (see Peter Ludlow EUROCOMMENT and other sources) Dr. Kurt TIROCH, President kurt.tiroch@oebrg.at, www.oebrg.at What has happened Theresa May’s dilemma Preparations for a divorce The Prime Minister’s speech on 17 January 2017 - a short analysis The road ahead ******* 1. WHAT HAS HAPPENED The 23 ... Weiterlesen >
WHAT FOOTBALL CLUBS ARE CURRENTLY FACING BY JOCHEN RESSEL Sports associations, clubs and sports facilities are confronted with numerous questions and are required to provide answers. But the Covid19 crisis has not made it easier. The challenges they are facing include: Security issues (sponsors and officials require reliable strategies to fight hooliganism and ... Weiterlesen >
TO WHICH CULTURE DOES JACOB CHRISTOPH RAD BELONG, WHO WAS BORN IN SWITZERLAND, GREW UP IN GALICIA, LIVED IN VIENNA AND, AS A FACTORY DIRECTOR, INVENTED THE SUGAR LUMP IN MORAVIA? FIRST PUBLISHED IN “SOCIETY” NO 378, DECEMBER 2020 -JUNE 2021. BY EMIL BRIX HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRO-BRITISH SOCIETY. In Central Europe, ... Weiterlesen >
OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT FOR DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES? BY JOCHEN RESSEL When the picture above appeared, some might have thought: It comes four years too late – but better now than never. The delete button has not even been fully released when a discussion was initialised, including some serious questions: Is it right for a ... Weiterlesen >
GUEST COMMENT THE DAYTON AGREEMENT OFFICIALLY ENDED THE WAR IN BOSNIA 25 YEARS AGO - WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM MISTAKES AND WHY A MORE ROBUST, COMMON EU FOREIGN POLICY IS NEEDED. FIRST PUBLISHED IN “WIENER ZEITUNG” 14.12.2020 BY PHILIPP JAUERNIK “I didn't understand Sarajevo's uniqueness until I was gone. Before the War ... Weiterlesen >
AND WHAT 2020 TOLD US ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS. BY JOCHEN RESSEL With only a short interruption in the autumn, the cultural life stands almost still since March 2020. There are no live concerts, no theatre or opera performances with public attendance, no public readings, no comedy shows, no museums open, no ... Weiterlesen >
THE STRANGE CASE OF ENGLISH NATIONALISM. BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER Ambassador Colin Munro, fellow Austro-British Society board member and Chairman of the United Kingdom Citizens in Austria suggested after reading my recent Blog "From Assimilation to Integration, from Separation to Marginalisation" that I should be concentrating on the subject of Identity in greater detail, which I am going to ... Weiterlesen >
THE PUB AND THE BUG BY IAN MURDOCH Fyfe Robertson - a BBC TV Reporter in the 1960's - remarked in his "Search for the Perfect Pint" that it was not just the quality of the beer that mattered, but where you drank it and who you drank it with. The success of ... Weiterlesen >
WHAT THE BACKBONE OF DEMOCRACY REQUIRES BY MAG. ALEXANDER CABJOLSKY & JOCHEN RESSEL (in appreciation and to honour Mag. Cabjolsky, who passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 8th, 2020 – R.I.P) It is out of the question that we live in extraordinary times of a pandemic where expectations and requirements for legislative personnel in Governmental ... Weiterlesen >
