Paneuropa Blog

Europe thrives on ideas, encounters, and people who get involved. In our blog, we share current insights, background information, thoughts, and stories regarding the Paneuropa Movement Austria and the topics that move Europe today and tomorrow.

  • Politics

The Picnic Monument

In 1996, on the seventh anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, a monument to the picnic created by Gabriela von Habsburg was unveiled in Fertőrákos (Kroisbach).
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  • Politics

The Dawn of Freedom

The Pan-European Picnic of 19 August 1989 was an event of world-historical significance. Its messages from back then remain just as relevant today. An assessment by Rainhard Kloucek
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The Happy State

The welfare state stands in opposition to the principle of subsidiarity, which, as a natural principle of order, is a call for personal responsibility – against the lure of convenience.
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  • Politics

Parliamentary Election in Ukraine, July 2019

The elections in Ukraine ran smoothly. Despite the challenges: three rounds of voting within four months. Now, the focus is on strengthening Ukraine’s European perspective. By Walburga Habsburg Douglas.
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Our Authors

Davur Dordzhiev Davur Dordzhiev (born 1996) is a European Studies specialist, who holds an MA degree from the University of Haifa. Based in Yerevan, Armenia. Georg Lundström-Halbgebauer Mag. Georg Lundström-Halbgebauer is Secretary General of the Paneuropa Movement Austria. He studied History, Philosophy, and International Relations in Vienna. After stays in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Southern France, he worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in Vienna, as a researcher at the NEOS Lab, and as a political advisor for NEOS LiA. Paneuropa Gemeinsam setzen wir uns für ein freies, geeintes und handlungsfähiges Europa ein, das von Verantwortung, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und europäischem Zusammenhalt getragen wird. Philipp Jauernik Philipp Jauernik has been a member of the Presidium of the Paneuropean Movement Austria since 2013. For several years, he also concurrently served as the National Chairman of the Paneuropean Youth. Rainhard Kloucek Rainhard Kloucek has been at the head of the Paneuropa Movement Austria since 2024. Previously, he served as the organisation's Secretary General from 1999.

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