Is there an alternative to Fortress Europe?
Guest commentary Hannes Tretter, Die Presse from 5. March 2023, p. 22 The stream of millions of people who want to come to Europe via the Mediterranean will not run …
Vienna Forum and Zentrum polis on the Civic Education Map
The Civic Education Map of The Civics is online. Zentrum polis was one of the Austrian partners of the initiative. Currently, more than 400 institutions from ten countries are already listed on the interactive map. Ten more are to follow in the year 2023.
Aktionstage Politische Bildung #atpb23
From 23. April to 9 April Together with cooperation partners from all federal states, Zentrum polis offers new daily opportunities for political education, for teachers and school classes, but also …
Statement – Proposed revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
In 2022, the Commission proposed a revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. This review contributes to achieving the objective of the European Green Deal and the commitment of …
Statement – Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
The OECD is currently working towards a targeted update of the Guidelines and Implementation Procedures to advance their uptake and promotion, as well as to ensure they remain fit for …
New CITIZED project website
New project website for CITIZED.
New article: “More resilience against anti-democratic phenomena”
The article “More Resilience against Anti-democratic Phenomena” by Patricia Hladschik and Markus Pausch has just been published in the new issue of International – Die Zeitschrift für internationale Politik. Democracy …
21 March 2022, Rechtspanorama, Die Presse
On 21 March 2022, a guest commentary appeared in the “Rechtspanorama” of the daily newspaper “Die Presse” by Hannes Tretter on the first-time application of the EU Mass Influx Directive …
PEN Norway Turkey Indictment Project Report 2021
On 23 March 2022, PEN Norway will hold the launch of the Turkey Indictment Project Final Report 2021. At this event, there are distinguished experts from Europe and Turkey invited …
Resilience Against Anti-Democratic Tendencies through Education.
Since the beginning of the millennium, democracy around the world has been confronted with extraordinary challenges. The number of democratic states has been declining since 2005, and even within established democracies, their quality is declining (as observed by Freedom House, 2019). Many countries face anti-democratic, authoritarian tendencies.