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What kind of European 'turning point' do we Europeans need...

"What kind of European 'turning point' do we Europeans need after decades of non-binding and only stubborn prosperity and a lack of 'effectiveness/power' internally and externally - a conceivable wide arc of tension, e.g. between the two current, European political 'legacies' of Klaus von Dohnanyi and Edzard Reuter, two publishing people after decades of significant political and economic responsibility in the context of German and European progress and setbacks!

The topic is based on basic questions that from reading to reading resulting from these two short publications are put up for discussion. It is certainly helpful if at least some participants have already read both books (Klaus von Dohnanyi: "National Interests", Siedler-Verlag, Munich, 2022; Edzard Reuter: "The Price of Freedom", Hirzel-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2022).

In the interest of a good discussion, ie on the basis of a basis that has been previously agreed upon or taken note of, the moderator will anyway - as in previous years - compile the main statements of these two publications. These texts will be posted on the homepage before the round of talks, as well as a suggestion for the “basic questions” mentioned above.

A reading of these two books themselves, which are simply written and are therefore also suitable for such summaries, is therefore by no means indispensable. Even the previous reading of these documents is not a prerequisite, because the overviews mentioned will be short, clear and anyway as input from the moderator at the beginning of the discussion and justified, including a written, thesis-like table presentation, if possible only one-sided.

Immediately after this input, or even during it, additions or objections can of course be made to the reference reading itself - if possible not already generally to the topic. The actual discussion should then take place as gradually as possible and based on the pre-structuring questions.

I look forward to your participation!

Professor Walther Heipertz

And here you will find my “input” for reading in advance: What turning point do we Europeans need?

Contradictory answers from Klaus von Dohnanyi (“National interests – orientation for German and European politics in times of global upheaval”) and Edzard Reuter ("The price of freedom - what Europe must do now. A wake-up call") - Attempt at synoptic-critical foundation for more public relations work and self-confidence of the citizens of Europe.  

 

 

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Heinrich Kümmerle reacted to this post.
Heinrich Kuemmerle

Dear Walther, you really outdid yourself this time! With 50 pages to start with, you have set the bar very high. I'm assuming that no other moderator will surpass this so quickly.

In any case, a big THANK YOU for your work and the commitment you bring to the Hertenstein Talks.

Now I'm very excited to see how the discussion on Saturday will develop.

This attached text that I wrote today, will not be part of the working group, but you can also read it beforehand. I just want to be able to refer to it where appropriate, because there's sort of a conclusion here that I might hint at as a suggestion.

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    In addition, the common currency has given Europe stability in various crises.
    The common currency supports the domestic market and has helped Germany achieve strong export performance.

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    Likewise, the majority of the group agreed that we are not afraid, but rather feel concern and uncertainty when we observe current developments.

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