Women’s Business Day on June 2 in Fresach

“Freedom as an innovation driver for the economy” is the topic of the European Tolerance Talks on 2 June. On the podium of the Entrepreneurship Day there are among others Economic Chamber Vice President Sylvia Gstättner, Infineon CEO Sabine Herlitschka, demographer Elisabeth Gruber and the beauty entrepreneur Katja Wagner, who became known as “Waxing Lady”.…

Invitation to ETT-Presentation in Vienna

“Does freedom need democracy?” This is the title of a preview of the 2017 European Tolerance Talks organized by Club Carinthia together with PEN-Club Austria, Travel Industry Club and the international tax consultancy TPA on 18 January 2017 at BKS Bank in Vienna. The keynote statement is given by columnist Anneliese Rohrer, who has already…

Encouraging media coverage on Tolerance talks

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…

Schulz evokes united Europe

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…

Fresach Declaration on Climate Change

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…

Program booklet now available

The program booklet to the “European tolerance talks 2016″ from 11 to 14 May 2016 in Fresach is available from now on. It will be sent to interested people also, the costs are 10 € plus 5 € for shipping. For those who are satisfied with the online version, it is also available for download.…

Dialogue on tolerance more urgent than ever

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…

Fresach launches Crowdfunding Campaign

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…

Seal of approval for Tolerance Museum Fresach

The Evangelical Diocesan Museum Fresach has been awarded the Austrian museum seal of approval. The young museum, incidentally Europe’s only museum of tolerance, was just opened in 2011. At that time the newly built museum building was awarded the Construction Award of Carinthia. The memorial to the history of Protestantism in Austria is a popular…