Optimism, co-operation and constructive exchange of information. This was the impression of the first Fresach-Day with Denk.Raum.Fresach President Hannes Swoboda on Monday. Several mayors and tourism professionals in the region, teachers, artists, and local residents took the opportunity to discuss the ideas and proposals until their heads were smoking. Eight hours, from 13.00 until 21.00…
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has signed the “Fresach Declaration on Tolerance 2015” on 3rd June in Brussel. In the presence of the Martina Rattinger, Head of the Carinthian liaison offices in Brussels, and the President of Think.Tank.Fresach Hannes Swoboda, Schulz set his signature on the document, which was adopted at the…
Most people liked it. The Video to the declaration. On the occasion of the first European Dialogues of Tolerance The Denk.Raum.Fresach (DRF) which is an independent initiative for tolerance and integration in Europe has published “Fresach’s Declaration to Tolerance 2015”. The declaration consists of three section and 20 items, in which a profound and current…
The speech of Federal President Heinz Fischer to the European tolerance talks 2015 Fresach can now be read verbatim: “Tolerance is a principle of life that helps us to enable different ways of life and to facilitate the coexistence of people …” http://bit.ly/1FdTy9O
“What we need, is not passive but rather strong and active tolerance – living interest, empathy, and the recognition of difference”, the evangelical bishop Michael Bünker said on Friday at the European Tolerance Talks 2015 in Fresach. With his statement Bünker lead the guests into a panel discussion entitled “modernity, human rights and Islam”, https://www.fresach.org.…
“Only if we can call ourselves into question, we can better understand different opinions. Tolerance as an expression of respect is a principle of life and at the same time a strong commitment to humanism”, says federal president Heinz Fischer on Friday, at the opening of the first European Tolerance Dialogues in the Carinthian mountain…
The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will open the first European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach next Friday (22nd May). Because of another urgent commitment in the Latvian capital Riga his speech will be presented in the form of a video message. Schulz was invited by DRF-President Hannes Swoboda as…
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of liberation from Nazi-Germany the Mauthausen Committee Austria has examined how it is with tolerance in Austria: Only when it comes to religion there are strong reservations, especially against Muslims: So two-thirds (65%) would have a problem if someone in the family wants to convert to Islam. A…
Austrian MEPs Eugen Freund (S&D) and Othmar Karas (EPP) are fully behind the European Tolerance Talks, to be held from 21 to 23 May 2015 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. In a joint press conference with Governor Peter Kaiser of Carinthia and Fresach-Organizer Wilfried Seywald the two MEPs stated that the new forum…
Great success for the first European Tolerance Talks. A delegation of Denk.Raum.Fresach with Carinthian Governor Peter Kaiser, MEP Eugen Freund and MEP Othmar Karas is received on 16th April 2015 by European Parliament President Martin Schulz. Afterwards the “Carinthian” MEP Eugen Freund invites to a joint press conference. Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10-11 clock…
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