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Welcome to our commented version of the live broadcast of the SOTEU, the annual address by EU Commission-President Ursula von der Leyen. This speech is tackling the current state of the European Union, presenting achievements of the running legislative period, and of last years political developments specifically, then focussing on actual challenges and offering future prospects. Political science professor Dirk van den Boom and communication-expert Nana Walzer analyze and explain what is being said by president von der Leyen, deliver context and provide background information as well as answer the questions from the twitch-community in the chat.

Broadcasted live on the twitch-channel “Wildmics” on September 13th 2023, from 09.00-11.00. See: https://www.twitch.tv/wildmics and https://www.youtube.com/c/WildMics

The live-format “#moreEUROPEnow” addresses various hot topics that affect European citizens in their everyday life: From the war in Ukraine over anti-democratic developments in Europe, to the poles of today’s multi-crisis such as climate-change, energy, migration or inflation – and the role of civil society in all of it.

The series aims to kick-off discussions on Europe’s relevance for citizen in the light of the upcoming European elections in 2024. Each episode is designed to stimulate civil engagement and to induce lively discussions about European challenges, EU policies and the future of Europe – and thus to ensure involvement and identification with the European project and it’s values such as equality, human rights or democratic participation.

„#moreEUROPEnow“ is hosted by Dr. Nana Walzer, each episode’s topic is commented by political scientist Dr. Dirk van den Boom and features different experts to share their specific knowledge.

The 6 episodes of “#moreEUROPEnow” are broadcasted live on the Twitch-channel “Wildmics” starting July 2023, each from 20.00-21.00. See: https://www.twitch.tv/wildmics and https://www.youtube.com/c/WildMics

On the the occation of the NATO Summit 2023 in Vilnius/Lithuania, Nana Walzer conducted 6 interviews with experts on the state of EU’s security policy and it’s interconnectivity with NATO activities as well as methods of strengthening European security architecture, the Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and the role of civil society in all of this.

With: MEPs Petrus Auštrevičius and Lukas Mandl – Lithuanian Scientist Dalia Bankauskaitè – EESC-member Christian Moos – president of Europa Union Frankfurt Klaus Klipp – designated president of BJF-Bund Europäischer Jugend Kati Schneeberger. The interviews framed a high-level discussion with the Chair of the Defense Committee in Germany Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, MEP Markus Ferber and others.

The interviews and the discussion can be watched on social media (e.g.: https://www.facebook.com/JEFAustria) and (in a few days) on the UEF-Youtube-channel (https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanFederalists).

Am 09. Mai 2023 nahmen Daniel Gerer und Nana Walzer den Europa-Staatspreis 2023 als InitiatorInnen der non-profit Initiative #EUROPAgegenCovid19 von Bundespräsident Alexander van der Bellen und Europaministerin Karoline Edtstadler entgegen

„Mit Fakten und Humor gegen Fake News und EU-Mythen“ lautet das Erfolgsrezept von #EUROPAgegenCovid19. Mit vielfältigen Formaten und Aktionen, auf verschiedensten Kanälen und für die unterschiedlichsten Zielgruppen wurden mittlerweile Millionen Menschen in Europa erreicht.

Mehr Infos zum Europa-Staatspreis: https://www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at/themen/europastaatspreis-2023.html

Mehr Infos zur Initiative weiter unten und in der Presseaussendung von Partner R9-TV: https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20230511_OTS0075/europa-staatspreis-2023-verliehen-an-europagegencovid19-bild

What about the next steps towards more security in the EU and the world, and constitutional development of the EU, following the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe? This topic will be discussed with expert panelists, MEPs Niclas Herbst and Rasmus Andresen, and former MEP Eva Lichtenberger. Moderated by Nana Walzer.

In dieser Beitragsserie für Radio Wien analysiert Nana Walzer „Die Macht der Worte“ und beschreibt Wege zu mehr Klarheit und Überzeugungskraft durch den bewussten Einsatz von Sprache. Es geht dabei um die richtige Wortwahl und die Wirkung von Zeiten oder Bildsprache genauso wie um das Vermeiden von Ausdrucksweisen, die Abwehr erzeugen. Zu hören in mehreren Episoden ab 23. März 2023, ab 15.00.

„Elections 2024 – Debating EU outside the capitals and the key role of organized civil society“

Nana Walzer moderates this interactive workshop that takes place during the EESCs Civil Society Days 2023 in the EESC-building in Brussels. In the event, organized civil society comes together to share best practices and effective strategies of how to inform and activate EU-citizens and debates the specific challenges of the EP-Elections 2024.

„The Spinelli Group – Meet Europe in Person“ video podcast series, moderated by Nana Walzer, gives an insight into the work of the non-partisan #SpinelliGroup in the #EuropeanParliament. The Spinelli Group is a network of federalist-minded Members of the European Parliament. From December 2022 on, Nana Walzer talks with some of the over 70 Members of the European Parliament who are part of the Spinelli Group about what is happening, changing, and challenging the European Union – and of course about what role the Spinelli Group is playing in all of this. The first episode features the chairman of the Spinelli Group and president of UEF-Union of European Federalists, MEP Sandro Gozi. View at: www.spinelli.video, listen to at: www.spinelli.audio

Die nächste Folge von des Videopodcasts von Götz Otto und Nana Walzer im Talk zu aktuellen Europa-Themen: Was tut sich derzeit in Europa und wie könnte ein sozialeres Europa aussehen? Mit Live-Gästen ab 20.00 auf Twitch

„Human Europe am Tag der Menschenrechte“ ist eine Festveranstaltung, die 2022 gemeinschaftlich von europe:united, Mérite Européen, Europe Direct Wien, Europäische Föderalisten und dem Billrothhaus veranstaltet wird. Nach den beiden Preisverleihungen des Mérite Européen und des European of the Year-Awards findet ein #Ferngespräch live vor Ort zum Thema Menschenrechte statt.