Flourishing citizen biotopes across Tyrol!
For 30 months, local action groups comprising citizens, farmers, biologists and mayors collaborated to restore and rewild public spaces, such as street islands and car park edges, in their own communities.
Karl Popper’s Paradox of tolerance in Alpbach
In Tyrol’s daily newspaper, Verena Ringler writes a guest commentary on the occasion of the 80th European Forum Alpbach. She recalls the founding history and intellectual core values of this conference, which were shaped by the philosopher Sir Karl Popper and gain new relevance today.
Vienna University: “Europe under stress”
At the Summer School of Vienna University at Lake Wolfgang Austria, Verena Ringler joined a panel to discuss perspectives for the European Union .
Biodiversity is a matter of Security Policy
Where does the EU’s Green Deal stand at the start of the Danish EU Council Presidency in summer 2025?
With guests from Bavaria, Salzburg and Tyrol, we spent a day at the Seegrube high above Innsbruck focusing on the Green Deal – which continues to represent the long-term framework for the EU’s climate targets.
AGORA’s founder was on stage with CERN Director
CERN = a premier example of peace-led innovation and cooperation across borders and boundaries. The centre + the planned Future Circular Collider embody + mean so much more than excellent science.
CERN reminds us that the impossible has often been the untried. That curiosity, openness, ambition and audacity boost life, resilience, and togetherness. Also innovation and dignity.
Eye-opening seminar day at the Seegrube – 28 June 2025
Early Bird? Register quickly for the EU Parcours Day on the Seegrube mountain, Innsbruck.
FROM THE BLUE MARBLE TO BRUSSELS – STUDY DAY
Take part in an engaging study day on 11 December 2024 with Verena Ringler and Verena Konrad at the Vorarlberg Institute of Architecture vai in Dornbirn. The hosts invite citizens who want to take a fresh look at the European project in order to gauge their individual and collective scope for action.
JOIN OUR NEW YEAR’S DIALOGUE DAY: 25 JAN 25!
In a time of shock and anxiety, you want to get up, recharge, and regroup? You long for a focused conversation with kindred spirits? Lighthearted in spirit, yet dense in substance? Treat yourself to AGORA’s bespoke and unconventional New Year’s Dialogue Day at 2,000 metres above sea level in Innsbruck, Austria.
WITH NEW LAW TO “RESTORE NATURE”, WE NEED CIVIL SOCIETY AT THE TABLE
On 18 August, the EU regulation to RESTORE NATURE enters into force. Implementation is complex and potentially rocky. The theme touches on the questions and conflicts around soil health, food security, acrigulture, and land use.
May 30, 2024 LEADERSHIP CRASH COURSE EU & SUSTAINABILITY
Are you a leader, visionary, or shaper of a team’s, organisation’s, or region’s future and can you converse in German?
European Affairs might not be your daily business, but you’re certainly interested in our common future?
Our bespoke and unconventional seminar day at 2,000 metres above sea level near Innsbruck might be the right format at the right time for you.
