09: Beyond European Communication
Supported by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria
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in englischer SpracheThe failure to “communicate” Europe is often cited as a reason for growing euroscepticism among citizens. Indeed, European communication offers room for improvement, and campaigns and communication strategies alone will not be sufficient. There might be a need for a more emotional approach. What are the current difficulties of communicating Europe and would a new European narrative solve these difficulties? What kind of communication strategy wins citizens’ attention and support for the EU? Which new ideas do we need in order to establish a deeper connection among Europeans? And finally, how can we involve citizens actively in these processes?
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Prof. MA Simon ANHOLT
Author, Researcher and Government Advisor, London
| since 2000 | Independent Policy Advisor to 53 Governments |
| since 2001 | Vice-Chairman, UK Foreign Office Public Diplomacy Board |
| since 2005 | Publisher, Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index/City Brands Index |
| since 2006 | Founder-Editor Emeritus, Journal of Place Branding & Public Diplomacy |
| 2009 | Winner, Nobels Colloquia Prize for Economics |
| since 2014 | Publisher, Good Country Index |
Dr. Alexandra FÖDERL-SCHMID
Correspondent, Israel and Palestine Territories, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Tel Aviv
| Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, born in 1971, has been with the Süddeutsche Zeitung since September 2017 and reports on Israel and the Palestinian territories. Before that, she was editor-in-chief for ten years and later co-editor of the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard and the news portal derStandard.at. She has studied journalism, political science and history and earned her doctorate on the dual broadcasting system in Germany. Furthermore, she was 2005 Reuters/APA-Geiringer-Fellow in Oxford. She was awarded with the Austrian Kurt-Vorhofer-Prize for politcal journalism, the Constitutional Award and the Ari-Rath-Prize. In addition, she was instrumental in the reestablishment of the Press Council in Austria. |
DI Andrä RUPPRECHTER
Minister, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
| 1988-1989 | Assistant to the Director, Austrian Farmers' Union, Vienna |
| 1989-1997 | Member, Cabinet of Austrian Federal Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry Franz Fischler, Wilhelm Molterer, Vienna |
| 1993-1994 | Member, Negotiation team on expert level for the agriculture chapter of the Austrian accession negotiations to the European Union |
| 1995-2002 | Head, EU-Coordination Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna; Austrian Spokesman, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 1998 | President, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 1998-2002 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 2002-2007 | Director General, Department Agriculture and Nutrition, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
| 2006 | Head, National delegation, Council of Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 2007-2013 | Director for Rural Development and Agriculture Finances, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| since 2013 | Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| since 2017 | President, Union of European Federalists Austria, Vienna |
Mag. Elisabeth FREYTAG-RIGLER
Co-chair, ESDN - European Sustainable Development Network; Director, EU Coordination - Environment, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
| Studium der Handelswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien | |
| 1986 | Sponsion |
| 1986-1988 | Assistant Export Manager, Josef Riedel GmbH |
| seit 1988 | Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
| seit 1990 | Abteilungsleiterin, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
| Während der EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen Attaché an der Ständigen Vertretung in Brüssel | |
| 1996-1997 | Ungarisches Umweltministerium |
| seit 2002 | Gender Mainstreaming Beauftragte, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
