Threatening letters from the USA were pouring in and the Franco-German friendship was heading towards a fresh crisis. The discussion about the German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, in which companies from Austria, the Netherlands, Great Britain and France [...]
The most contradictory weeks of the year have begun. Although the dark season with the longest nights traditionally invites us to contemplate, moments of rest and recovery are lacking more than ever. We are driven by time pressure, errands, and [...]
Yesterday I met Alexander van der Bellen, the new Austrian President, at a reception in his honour in Berne. In personal conversation, he came across as incredibly sympathetic, human, almost a little awed by all the homage that was shown [...]
