The forum for Europe's future | Alpbach, Austria | 4700+ global participants. EFA26: 24.8.-4.9.2026
Alpbach, Vienna, Europe
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Left Alpbach in the Austrian Alps today after a few memorable days participating in and addressing the @forumalpbach. It’s an amazing conclave, going on annually since 1945, bringing together some of the best minds and most exalted personalities in Western Europe for discussions. At my opening panel discussion I shared the stage with former Italian PM @EnricoLetta, known as “Mr Single Market” for his advocacy of a closer economic union, and environmental activist @OliviaLazard
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At @forumalpbach, enjoyed a marvellous hour-long interaction with a group of nearly thirty young people from the autonomous Sud-Tyrol region of Italy (the German-speaking region that @janniksin comes from). There’s little I enjoy more than responding to terrific questions from thoughtful and articulate youngsters about the world we live in, and all need to understand
Alpbach – a place of encounter. 🇪🇺
Heads of state and delegations from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland came together at EFA to discuss “How Europe Wins” and exchange with the next generation of Europeans. @othmar_karas @vanderbellen
#EFA26
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Great panel at #EFA26 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH 🇦🇹 on “Ukraine as Europe’s Stress Test”. The message: 🇪🇺 has to continue the good work on its preparedness.
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It was a pleasure to take part in the European Forum Alpbach (@forumalpbach), alongside Austria’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, Beate Meinl-Reisinger (@BMeinl), a platform for dialogue that has brought together voices from around the world since 1945 for the defence of multilateralism. In my remarks, I highlighted Europe’s vital role in ensuring the United Nations delivers on peace and security, development and human rights making sure it translate into real results for people. #newUN
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Great to take part in the Alpbach European Forum today, speaking on the panel ‘Competing in a Changing World – What's Next for Europe?’ - at the invitation of my Austrian colleague @claudiabauer_at
I was joined by @hamish_falconer 🇬🇧 @claudiabauer_at 🇦🇹 and @ignacyn 🇵🇱 to discuss the future of the Europe Union, and how Europe can remain resilient, competitive and able to act in the face of new challenges that lie ahead.
@forumalpbach #HowEuropeWins #EFA26
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The future of Europe depends on looking beyond Europe.
I was honoured to speak at @forumalpbach #EFA26 alongside Austrian Foreign Minister @BMeinl, Erste Group CEO Peter Bosek, Albanian Foreign Minister @HoxhaFer and @IWM_Vienna Fellow Ivan Krastev to discuss Europe’s capacity to act and how partnerships can help renew it.
For me, this is about what we can achieve together: Europe’s capabilities, leadership and resources, amplified by the @UN’s global reach, legitimacy and convening power. Europe’s future depends on an intent to reduce vulnerabilities around the world and to focus especially on the promise of the global South in general and the African neighbourhood in particular.
In a more fragmented world, we need equity, not loans; investments, not grants; and co-creation, not solutions imposed from above.
We need to protect the core values that underscore our common humanity.
Above all, we need multilateralism with the confidence to lead, the agility to adapt and the capacity to deliver, as we build a better, more prosperous world for all.
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🇪🇺 Back from @forumalpbach: Ukraine, Europe’s security and the return of nuclear deterrence at the heart of the debate.
With @ischinger and @KPisarska, one message: distinguish risk from coercion, deny Russia any nuclear “theory of victory”, and ensure that nuclear escalation can never improve Moscow’s position.
“Ambiguity outside, preparedness inside.”
Great to reconnect too with @EnricoLetta, @ArminLaschet, @kvolker, @MartinSelmayr and so many others in the Tyrolean mountains.
#EFA26 #Ukraine #Security
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This week’s view from the office! Excellent start to new political season with engaging discussions at European Forum Alpbach under the headline “How Europe wins”. From Europe’s nuclear dilemma to UN reform. From competitiveness to capital markets and AI in schools. #EFA26 🇦🇹🇪🇺🇩🇰 – at Alpbach, Österreich
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#Altersarmut ist weiblich. Und sie beginnt nicht erst im Alter.
Morgen Montag 9.00 Uhr in Alpbach beim European Forum Alpbach:
#Frauen erhalten in Österreich rund 40 Prozent weniger Pension als Männer. Damit gehört Österreich gemeinsam mit Malta zu den traurigen Spitzenreitern Europas. Doch der Gender Pension Gap ist ein Problem quer durch Europa.
Und er beginnt nicht im Pensionsalter. Er beginnt im Kindesalter.
Genau hier setzen wir an: Beim Europäischen Forum Alpbach haben wir beim Hackathon der MEGA Bildungsstiftung und ERSTE Foundation in den vergangenen Tagen mit neun internationalen Projekten an Economic und #FinancialLiteracy for Girls and Women gearbeitet. Begleitet von zehn internationalen Expert:innen, die ehrenamtlich als Sparring-Partner eingestiegen sind. Unser Fokus liegt darauf, wie #AI hier Lösungen mit befördern kann.
Was für eine Energie. Was für großartiges gemeinsames Arbeiten!
Morgen, 31.08., von 9.00 bis 10.00 Uhr präsentieren fünf der neun Initiativen ihre Growth Challenge.
Falls du in Alpbach bist: Steig mit ein! Das Publikum ist Teil der Jury und entscheidet mit, welche drei Projekte jeweils einen Anerkennungspreis von 5.000 Euro erhalten.
Finanzielle und wirtschaftliche Bildung ist kein Nice-to-have. Sie ist ein Schlüssel zu Selbstbestimmung, Chancengerechtigkeit und einem guten Leben. #FlügelHeben
(c) EFA/Elisabeth Mandl
Opening of the Conference Days with @EnricoLetta , @ShashiTharoor and @OliviaLazard . EFA President @othmar_karas : “A democracy stays strong as long as it can keep one promise: that tomorrow can be better than today”.
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Europa zum Anfassen & Mittanzen:
Unter dem Motto „Celebrate Europe – European Echos“ haben die @EU_Commission & das @forumalpbach am Samstagabend zu Kunst, Konzert & EU-Rave geladen. Und natürlich mit dabei: Die XXL-Europafahne 🇪🇺.
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„How Europe wins“ – dieser Prämisse geht das heurige @forumalpbach in all ihren Facetten nach.
Drei Erfolgsfaktoren sind Einigkeit, Resilienz & Stärke.
„Europa kann nur als Team gewinnen“, schreibt @patricklobis in @DiePressecom.
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Week 1 of #EFA26 🇪🇺 Academy Days & Euregio Days brought together ideas, people and perspectives to work on global challenges & regional cooperation.
“Collaboration does not mean giving up our independence. Collaboration is what enables us to act.” - @othmar_karas
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Inspiring exchange with @forumalpbach scholarship holders and alumni network on what it would take to deliver human rights for all in the face of the current challenges to human rights in Europe.
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Long-term resilience requires engaging the business world on human rights, strengthening #NHRIs, integrating youth & gender perspectives, and reinforcing the #RuleOfLaw.
Rebuilding Ukraine means rebuilding on the foundation of human rights to honour human dignity. #EFA26 3/3
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„How Europe wins“ – dieser Frage geht das @forumalpbach heuer nach.
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„Europa gewinnt, wenn die Regionen stark sind“, sagt EU-Kommissar @magnusbrunner bei der Eröffnung der Euregio Days.
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