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Coronavirus
Living Through the Pandemic in the World’s Most Livable City
A public international lawyer with 25 years at the UN recounts her experience of living through the pandemic in Vienna.
Expat's Voice
HERSTORY – Metropole x Women of Vienna
Zilla Boyer a political scientist, campaigner and pod-cast creator who joined WoV in search of adventure when she relocated here almost three years ago.
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Opinion | What if Foreigners Had Voting Rights?
Having two homes is confusing, and the choice between convenience and (fragile) ideology, even more so.
Op-Ed
HERSTORY – Metropole x Women of Vienna
In this series, METROPOLE partners up with the Women of Vienna network to bridge communities and celebrate diversity, introducing some of their incredible members and bringing you a slice of Herstory.
Online
From Yesterday to Today
With Turkish bombs falling on Kurdish cities in Northeast Syria, a young woman from Rojava tells the story of her town and people
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Democracy’s Second Wind in CEE
METROPOLE and GLOBSEC will be cooperating on a range of activities, initiatives and events in the upcoming months to promote democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
Online
Closing KAICIID, Silencing Dialogue
Author and activist Heather Wokusch who has partnered with KAICIID takes on the Austrian Parliament’s decision to close the interreligious center in Vienna
Expat's Voice
17 Million Mobile EU Citizens Deserve a Political Voice
Those of us who reside in another member state live more “European” lives than anyone. Yet we feel disenfranchised.
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Pro & Con | June 2019
The EU plans to abolish daylight savings time in 2021. A good idea?
Time for Change
Good riddance, I say! The benefits of Daylight Saving Time (DST)...
Online
The Price of Independence
The FPÖ would like nothing better than to hobble the independence of Austria’s public broadcaster, the ORF. Now Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strac...
Opinion
Growth and Its Discontents
Central Europe has experienced a soaring economy in the last two decades. Yet the disaffection of many shows the limits of what economic gro...
Opinion
The US Midterms and the Consequences for Europe
The world has watched the US midterm elections spellbound. But for Europe, even the Democratic victory in the house of representative might not bring ...
Opinion
Op-Ed | The Brexit Endgame
The outcome may indicate how the dialectic between supranationalism and nationalism will play out in much of the rest of the world.
The United Kingdo...
July/August 2016
Op-Ed: Confessions of a British Casting Agent in Vienna
Austria still needs to stamp its identity on supporting roles in international film and TV productions. One Brit in town has a mission to help things ...
June 2016
Op-Ed: Man Without a Country
Breaking its election promises, a Tory government has left expat Britons out in the coldDisenfranchisement is an ugly word. As a UK citizen with...
May 2016
Op-Ed: The SPÖ’s Family Feud
Austria’s refugee crisis has not only polarized the political landscape, it has split the country’s ruling party right down the middle
As every seas...
April 2016
Op-ed: In Brexit, We All Lose
Britain, our role model in language, constitutional law, education and business, would gradually feel farther and farther awayI want to encourag...
March 2016
Op-Ed: The Short Long Term
With Central European governments constantly changing the rules, it has become impossible for families or businesses to plan for the futureA qua...
February 2016
Op-Ed: The Danger of a Weak Europe
How Europe’s economic and demogrphic choices made in 2016 will impact the economies of Europe and the U.S.In 1973, US Secretary of State Henry K...
December/January 2015/2016
Op-ed: The Art of Capital Flight
What impact will China’s slowdown have on the red-hot contemporary art market?
For emerging-market investors, art has become a critical tool for faci...
November 2015
Opinion | Life After Schengen
Slaughtering the EU’s sacred cow could renew confidence in the UnionThroughout Europe’s refugee crisis, warnings have proliferated about the threat...
