What Happened in 2021 in ERSTE Foundation’s Network?
JANUARY
Gerald Knaus receives Bruno Kreisky Recognition Award 2020 The first day of the new year saw the announcement of the winner of the Bruno Kreisky Recognition Award 2020: It went to Gerald Knaus and his book Welche Grenzen brauchen wir? Zwischen Empathie und Angst – Flucht, Migration und die Zukunft von Asyl, published by Piper in 2020. The jury’s statement: “In this remarkable publication, Knaus analyses the state of democracy and how human rights are dealt with, examining flight and migration in the shadow of the situation of refugees on the Greek islands. The sociologist not only analyses the confused situation and political debate, but also takes a matter-of-fact and knowledgeable approach to searching for ways to enable an asylum policy that is both humane and pragmatic. Eschewing over-dramatising, he makes proposals for how to manage migration in Europe on the premise that migration without control is unrealistic and control without empathy becomes inhumane.” Congratulations! Gerald Knaus was Europe’s Futures Fellow 2018/19 at the IWM. For more on the project, see p. 86.
medically sound information on the effect, safety and importance of the vaccination. One of them is Eva Höltl, an occupational physician, member of the managing board of ERSTE Foundation, head of the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Academy of Occupational Medicine and Prevention, board member of the Austrian Society of Occupational Medicine and head of the Erste Bank health centre. By mid-2021, more than 200 institutions and organisations throughout Austria supported the campaign. See also interview pp. 62–67.
MARCH
Isabelle Ioannides joins ELIAMEP
Eva Höltl becomes spokeswoman for Österreich impft campaign
Österreich impft (“Austria Vaccinates”), the nationwide campaign to raise awareness about coronavirus vaccination, was presented to the public on 11 January. Initiated by the Red Cross and supported by the Austrian federal government, the campaign aims to provide extensive and objective information about the advantages of coronavirus vaccination. The campaign’s five spokespersons, all highly respected experts in their respective fields, provide transparent and 116
The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) is the premier Greek foreign policy think tank: independent, non-governmental, non-profit, established in Athens in 1988. Its mission is to conduct policy-oriented research and provide policy makers, academics and the public at large with authoritative information and substantiated policy recommendations, to contribute to the development of evidence-based responses to major European and foreign policy challenges. Isabelle Ioannides (Europe’s Futures Fellow 2019/20) joins ELIAMEP in the role of Research Associate. More on Europe’s Futures Fellowship on page 86.
APRIL
Hungarian state television attacks Franziska Tschinderle Hungarian television station MI attacked Austrian journalist and author of ERSTE Foundation’s Tipping Point magazine Franziska Tschinderle by
