Media Contributions
11 July 2024: News (Austrian Magazine)
The Austrian Magazine News asked Sebastian Heidebrecht about the role of the presidency of the European Council for this article (in German).
30 May 2024: Salzburger Nachrichten
Sebastian Heidebrecht was interviewed for an article (in German) on young voters in EU election and the role of digital media.
8 May 2024: Encouraging young people to vote
Sebastian Heidebrecht took part in a debate (in German) for young voters to answer questions about the European Union and its policies in view of the upcoming election to the European Parliament.
12 January 2024: Online media and democracy in Europe
EIF Director Gerda Falkner was interviewed for the magazine of the German Böckler Stiftung for a special issue on how to strengthen democracy and educate citizens to that effect.
18 August 2023: German-Austrian Border
Sebastian Heidebrecht was consulted by Austrian newspaper Krone to contextualise the meeting of German chancellor Scholz with his Austrian colleague Nehammer regarding continued checks along the border and other EU issues. Read the article here (in German).
12 July 2023: Environmental Protection
Henning Deters was asked by Austrian Newspaper Der Standard for his input on the nature restoration regulation that the European Parliament voted on, and how the process would continue. Read more here (in German).
31 January 2023: Vetoing new NATO members
Together with Franz Eder from Innsbruck University, Patrick Müller from EIF was invited to answer questions by host Marlene Nowotny and her listeners on Radio Ö1 (Austrian National Broadcast Company). The issue at hand was the veto by Turkish President Erdoğan against Finland's and Sweden's application for NATO membership.
