Windsor Framework, Brexit and Northern Ireland written by former Ambassador Colin A. Munro The framework for implementation of the Nothern Ireland (NI) Protocol, an integral part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (WA), was agreed by the UK and the EU, during the visit by the President of the ... Weiterlesen >
Review of the thoughtful drama worth wrapping your head around. AIRSWIMMING by Charlotte Jones on Friday, 24 February 2023, in Theater Drachengasse. By Wolfgang Geissler When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here’s what she said to me ... Weiterlesen >
Ein Rückblick auf die Buchpräsentation „Ahmici“ im Café Ministerium vom 09.02.2023 Von Wolfgang Geißler Wir leben in sehr merkwürdigen Zeiten, denn die Geschichte entlässt Österreich nicht so einfach, um sich von ihr zu entfernen. Der Ukraine-Krieg stand im Zentrum der jüngsten Unterredungen mit den US-amerikanischen Freunden als Österreichs Außenminister Alexander Schallenberg darüber auch mit ... Weiterlesen >
Review of the private screening of the film “Emily” at the Votiv Kino on Thursday, January 19, 2023. By Wolfgang Geissler Upon my arrival at the Midland Hotel in Bradford in 1971, where British Transport Hotels sent me for one year before being expected back to the Midland Hotel in Manchester, I happened to ... Weiterlesen >
Ein Rückblick auf den NEUJAHRSEMPFANG 2023 am 11. Jänner 2023 im Café Ministerium Von Wolfgang Geißler Sind es tatsächlich nur 21 Tage nach der denkwürdigen Weihnachtsfeier im Hotel Bristol? Leider ja. Wilhelm Busch beschreibt es so treffend: „Eins, zwei, drei im Sauseschritt eilt die Zeit-wir eilen mit.“ Im rasanten Tempo stürmten wir in der ... Weiterlesen >
Reflecting on culture in the light of events at the beginning of the year BY JOCHEN RESSEL Vienna is often referred to as one of the cultural capitals of the world. Alongside the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Opéra National de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the Royal Opera ... Weiterlesen >
What made this year special by Jochen Ressel We will shortly be referring to the year 2022 as "last year". And as various newspapers, TV magazines and new media summarise the year, the Austro-British Society has decided to do likewise, especially from the perspective of the UK and in the light of our ... Weiterlesen >
(Rückblick auf Weihnachtsfeier der Österreichisch-Britischen Gesellschaft im Hotel Bristol am Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2022) Von Wolfgang Geißler Humanistisch gebildet, wie man halt so ist, konnte ich nicht umhin, gestern an Friedrich Schillers „Die Kraniche des Ibikus“ zu denken, in dem es heißt: „Wer zählt die Völker, nennt die Namen, die gastlich hier zusammenkamen?“ Das ... Weiterlesen >
(Review of the Talk “England, Scotland and the bit in between: the Anglo-Scottish border in the Middle Ages” on 19 December 2022 by Dr Daniel Talbot in the House of Scotland, Krugerstrasse 10,1010 Wien.)By Wolfgang GeisslerThe annual visit to "The House of Scotland", the famous Pop-Up Store, this time at 10, Krugerstrasse in Vienna's First ... Weiterlesen >
by Alexander Christiani | referring to Matt Goodwin's recent commentary I refer to Matt Goodwin's recent commentary "Winter is coming" (annexed hereto). As it is common knowledge that "extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures", I think, it would now be well fitting for the King to go on national television and address ... Weiterlesen >
