” Γνῶθι σεαυτόν” – Understanding Europe through its people, places and stories.
Category: Blogroll
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Catalonia launched its first NewSpace nanosatellite in 2021, challenging familiar assumptions about where European innovation happens. Its story reveals how outdated perceptions of Mediterranean regions may obstruct precisely the cross-border technological cooperation Europe now needs most urgently to strengthen its sovereignty.
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Berlin is historically regarded as a hub for politics, culture and start-ups – but hardly as an industrial centre. The ‘Berlin2037’ study highlights the economic potential that already exists and explains why outdated narratives can still obscure investment, growth and home-grown prosperity – even today.
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At the Venice Biennale 2026, Germany confronts history through critique and conceptual precision, while France speaks through textiles, colour and material elegance. Two neighbouring pavilions reveal contrasting ideas about art, national representation and the public language Europe needs today.
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Art history may appear to tell a shared European story, but what we learn depends greatly on where in Europe we study it. From Berlin and Barcelona to Vienna and Athens, different artistic traditions reveal how national and regional perspectives shape our understanding of Europe’s cultural heritage.
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A family tree is more than a record of names: it can reveal stories of migration, persecution, resilience and unexpected talents passed down across generations. Exploring my own European roots—from Switzerland and Ljubljana to Germany and the United States—has shown me how personal history can help us understand both ourselves and one another.
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Europe is more than its institutions: it is a continent shaped by contrasting landscapes, centuries of migration and the continuous exchange of ideas, traditions and experiences. To understand what unites Europeans in their remarkable diversity, we must first learn to see—and know—Europe in all its complexity.