Vienna (OTS/SK) – MONDAY, March 18, 2024:
SPÖ MP Petra Bayr takes part in the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Paris (18/19 March, Paris).
SPÖ EU MP Evelyn Regner, Vice President of the EU Parliament, takes part in the 68th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) (March 18-22, United Nations Headquarters New York City).
7:00 p.m. As part of the event series “Africa. Dimensions of a Continent”, curated by Georg Lennkh, will feature a conversation on the topic “The Horn of Africa on the verge of collapse? A geopolitical crisis beyond the perspective of Western media” with Annette Weber, Georg Lennkh and Irene Horejs. Further information and registration for the event can be found at (Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue, Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna).
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024:
SPÖ federal party chairman Andreas Babler is in Berlin (March 19th/20th) and will be a guest of Tilo Jung and Hans Jessen in the podcast “Jung & Naiv”, one of the podcasts with the highest reach in Germany. Questions can be asked in the last 15 minutes. (Berlin).
7:00 p.m. SPÖ federal party chairman Andreas Babler takes part in the award ceremony of the Hans Matthöfer Prize at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Berlin on the occasion of his visit to Berlin. The event marks the start of the “Progressive Economic Policy Day” congress the following day and will be broadcast live. Further information can be found at (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 10785 Berlin).
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024:
9:00 a.m. The National Council meets for a meeting (Parliament).
3:45 p.m. SPÖ federal party leader Andreas Babler gives the keynote speech at the closing panel on the occasion of his visit to Berlin (March 19-20) at the “Day of Progressive Economic Policy” congress: Key points of a progressive economic policy for Germany and Europe. A discussion then takes place. Further information can be found at (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 10785 Berlin).
7:00 p.m. As part of the “Genial Against” event series, curated by Robert Misik, there will be a conversation with Veith Selk (political and social scientist) on the topic of “Twilight of Democracy”. Further information and registration for the event can be found at (Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue, Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna).
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024:
8.20 a.m. The chairwoman of the development policy subcommittee, Petra Bayr, takes part in a “Fair Trade Breakfast” in parliament. It kicks off an event in Parliament focusing on fair trade. The focus is on the international context in the cocoa trade, including with regard to global supply chains and how European and national laws can help to better anchor due diligence obligations (Parliament).
9:00 a.m. The National Council meets for a meeting (Parliament).
9.30 a.m. SPÖ EU MP Hannes Heide speaks as part of the European policy hour in the Carinthian state parliament (Landhaus, 9020 Klagenfurt).
7:00 p.m. As part of the “Arab/Middle East Changes” event series, curated by Gudrun Harrer, there will be a ZOOM Live/Facebook Live with Sebastian Sons on the topic “The new rulers of the Gulf and their quest for global influence”. For more information about the event, visit https://tinyurl.com/3zmrywyj.
SATURDAY, March 23, 2024:
2 p.m. SPÖ federal party leader Andreas Babler at the start of the large demonstration “Defend Democracy!” on the occasion of the International Day Against Racism on March 21st (Square of Human Rights, Vienna).
6.30 p.m. The Second President of the National Council Doris Bures speaks at the opening of the ceremony on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Brucknerhaus Linz and then attends the festival concert of the Vienna Philharmonic (Brucknerhaus Linz, Untere Donaulände 7, 4010 Linz).
SUNDAY, March 24, 2024:
11.05 a.m. SPÖ federal party chairman Andreas Babler is a guest at the ORF press hour on ORF 2.
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