Hertensteiner Talks
The Hertensteiner Talks[1] (German: Hertensteiner Gespräche) were initiated in 2016, not only to commemorate the Hertensteiner Program, but also to re-establish the former Hertensteiner Talks, which took place from 14th to 22nd September 1946 in Bern and Hertenstein (Weggis) Switzerland. The initiator of the new Hertensteiner Talks is the local Heilbronn section of the European Federalists (UEF) based in Heilbronn Germany, where the talks now take place annually in September. The Hertensteiner Talks and their resulting manifesto (Hertensteiner Program) from 21st September 1946 is the main event, which led to the creation of the European Federalists in Paris, France in 1946 and the World Federalist Movement (WFM) in Montreux, Switzerland in 1947.[2]
History
While the original Hertensteiner Talks took place in Switzerland in 1946, the new 1st Hertensteiner Talks took place in Heilbronn from 4th to 5th November 2017, and it was decided to continue the talks annually each September. The 2nd Hertensteiner Talks took place from 22nd to 23rd September 2018, and the 3rd Hertensteiner Talks on 21st September 2019.
Since the 2nd Hertensteiner Talks, all federalist levels (local, regional, national, and European) but the WFM level have participated. Since the new location is in Germany, the working language is still German. The organizers are prepared to add English and French as additional working languages, as soon as requested by participants.
The Idea
The main aim of the Hertensteiner Talks is to inform all participants about the ideas of the Hertensteiner Program, to discuss these ideas, including their consequences in the present day, and to create a modern approach, given the world's development over the last 70 years.
In addition, the talks are organized to make democratic processes more transparent and to promote the federalist approach to democracy.
Therefore, the Hertensteiner Talks will last for a total of twelve years. The first ten years are foreseen to cover different topics, while the 11th Hertensteiner Talks will discuss the outcome of the first ten talks and draft a first manifesto to be discussed during the 12th (and final) Hertensteiner Talks.
In the event that this new and sustainable approach to discussion is accepted by the federalist community (WFM, UEF, and other organizations), it is planned that the Hertensteiner Talks will move back to their original location in Hertenstein (Switzerland) to become a permanent federalist event.
Conversation topics
The following topics were discussed in the last Hertensteiner Talks. All discussions are documented, and the respective results are published as ebooks.
- Future Structure of the European Union (EU) as a United States of Europe (2017) --> but not as a Superstate!
- Future Structure of the European Union (EU) as United States of Europe, e.g. Federalism & Democracy (2018)
- Need, basics, and different forms of Federalism (2019)
- Religious/philosophical basics of the European Union (2017)
- Legal, religious, and philosophical basics of the EU (2018)
- Integration of new or different people into the European Community (2017)
- The social aspect or a social blueprint for Europe, including integration, inclusion, and assimilation (2018)
- A social Europe (2019)
- The necessity of political parties for a balance of interests (2019)
- Man, his fears, and needs to promote and limit politics (2018 and 2019)
- Quo vadis Europa?! (2017)
- History of the European Idea and the European Federalists (2019)
The proposed topics for the 4th Hertensteiner Talks are:
- We unite the European citizens! Possible ways using the example of France (2020)
- Europe as a project – what is the exact meaning? (2020)
- European monetary and fiscal policy (2020)
- We are not alone! – Cooperation of European Federalists worldwide (2020)
- The next EU future conference – a Constitutional Convention for Europe? (2020)
See also
- World Federalist Movement (1947)
- Union of European Federalists (1946)
- Europa-Union Deutschland (1946)
- European Union (1993)
- United States of Europe
Bibliography
- Heinrich Kümmerle (Hrsg.): Hertensteiner Gespräche in Heilbronn, Ergebnisse aus dem Jahr 2019. epubli, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-752986-76-1 Search this book on
.. - Heinrich Kümmerle (Hrsg.): Hertensteiner Gespräche in Heilbronn, Ergebnisse aus den Jahren 2017 und 2018. epubli, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-752984-92-7 Search this book on ..
Web links
- (4. Hertensteiner Gespräche) Heilbronner Stimme
References
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