European Forum Alpbach 2023: A Turning Point for Europe's Future

More+Events ♦ Published: August 30, 2023; 17:04 ♦ Updated: August 31; 09:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

The European Forum Alpbach (EFA) is entering a new round and is increasingly focusing on topics that will significantly shape Europe's role in the world. Under the motto "Bold Europe", decision-makers from business, politics, science, art, and culture are meeting in Tyrol to work together on solutions to pressing challenges.

Reflection and action emerge in the European Forum Alpbach. To build a stronger, more democratic Europe, the summit brings together young Europeans and international participants in politics, business, civil society, culture, and science. / Picture: © EFA / Matteo Vegetti

Andreas Treichl, president of the EFA, emphasized the overarching goal of the forum: "Europe must once again become an economic, educational, and scientific power to be geopolitically significant." In particular, Europe's economic performance compared to the U.S. and China has declined alarmingly, he said.

The forum also discusses Europe's relations with other world powers.…