The year 2021 was rich in events, and the documents and books in our collection provided valuable input for understanding the longer-term connections. Whether it was an analysis of Europe’s spiritual and religious roots, an examination of the Western European reflections on Central European cooperation or the transatlantic relationship, it has become clear that Otto von Habsburg is not simply an apropos reason for holding these meetings but that his ideas are indeed relevant and useful today. With the growing East-West tensions, we have seen that the thoughts of our namesake, put on paper during the Cold War, are unfortunately becoming pertinent once again.

In this publication, we aim to summarise the substance of what was said at the discussions we organised. A new feature is that some of our articles—previously only available electronically—are now being published in print, illustrated with spectacular images. We sincerely hope that this will further increase interest in our activities and thus enable us to interpret the history of our continent together in an ever wider community – from the perspective of our generation and our time.

ISSN: 2732-3366; 2939-5453

Author: Ferenc Vasbányai (ed.)

Year of publication: 2021

Publisher: Otto von Habsburg Foundation

Place of publication: Budapest

Language: English/Hungarian

Number of pages: 168