Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Recording of day 2 of the 29th European Forum Vienna on 7 November 2025 at the Diplomatische Akademie Wien - Vienna School of International Studies, organised by the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (@AIES_austria) and the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

Welcome:
Laura Farley (International Secretary, Campus Tivoli)

Panel on "Views from Different European Regions":
Richard Bruton (fmr. Minister of several Irish ministries 1986-2020; fmr. Chair, Fine Gael 2020-2023)
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (fmr. European Commissioner 2004-2010; fmr. Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs 2000-2004)
Theodossios Georgiou (President, Atlantic Treaty Association)
Volodymyr Ohryzko (fmr. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs 2007-2009)

Moderator:
Michael Zinkanell (Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy)


Chapters:
00:00:00 Welcome by Laura Farley
00:02:02 Introduction by Michael Zinkanell
00:02:45 Statement by Benita Ferrero-Waldner
00:19:25 Statement by Richard Bruton
00:31:34 Statement by Volodymyr Ohryzko
00:50:11 Statement by Theodossios Georgiou


Learn more about the DA and its programmes at https://www.da-vienna.ac.at.

#diplomacymatters


Partners:
Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES): https://www.aies.at/
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies: https://www.martenscentre.eu/


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