»A democracy thrives on discussions and the exchange of arguments.«
We met up with Pinar Atalay at RTL television’s studio in Berlin. The presenter moved from ARD to the Cologne-based broadcaster in summer 2021. [...]
»Europe needs to be bigger when it comes to the big issues.«
For David McAllister, member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the European idea of progress goes hand in hand [...]
»The emergence of modern conservatism.«
Tilman Kuban is the Chairman of the Young Union, the youth organisation of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and an advocate of modern conservatism. [...]
»I’m a critical observer, not a bridge-builder.«
In his films, Stephan Lamby precisely documents how political decisions come to be made. We meet Lamby in his cutting room and speak to [...]
»We can’t put the furnace in our own kitchen.«
Thorben Albrecht, Policy Director of IG Metall, the German metalworkers’ trade union, talked to us about technological progress and the workplace of tomorrow. Not [...]
»Sometimes we are too averse to change in Germany.«
Anna Christmann is a member of Alliance 90/the Greens and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017. She has been serving [...]
»The challenges of our time can no longer be overcome alone.«
As Vice-President of the European Parliament, Katarina Barley is particularly interested in preserving and upholding fundamental European values. In this interview, she tells us [...]
»I would consider it progress if people stopped defining themselves only by being stronger.«
How is progress defined by someone who has been a leading figure in ski jumping for decades? Toni Innauer talks about the ethical and [...]
»I’m excited to be part of the change.«
Reem Alabali-Radovan is calling for more citizenship, more immigration of skilled workers, and lived diversity. The Minister of State for Integration and Anti-Racism Commissioner [...]
»The main problem with journalism today is that we no longer have a gatekeeper function.«
Robin Alexander is the deputy editor-in chief of “Welt” and one of the most influential journalists in Berlin’s political arena. No other journalist is [...]