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Es gibt sie noch, die guten Nachrichten. Diesmal kommen solche ausgerechnet aus dem ewigen Jammertal der Salzburger Verkehrspolitik. Das Busnetz hat neue Linien bekommen, die Takte werden spürbar verdichtet. Oder anders gesagt: Bei den Öffis ist in der jüngeren Vergangenheit einiges weitergegangen, auch wenn es noch viel Nachholbedarf gibt, wie die unten im Infoteil angehängten Zahlen deutlich machen. Die Versäumnisse der vergangenen Jahrzehnte lassen sich eben nicht mit einem Fingerschnippen aufholen.

Und gleich noch eine gute Nachricht: Läuft alles nach Plan, dann wird die Stadt Salzburg noch heuer mit dem S-Bike ein Leihradsystem bekommen. In der ersten Phase soll es rund 600 Leihräder mit über 60 Stationen geben. Die Kosten von rund 1,66 Millionen Euro pro Jahr teilen sich Land und Stadt Salzburg, der Verkehrsverbund ist als Partner an Bord. Aus Sicht der Verkehrsplanung kann das S-Bike-System vor allem eines bringen: Die letzte Meile von und zu den Haltstellen wird vereinfacht. Schnelle Wege in der Stadt können ebenfalls mit dem Leihrad absolviert werden. Zielgruppe sind damit in erster Linie die Salzburger und Salzburgerinnen.

Thomas Neuhold spricht in dieser Episode mit Stadträtin Anna Schiester, über das S-Bike und den öffentlichen Verkehr.

Mehr dazu könnt ihr im Werkspost-Kommentar „Das S-Bike ist eine Chance für Salzburg“ von Thomas Neuhold lesen.

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Der Werkspost Newsletter greift unbequeme Themen in Stadt und Land Salzburg auf und macht Regionaljournalismus, wie wir ihn brauchen. Die Meinung der Journalist:innen unseres Vertrauens. Jeden zweiten Mittwoch exklusiv in deinem Posteingang.

HIER geht’s zum Newsletter-Abo.

Der Werkspodcast vertieft das jeweilige Thema des Werkspost-Kommentars in einem Studiogespräch.

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Redaktion: Thomas Neuhold

Produktion/Technik: Christian Veichtlbauer

Herzlich willkommen beim Radio MORA Podcast! In dieser Folge geht es um die Verbindung zwischen Sprache, Medien und Identität im Burgenland. Theresa Grandits ist als Journalistin im Bereich der Minderheitenmedien tätig und beschäftigt sich besonders mit der Bedeutung von Sprache für die kulturelle Identität sowie mit der Rolle der Medien bei der Sichtbarmachung von Volksgruppen. Durch ihre Arbeit trägt sie dazu bei, Mehrsprachigkeit zu fördern und kulturelle Vielfalt in der Öffentlichkeit stärker präsent zu machen. Außerdem zeigt ihr Engagement, wie wichtig Medien für den Erhalt von Identität und Gemeinschaft sind.

The book we are introducing today won the Ondaatje Prize and the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize. In January 2022 BBC Radio 4 serialised it in its Book of the Week series. The title of the novel is ‚Free: Coming of Age at the End of History‘ by Lea Ypi, published in 2021.

How do the publishers describe the book?

Then, in December 1990 everything changed……… As one generation’s aspirations became another’s disillusionment, and as her own family’s secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what freedom really meant.

‘Free’ is an engrossing memoir of coming of age amid political upheaval. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality, and the hopes and fears of people pulled up by the sweep of history.

This month’s Reading Circle members‘ book recommendations

Music Played

Do join us next month when we will be introducing ‚Departure(s)‘ by Julian Barnes, published this year, 2026. This is how the  publishers describe the book:

Reviews

Details für die Sendung am 2026-03-03 von 20:00 bis 20:30

‘Prophet Song’ by Paul Lynch, winner of the Booker Prize for 2023, is the novel we are introducing this month.

„In the dark times/ Will there also be singing?/ Yes, there will also be singing./ About the dark times.”

That quotation from Bertolt Brecht anticipates the grim darkness that pervades this extraordinary book.

The title of the book only becomes clear towards the end: What is sung by the prophets is but the same song sung across time…the world devoured by fire….the world cast in darkness…..

So, the book comes full circle back to the initial quotation from the Bible.

What’s the book about? The publisher’s description reads:

On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB – the Garda National Services Bureau – on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly-formed secret police want to interrogate her husband, Larry, a trade unionist representing teachers.

Ireland is falling apart. For two years the country has been in the grip of a government formed by the right-wing NAP (the National Alliance Party). Ireland is slipping, sliding under an authoritarian regime. When her husband disappears, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a society that is quickly unravelling and even collapsing. Soon, she must decide just how far she is willing to go to keep her family safe.

Reading Circle members’ book recommendations for this month.

·      Julian Barnes    Departures (2026). His last book, exploring themes of aging, memory and death, a hybrid of fiction, essay and autobiography.

·      Ayobami Adebayo  A Spell of Good Things (2023) . About contemporary Nigeria, exploring the stark divide between the privileged and underprivileged, highlighting the shared humanity that connects them all. Nominated for the Booker Prize 2023

·      Ethan Hawke. A Bright Ray of Darkness (2022). Semi-autobiographical novel from this American actor. The blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes. A witty, wise and heartfelt novel about art and love, fame and heartbreak. (Washington Post)

·      Anna Seghers. Transit (1944). Marseilles 1940: A mousetrap of administrative absurdity and corruption. An existential, political and literary thriller about storytelling, boredom and exile.

·      Anne Berest.  The Postcard (2021 in French, 2023 in English translation). The role of France in the Jewish question, based on the lives of real people and historical events.

 Do join us again next month, when we will be introducing Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi, published in 2021. In the book Ypi details her experience growing up before and after the fall of communism in Albania. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize and the 2021 Costa Book Award for Biography.

Reviews

This stylistically elegant and thought-provoking book is a significant contribution to understanding a period of transition still left under explored… Andi Haxhiu (London School of Economics)

Lea Ypi’s memoir vividly portrays the confusions of childhood and adolescence among the lies, surreal oddity and dangers that she experienced under the strict rule of communist Albania and the chaos after 1990…….a moving personal narrative, a fascinating portrait of Albania and a profoundly valuable analysis of what it is to be free.  Johnny de Falbe, Prize Judge, www.Foxedquarterly.com

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Renegade by Steppenwolf, tells the story of group member John Kay’s escape with this mother from East Germany to West Germany in the late 1940’s.

Amid global turmoil, Brussels seeks to take back control over the EU’s relationship with China.

Next week, the European Commission will hold an ‘orientation debate on EU-China relations’. It will take place at the level of the College of Commissioners, meaning that it is a closed, strategic discussion intended to set political direction, in general terms, following recent tensions and shifts in the relationship between Brussels and Beijing.

A changing world order

Over the past decade, China has become more authoritarian domestically and more assertive internationally, with the European Union coming to view China as both a must-have partner and a fierce rival. But going forward, Brussels needs a coherent, proactive, long-term strategy for its relations with China, one that addresses issues related to the global order, human rights, economic security and also conflict prevention.

Alicia García-Herrero is chief economist for the Asia-Pacific region at the major French corporate and investment bank Natixis. She is also a fellow at two think-tanks: Bruegel in Europe and the East Asian Institute in Singapore. She tells our colleagues at esRadio Castilla y León that while the EU really does need a better relationship with China, especially in light of its deteriorating relationship with the United States, China is not making this easy.

Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for the Asia-Pacific at Natixis (in Spanish):

“China is not really offering Europe anything that, shall we say, improves either the economic conditions – that is, the relationship itself – or the net benefit to Europe from this relationship… since for the time being, such a benefit does not exist. But there is also the problem […] that China continues to support Russia in the war against Ukraine. And these two things – the fact that we are not gaining economically, we have a huge trade deficit, with companies making very little money in China, and also the security issue with Russia – mean that Europe wants to improve the relationship, but cannot quite see how to do so.”

Yet, she goes on, if we look beyond the economy, there are certainly benefits to cooperation – and these benefits are mutual.

Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for the Asia-Pacific at Natixis (in Spanish):

“There are certainly areas where we can cooperate. Everything I refer to as ‘global goods’, from space to climate change. There are so many areas where we need one another. I don’t want to hear it said even once more that we need China. No, we need one another.”

A European Parliament delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection visited China last week (31 March to 2 April) – the first such trip in eight years. The visit may have focused on e-commerce, product safety and compliance with EU rules, but it is a clear sign that Beijing and Brussels are cautiously trying to renew dialogue.

Indeed, Lithuanian Renew Europe MEP Petras Auštrevičius believes that China is on a mission to reshape how it is perceived in Europe. And he cautions the bloc against “political naivety” – in other words, against putting business interests before politics. He is speaking to Žinių Radijas.

Petras Auštrevičius, Member of the European Parliament – Renew Europe, Lithuania (in Lithuanian):

“The Chinese are trying to influence the views of Members of the European Parliament and, apparently, those of some member states as well. ‘Let’s trade, let’s be friends,’ they say, ‘those disagreements have been resolved, everything is fine now’. In other words, let’s sit down at the table as partners and forget about all that rivalry. Some, in my view, have already caught this ‘bug’, but I do not believe this is the right approach. In essence, it would be quite disastrous to forget that China is a strategic rival. Even more so if we consider its special relationship with Russia and the threats arising from this, especially for those member states on the eastern flank.”

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Numerous commentators suggest that, more important than fostering closer links with the US and China, Europe must assert itself as a strong ‘third bloc’ in the changing world order – essentially forming a triangle with these powers. But conservative politician and former Portuguese foreign minister Paulo Portas believes this position – at least in the eyes of Beijing and Washington – may already have been filled.

Speaking at a recent Social Democratic Party event covered by Renascença, Portas said that Europe is struggling to prevent itself from becoming a geopolitical “outsider”.

Paulo Portas, Former Foreign Minister of Portugal (in Portuguese):

“Stemming from this notion of a system of powers – which is a nascent idea that is gaining traction – there appears to be a concept circulating in certain circles close to the US administration of a ‘triangle of powers’. And this triangle of powers would basically consist of the United States, China and Russia. This is where the problem lies. First, because elevating Russia to the status of a superpower is a clear exaggeration. Unlike China, Russia has never diversified its economy. Oil, gas, gas, oil… occasionally a few diamonds, occasionally some gold, but essentially fossil fuels. […] And this triangle – the US, China and Russia – is evidently formed at Europe’s expense. The one not in the triangle is Europe.”

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So, Portas thinks the US view of the world order is tri-polar. Meanwhile, Alicia García-Herrero believes Beijing’s preferred world order is somewhat different: more like a bicycle wheel.

Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for the Asia-Pacific at Natixis (in Spanish):

“Essentially, it’s a world where China dominates and has Russia, India, Brazil and Europe radiating out from the centre, which is China. This [hub-and-spoke scenario] doesn’t suit us at all, because we’d simply be one of the ‘spokes’ – that is, there’s a sort of central point where China is, and you’re a branch off this. And the idea is that there should be no interconnection between all these branches extending out from China. But that doesn’t suit us. We must build relationships with the rest of the world, with everyone, with as many countries as we can – with India, with Pakistan, with everyone – to create a network of connections.”

In practical terms…

In response to the somewhat uncomfortable position in which the EU finds itself, one practical approach it is taking is to develop a ‘de-risking‘ strategy aimed at reducing its dependence on foreign powers without completely disengaging. This strategy emphasises targeted risk management, diversification and strengthening the EU’s own capabilities.

One area in which this is critical – if you’ll pardon the pun – is that of critical raw materials, in particular rare earths. The EU still depends almost solely on China for these, as confirmed by a European Court of Auditors report that has just been released. Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, a member of the ECA, talks to Kuku Raadio.

Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Member of the European Court of Auditors (in Estonian):

“When it comes to rare earth metals, for example, China essentially has a monopoly. China currently dominates the market for all such critical materials. At the same time, I don’t like how this is sometimes over-mystified. What China has done is nothing superhuman – they just got started very early. It was back in the 1980s when China decided to invest heavily in the field of raw materials. And they have developed the entire production chain, from exploration and extraction through to processing, recycling and even reuse. So, the entire chain has been developed in China. But they aren’t really doing anything fundamentally different from what the EU is trying to do now; it’s just that we started much later.”

But, Pentu-Rosimannus adds, Europe has finally woken up and seems more willing, now, to put its money where its mouth is.

Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Member of the European Court of Auditors (in Estonian):

“Over the last two EU budgets, a total of 1.8 billion euros has been allocated to sectors related to critical raw materials. Now, following the publication of our report, the European Commission has pledged to mobilise an additional three billion euros over the next 12 months. This is not direct funding; it is support for these projects in the form of various guarantees. They can succeed, if they are given a little push and make a concerted effort.”

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Details für die Sendung am 2026-04-09 von 13:06 bis 14:00

Burns Night (2)

Playlist: texts read & music played

1. Robert Burns: O Whistle, and I’ll come to ye, my lad  (read by Angus  Robertson)

Burns Night (1)

Texts read/ Music played – Reciter/ Performer

1. March: Pipes (P.R. MacLeod) – Scott Drummond

2. Scotch Drink/ Winter: A Dirge (Burns) – Andrew/ Sandra

3. Contented wi’Little (Burns/ Leopold Koǯeluh) – James Griffet

4. The Book-Worms & O Whisky! (Burns) – Andrew

5. Farewell to the Highlands (Burns) – Karine Polwart

6. To a Mountain Daisy (Burns) – John Cairney

7. On Seeing a Wounded Hare Limp by me (Burns) – Bill Paterson

8. To a Mouse, …. November, 1785 (Burns) – Andrew

9. Ca’ the Yowes to the Knowes (Burns) – Kirsten Easdale & Ross Kennedy

10. The banks o’ Doon (Burns) – Mick West

11. A Bottle and Friend (Burns) – Andrew

12. Holy Willie’s Prayer (Burns) – Bill Patterson

13. To a Louse (Burns) – John Cairney

14. My Love, She’s but a Lassie yet (Burns/ Leopold Koǯeluh) – James Griffet

15. Comin’ thro’ the Rye (Burns) – Marie McLaughlin

16. ‘Indeed Will I’, quo Findlay (Burns) – Sandra & Andrew

17. Duncan Gray (Burns/ Beethoven, op.108-8) – Lorna Anderson & Harry Nicoll

18. Highland Mary: To Mary in Heaven (Burns/ Haydn) – Jamie MacDougall

19. My Luve is like a Red, Red Rose (Burns) – Davy Steele

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In der heutigen Folge gibt es für euch eine kleine Auflistung aller bestätigten Pride-Paraden in Österreich für das Jahr 2026, sowie einiger internationaler Pride-Termine. Darüber hinaus sprechen wir ein wenig über die neuesten Entwicklungen in den USA; einerseits allgemein- und weltpolitisch, andererseits auch speziell für die queere Community. Umrahmt wird das Ganze mit queerer Musik aus allen möglichen Genres.