European Forum Alpbach 2024

Europe Jacques Delors attended the European Forum Alpbach (EAF) 2024, as one of the four track reporting partners. The Austrian think tank KONTEXT followed the climate track; the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) was in charge of the security track; and Bruegel reported on the finance and economy track. Our colleagues at Europe Jacques Delors attended the sessions in the democracy and the rule of law track. The different sessions covered a broad range of topics, from rule of law, anti-discrimination work, the surge of the far right and how to counter disinformation.   Based on the exchanges and discussions, our analysts wrote three different blog posts, which pick up recurring aspects discussed in the different sessions. While they are only a limited reflection of the broader conversations had during the European Forum Alpbach, they link together some of the issues mentioned: polarisation, democratic backsliding, the effects of the far right on other policy fields, such as climate policy, as well as the future of EU democracy and possible Treaty reforms.