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Wolfram Weimer, Minister of Culture, once again expresses his conviction about its cultural significance in his opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but despite innovative ideas such as a new award for "the literary word of the year" and the introduction of an AI avatar to spread his messages, he is critically questioned by the public and remains uncertain in his historical self-presentation. #WolframWeimer #Kulturpolitik #FrankfurterBuchmesse (translated)

Riku-Mikael Leppänen asked Sukkolalta which country and by what means integration had been successful. He also questioned why people should want individuals from other nations and foreign cultures in their country, and asked whether Finland was not a nation-state. #kotoutuminen #Suomi #kansallisvaltio (translated)

Radka Denemarková, in her speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, highlights the global fear of people speaking out about independent culture, which manifests as self-censorship and paralysis in relation to political and social conditions. #nezávislakultura #totalitarismus #Evropa (translated)

The author said Frankfurt had awarded the first Georg Stefan Troller Prize for reporting on Jewish life the previous day and celebrated journalists covering these stories. They argued that Jewish life deserved attention for its creativity as well as its crises, and that more voices would bring greater visibility to Jewish life. The post tagged JuedischeOnline and n1ckism. #JüdischesLeben #Journalismus #Kultur #DE

Jari Mäkäräinen criticized an article in Helsingin Sanomat and said he had made corrections to it. According to him, the nonfiction writer Ari Haasio and Mattila had suggested that Finnish identity was ambiguous, compared the mistrust faced by evacuees from Karelia to current fears directed at Muslims, and stated that everyone was a descendant of immigrants. Mäkäräinen wrote that migration was an old phenomenon, but migrations from different times could not be equated. He noted that the first people arrived in what is now Finland about 11,000 years ago and believed that this did not provide a basis for equating the current migration from Afghanistan or Somalia with the arrivals of earlier traders, craftsmen, or industrial founders. He described Finlayson as an actor that built factories in capital-poor Finland, brought technology, and created jobs. Mäkäräinen compared him to a Mohammed coming from Somalia, who he described as illiterate and dependent on Kela support. He believed these examples illustrated different types of migration and claimed that there were differences in education, employment, cultural distance, and criminality. He also claimed that those coming from Afghanistan were overrepresented in rape statistics. Regarding the evacuees from Karelia, Mäkäräinen wrote that they had come from within Finland, spoke Finnish, and shared key features of Finnish culture. He said they had faced mistrust and derogatory name-calling, but believed they differed from current arrivals from Afghanistan, for example, in terms of adaptation, work ethic, and use of social security. Mäkäräinen also denied the comparison made by Haasio and Mattila between 19th-century antisemitism and the Somali discussions of the 1990s. According to him, the groups were not similar, and Jews had mostly integrated well. He argued that current migrations should be evaluated based on their impacts on employment, crime, and social security. Finally, he wrote that the continuity of society required, in his opinion, the adaptation of newcomers. #maahanmuutto #suomalaisuus #kulttuuri (translated)

Andrej Poglajen wrote that Janez Markeš accused RTV Slovenija in 2005 of taking on the role of a central committee and described its operation as the merging of party strategy, regulated pop culture, and sports with the formation of society and its image abroad. Poglajen claimed that Markeš now praises RTV Slovenija, criticizes the Roman Catholic Church (RKC), although its clergy allegedly brought him basic necessities during times of scarcity, and celebrates things he once publicly rejected. He added that one of the priests was from his hometown of Idrija. He labeled Markeš as a journalist who changes opinions for money and wrote that Markeš referred to him as a "corrupt politician." According to Poglajen, this designation was proof that the younger generations of the Slovenian right are doing something right. He also stated that he would not want the praise of people who, in his opinion, betray their values for personal gain. #slovenskamediji #politika #javnozdravstvo (translated)

In the context of global overproduction and declining wine consumption, concepts and strategies are being developed in Geisenheim to sustainably manage the clearing of vineyards and to find alternative uses for the freed-up areas. #Weinbau #Kulturlandschaft #Nachhaltigkeit (translated)

Karoline Preisler wrote that she had been awarded the Arno Hamburger Prize for Civil Courage by the Jewish Cultural Community of Nuremberg (IKGN). She expressed that she was overwhelmed and grateful and emphasized the beauty of the medal. Arno Hamburger was far more than a British soldier, a witness to the Nuremberg Trials, and head of the IKGN; he took action. She sees the prize named after him as an honor and a commitment, Preisler wrote. #Zivilcourage #Ehrung #Dankbarkeit (translated)

Ukrainian Culture Minister Ivan Verbotsky emphasizes that culture is an important source of identity and resilience for Ukrainians in war, as Russia tries to destroy Ukraine's cultural heritage and identity, and Ukraine defends its culture. #UkrainaKultuur #Vastupanuvõime #Identiteet (translated)

To be honest, I actually don't know if it was a happy choice. Nationwide politics and parliament have, I’m not afraid to say, minimal influence on the municipal level. You need to have people on the ground there. When I look at the Christian Democrats, even though they are weak in parliament or at the national level, with about 2.5 percent, they are huge in the municipalities," commented the Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř on this strategy. "For us, it is important to build an organization on the ground, to ensure its functioning and connectivity. This is an important goal because municipal elections have often been considered second-tier elections. However, I believe that this has changed and that municipalities are setting a very, very, very prestigious bar with their importance," Klempíř added. #volby #Praha #Motoristé (translated)

Non-fiction writer Ari Haasio said that there would be no Finns without immigration. He described Finland's story as a narrative of its people: they had changed both society and the notion of Finnishness, and they did not remain stagnant. https://t.co/JVAY5tRSDC #maahanmuutto #Suomi #kulttuuri #FI (translated)

This Sunday at 20:00, the guests in the Ukraine studio will be Air Force Chief of Staff Colonel Fredi Karu and Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Culture Ivan Verbýtsky, who will discuss Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilian objects and the importance of protecting culture during wartime. #UkrainaStuudios #Eesti #Kultuur (translated)

Young people from coal regions, such as Bełchatów and Konin, do not want to stay there because they lack appropriate professional, educational, and cultural opportunities, which indicates the need for comprehensive investment planning that could improve the quality of life and create conditions for settlement. #TransformacjaRegionów #Młodzież #PracaIWykształcenie (translated)

Merit Wager wrote that Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen had said that Finland should not accept traditions, cultures, or customs that limited girls' freedom. According to the Swedish translation that Wager shared, Valtonen believed that girls and women should be able to decide over their own lives, and that religious or cultural norms should not be used to restrict their freedom. Wager also recounted Valtonen's statement that the National Coalition Party wanted to ban face-covering garments, such as the burqa and niqab, in schools and other educational institutions. Valtonen had said that the government led by the National Coalition Party had strengthened the rights of girls and women by more clearly criminalizing forced marriages and female genital mutilation. She had described female genital mutilation as violence and said that every girl had the right to bodily integrity. According to Wager's account, Valtonen also emphasized that equality, individual freedom, and human rights should not be overridden by references to religion, culture, or tradition. Every girl should have the right to be seen, heard, dream, and shape her future based on her own desires, she had said. #Jämställdhet #MänskligaRättigheter #KvinnorsRättigheter (translated)

Felix Perrefort reported that Tillschneider referred to Jewish culture as part of German culture when asked about the AfD's position on Jewish life in Saxony-Anhalt. He described it as deeply rooted for centuries and referenced evidence of Jewish communities since late antiquity. Furthermore, Tillschneider spoke of a German-Jewish cultural symbiosis and announced plans to hold conversations with representatives of the Jewish community. Perrefort wrote that Tillschneider's response had nothing to do with extremism or National Socialism. He believed that the accusations brought to the public by public broadcasting and government parties all the way to the Chancellery were lies. He also doubted that Steinmeier or Klingbeil would have responded similarly confidently and sympathetically, and without diversity clichés, and recommended the interview. #AfD #JüdischesLeben #Kultur (translated)

"With meticulous research, he documents how an activist-radical, anti-Israel and anti-Jewish left has gained a foothold in academia, in the cultural scene, and also in the Left Party." Armin Laschet, former Minister-President and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag, said in his tribute: "With meticulous research, he documents how an activist-radical, anti-Israel and anti-Jewish left has gained a foothold in academia, in the cultural scene, and also in the Left Party." "They highlight the diversity of opinions and identities," said Laschet in his tribute. #GeorgStefanTrollerPreis #JüdischesLeben #Journalismus (translated)