Which Europe do we need?
- Date
- 9 October 2025
- Time
- 17:00
- Location
- SPUI25
From a continent ravaged by war to an expanding zone of democratic peace: the past 75 years tell the story of a European miracle that is still misunderstood. Today, we must defend this miracle against determined enemies before we lose it. For it is not only Europe and the European Union that are in crisis, but also the reflections and discussions on European integration.
The book Welches Europa brauchen wir? (Which Europe do we need?) is about the search for the causes of violence between states, nationalism and identity, and a theory of sustainable peace. It is about great thinkers and courageous politicians who remind us how the European miracle came about – and what we can do to preserve it. This afternoon, Hanco Jürgens will discuss the book with the authors Francesca and Gerald Knaus.
SPUI25 is the academic-cultural podium of Amsterdam. Since 2007, we have been giving scientists, authors, artists and other thinkers the opportunity to shine a light on issues that occupy, inspire or concern them. In cooperation with a large number of academic and cultural partners, we organize between 250 and 300 freely accessible programs per year. These are enriching, often interdisciplinary programs that move between science and culture, fact and fiction.
SPUI25 is one of the UvA podia in the University Quarter.
