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Into its 25th year as an online cultural magazine, Eurozine can boast of a longevity unusual for an independent journalistic project of its kind. Founded as a collective of small print periodicals throughout Europe, Eurozine has always been aware of how precarious this specific sector of journalism is.<\/p>\n
But 25 years testifies not just to longevity. Eurozine can also claim consistency. Just before the Millennium, the Internet was a way to further cultural magazines\u2019 central aim: to widen \u2013 if not overcome \u2013 the boundaries of intellectual and critical debate in Europe. That remains Eurozine\u2019s aim today, despite \u2013 or because of \u2013 everything we now know about the filter bubble.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in finding out more about Eurozine\u2019s inception and founding principles then take a look at the newest episode<\/a> of Eurozine\u2019s talk show \u2018Standard Time<\/a>\u2019. Talking to Eurozine editor-in-chief R\u00e9ka Kinga Papp<\/a>, founding members of the network discuss the past, present and future of the European public sphere from their perspectives as experienced editors.<\/p>\n One detail I\u2019d like to share here: in 2000, Austria was the focus of intense international scrutiny after the conservative People\u2019s Party entered a coalition with J\u00f6rg Haider\u2019s far-right. That year, the annual network meeting took place in Vienna and Bratislava. The renowned Croatian writer Slavenka Drakuli\u0107 gave the opening address<\/a>. Entitled \u2018Who\u2019s afraid of Europe?\u2019, the talk addressed why the far-right was gaining ground across the continent.<\/p>\n Drakuli\u0107\u2019s answer: \u2018Europe is afraid of itself!\u2019 The far-right was successfully exploiting people\u2019s fear of identity loss, she argued, and liberal Europeans needed to offer something positive. That something was the chance of multiple identities and at the same time belonging.<\/p>\n In 2024 \u2013 election year in the EU and numerous European countries \u2013 nothing has changed to make that message less relevant. On the contrary. To find Drakuli\u0107\u2019s words in the Eurozine archive<\/a> is reasssuring: we\u2019ve been here before. This is the benefit of longevity. Or as R\u00e9ka puts it in the conversation: Eurozine is an anchor of sanity amidst the information deluge.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n