Reopening Europe

23/12/2021

Once upon a time, in the summer of 2020, we embarked on a journey to document the reopening of the border in Europe after the first COVID-19 lockdown. You've seen the official documentary but things did not always go as planned on the road. Many of you heard stories. Now we bring you the footage. Enjoy our Xmas special 2021, with love from us to you!

04/12/2020

‘Crossing borders in Times of Covid’ will be a participatory event related to our documentary “Reopening Europe” with discussion groups on different themes, prompted by short videos. Join us to reflect together on times we do experience right now, to envision together a future that we could look forward.

Free event with registration - Sunday, December 13th 4PM CET: https://www.aanmelder.nl/crossingborders

Learn more about event: https://m.facebook.com/events/167940298307187?tsid=0.7545349435695219&source=result

See you and your friends on a virtual road trip across Europe.

29/11/2020

A weekend trip 'Boulevard Europe' organized by Maastricht Working on Europe is coming soon. Explore Europe! - anywhere with everyone and any time of the day. Like we will do and inviting you to join us for A virtual road trip | Crossing Borders in Times of Covid-19 on the 13th of December at 16.00 CET!
Few steps for your guidance:
- sign up for your road trip card
- take a moment to watch our documentary
- pick up your friends and we meet on a road.
Follow the link: https://www.aanmelder.nl/crossingborders

Learn more about a digital festival "Boulevard Europe" : https://maastrichteurope.nl/coming-soon-boulevard-europa/

Explore Europe together!

“Crossing Borders in Times of Covid-19” takes you on a virtual road trip through the false dawn of summer 2020, placing people’s stories in context with the challenges we face today.

25/11/2020

On December 13, afternoon we are going on a virtual road trip through Europe. To be sure should we organize a bus, train or huge van, we welcome you to do registration advanced. Follow the link: https://www.aanmelder.nl/crossingborders - do your registration now & we meet on a great journey to learn from each other and to be heard within each other.

Glad to share this coming journey with Maastricht Working on Europe! AND we share our CHEERS today for David's Birthday! Salut!

07/10/2020

🌱 Reopening climate 🌱

12/09/2020

│ How COVID-19 is affecting the perceptions of globalisation, and of the future of the economy? From to Venice, Italy fromSkofja Loka to we've collected voices from the ground.

02/09/2020

And you can watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkyWTqlg18U&t=1s

In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic led to the closure of several borders across the European Union, halting the free circulation of citizens 35 years after the S...

02/09/2020

31/08/2020

While we all are waiting for the hour of the "Reopening Europe" Premiere, you are welcome once again to visit Naples, Italy for a moment ... and for a moment turn the roundtrip in reverse by listening to our reflective conversation.
For your reminder, the 2nd of September is just around the corner. See you sooner than we can imagine now!

30/08/2020

Giuseppe Porcaro - live

20/08/2020

What will the world look like in 20 years and what impact will and have on the world of 2040?
In the final podcast in our Reopening Europe series, economics meets architecture and science fiction for a reflection on the longer term impact of the current crisis. https://t.co/C0HILcVs26?amp=1

An episode by The Sound of Economics

14/08/2020

The OECD has estimated that will cause a 60% decline in in 2020. This could rise to 80% if recovery is delayed until .

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? How long-lasting impact are we facing these days after the pandemic? What is our real capacity for sustainability? Hear more stories, voices perspectives in the 3rd episode of "The Sounds of Economics" which was released at the very beginning of August.
https://audioboom.com/posts/7650001-reopening-europe-reopening-tourism

Giuseppe in conversation with Ivo Tarantino, Head of Public & at Altroconsumo

Contributors: Leone, a in Venice, Italy,
Nives Monda restaurant owner in the historic centre of Naples, Italy, Emilio Casalini, and ; Elvio De Monte, in Venice;J eannette Neumann, Bloomberg correspondent in Madrid Espanha

More episodes, more stories, more reflections about our journey you are welcome to discover on our homepage: https://reopeningeurope.com

12/08/2020

How affected is the behavior of retailers and consumers after ? Has the lockdown opened doors for a change of cultural trust in the companies? Should we demand the growth of sustainable businesses? Should we reinforce the shift from voluntary based to lead towards the sustainable direction of the economy? What is a common good for the good sake of our future?

On the fourth episode of this summer series of The Sound of Economics, we talk with Antje von Dewitz, CEO of the - VAUDE We met her on June 17th in Tettnang, near Lake Konstanz on the Germany/Switcherland border, where her family company is located. The Reopening Europe team was the first external visitor’s group to be admitted at the company headquarters after lockdown.
Welcome on the board of our with Bruegel episode Nr.4

https://audioboom.com/posts/7656161-reopening-europe-reopening-common-good

An episode by The Sound of Economics

30/07/2020

What happens when a school student from Belgium has to cross the border with the Netherlands on the day of the lockdown? How did the upper Rhine region react when the border became real again between and Germany? How did a city between Slovenia and Italy got cut in half during the lockdown? How did a print shop in Germany was affected by the Polish legislation to contain the pandemic? How did migrants got stuck in Morocco looking at the Spainish coast from far away? These and more stories about borders in the second episode of Reopening Europe feat. on The Sound of Economics https://audioboom.com/posts/7643962-reopening-europe-reopening-borders

Bruegel

An episode by The Sound of Economics

23/07/2020

In a collaboration with Bruegel we are inviting you for a summer feature of the Sound of Economics which was recorded on the road at the historical moment of of .
This is an introductory episode when Giuseppe chats with Michael Leigh in Florence, Italy exactly a month ago.
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Michael is a Bruegel Senior Fellow and also Academic Director of the Masters in European Public Policy at the Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe. The episode will reveal an experience locally in Bologna, Italy in times of . They discussed the impact of the pandemic on various levels of and the and reflected the experience we faced on the road.

Feel free to voice up your of
https://audioboom.com/posts/7639242-reopening-europe-reopening-governance

An episode by The Sound of Economics

16/07/2020

While we were on the road, Andri (who has a British passport) received some unexpected and remarkable news. This is his story.

14/07/2020

Reopening: Naples - Nives Monda tells us her reopening story as a restaurant owner in the historic centre, the touristification of the city... and Caravaggio.

03/07/2020

Highlights from our event at Numeroventi, an amazing art space in , ahead of their grand reopening yesterday. In our activity last week we created a symbolic map of Florence on the courtyard floor with ancient tiles, and investigating the relationship of real Florentines with their city post- .

Recap: Though our Reopening Europe team has ceased our physical journey for now, we have a tremendous amount of material from our trip that we will continue to post over the coming weeks and months. Keep following for more stories and voices of real people, from throughout the reopening continent. And keep sharing your own reopening stories with us from the regions we weren't able to reach.

03/07/2020

Ugo Rossi welcomed us to and connected us with a network of urban activists. This quote is from an interview we filmed with him in Santa Fede Liberata, a former monastery turned community centre for the needy. Watch the full interview on reopeningeurope.com

28/06/2020

Our recap of the last day of our physical journey, from community initiatives in central Napoli to Gay Pride in a mind-blowing location, and a final monumental walk on the rings of Saturn.

https://reopeningeurope.com/post/622175067967750144/recap-day-17-27-june-naples-the-last-day-on

RECAP DAY 17 (27 JUNE) Naples. The last day on the physical road was not the last day of the project. We closed in the streets of Naples, a city yearning to be open despite caution and...

28/06/2020

At gay pride, Christina (right) told us about how changed her study plans and her hopes for a of her city’s mentality

27/06/2020

listening to Napoli Pride, listening in people's voices.

27/06/2020

27/06/2020

Napoli tour via Facebook live

27/06/2020

reopening pride in Napoli Napoli Pride

27/06/2020

We met Nives Monda of La Taverna di Santa Chiara, restaurant. She told us about her campaign against the touristification of the city

27/06/2020

Inspiring stories of solidarity initiatives during the pandemic and a positive vision for the future of the city, from urban geographer Ugo Rossi in the fabulous community space of Santa Fede Liberata

27/06/2020

Nives Monda of La Taverna di Santa Chiara, restaurant, we interviewed her about her campaign against the touristification of the city

27/06/2020

life in , rules to be followed to enter a restaurant. Our temperatures checked out okay, so we could eat in the tavern of a local community activist

27/06/2020

Yesterday evening, Reopening Europe had an almost final but not final reflective conversation overlooking the spectacular bay of Napoli and Vesuvius. The exposure was locked, and so towards the end the video fades to black, which we felt was quite nice, appropriate somehow. At the end you can see the bay sunset reappear in all its evening glory.