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An Outsider’s View

Agenda Austria Activity Report 2019

Does Austria look (even) better when viewed from the outside? Harald Martenstein, the celebrated (and sometimes also cursed) ZEIT columnist, takes a constructive and, at times, merciless look at Austria. And as you can see, he definitely worked up a sweat. His columns, which were published as a monthly newsletter in 2019, are collected in the activity report of the Austrian think tank Agenda Austria as entertaining interludes.

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Line drawing of a man with glasses and long hair, wearing a red headband, on a white book cover.
Two-page red spread with white text about Harald Martenstein writing monthly columns for Austria; Agenda Austria logo bottom right
Two-page magazine spread titled Servus, mein Führer! with German article text and red cartoon doodles around the margins (Jänner 2019).
Two-page magazine spread: red left page and white right page with a suit-portrait and the bold German headline 2019 – das Jahr der Veränderung
Magazine spread with title Land der Berge, Land der Titel and a collage of travel postcards reading Grüße aus Deutschland over scenic photos.
Two-page magazine spread: left red page with "Publikationen"; right white page with "Balken, Torten, Kurven. Zweitausendachtzehn" and text.
Two-page magazine spread titled 'Flucht aus Berlin' with dense German article text and red handwritten margin notes.
Two-page infographic spread showing annual statistics: white left page with large red numbers; red right page with large white numbers.
Two-page spread: red left page with visitor-origin percentages and sessions chart; white right page shows Social Media metrics and popular content.
Two-page German newspaper spread, with the headline Lassen Sie mich durch, ich bin Deutscher!, surrounded by scattered colorful license plates.
Magazine spread: left red page 'Chronologie'; right page '2019 Eine Chronologie der wichtigsten Ereignisse' listing events.
Two-page magazine spread featuring a man presenting at Agenda Austria with blue backdrop and logos; smaller photos show attendees and a handshake.
Two-page magazine spread: a female presenter in a dark blazer gives a talk, with the headline 'Failing to plan is planning to fail.'
Split view: left red panel with Organisation; right bright office interior with desks, chairs, computers, and bookshelves.
Two-page spread of watercolor portraits depicting organization staff with names and titles.
Two-page magazine spread titled 'Von Tieren und Taschen'; bottom right features a brown leather bag shaped like an animal.
Two-page German magazine spread with the title Im Herbst wird das Grüne braun, a small statue photo and a red cartoon doodle.
Four red cartoon figures run to the right inside a white border: tall figure, smiling child, spiky-haired person, and large rounded figure.
Collage postcard of four landscape scenes with the bold word Deutschland; includes fountain spray, road, bridge, and leaning utility pole.
Assorted colorful Jahres-Vignette cards scattered on a white background
Three-panel red sketch of political logos labeled 'Szenario': left 'SPÖ light', 'SPD zero'; middle 'SPÖ/SPD' with 'DIE LINKE SPD'; right SPÖ with hammer-and-sickle.
Gray-haired presenter in a gray suit speaks at a talk, holding papers; Agenda Austria backdrop and a table with a wine glass.
Two construction workers in orange safety vests and white hard hats examine and point to a blueprint inside a building under construction.