CERCLE DIPLOMATIQUE - issue 02/2019
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CD is an independent and impartial magazine and is the medium of communication between foreign representatives of international and UN-organisations based in Vienna and the Austrian political classes, business, culture and tourism. CD features up-to-date information about and for the diplomatic corps, international organisations, society, politics, business, tourism, fashion and culture. Furthermore CD introduces the new ambassadors in Austria and informs about designations, awards and top-events. Interviews with leading personalities, country reports from all over the world and the presentation of Austria as a host country complement the wide range oft he magazine.
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LE MONDE NEWS<br />
Latest update from around the globe<br />
Text: Daniela Pötzl<br />
Major project<br />
Airport as relaxation oasis<br />
Book tip<br />
Geopolitical power<br />
struggles<br />
Wars and conflicts dominate<br />
our image of the Near and<br />
Middle East. The situation<br />
seems to be getting worse and<br />
worse, not least because the<br />
region is also a centre for<br />
geopolitical power struggles.<br />
Daniel Gerlach, journalist and<br />
orientalist, has reinterpreted<br />
the situation and is convinced<br />
that the Arabic world is not yet<br />
lost, but is, in fact, facing a<br />
historic opportunity.<br />
Edition Körber<br />
ISBN: 978-3-89684-268-8<br />
koerber-stiftung.de<br />
EXPO 2<strong>02</strong>0 Dubai<br />
Architecture as highlight<br />
From 20 October 2<strong>02</strong>0 to 10 April 2<strong>02</strong>1, and for 173 days in total, the Expo 2<strong>02</strong>0 Dubai will be receiving visitors<br />
from all over the world who will encounter some of the most ground-breaking architectural designs in the world –<br />
from the world’s biggest 360-degree projection surface on the steel dome of the Al Wasl Plaza to the pavilion<br />
centred around the theme “chances”, made completely from natural materials, such as 2,500 tons of stone and 111<br />
kilometres of rope. Austria will be represented at the upcoming World’s Fair with, among others, the knowledge<br />
platform iLab, a place for innovation, inspiration, information and interaction.<br />
expo2<strong>02</strong>0dubai.com<br />
Last March, Changi Airport in Singapore<br />
was named the best airport in the world<br />
for the seventh time by Skytrax after just<br />
having undergone significant renewals.<br />
The biggest attraction in the new “Jewel”<br />
part of the airport will undoubtedly be the<br />
world’s biggest indoor waterfall that<br />
comes crashing down in freefall within an<br />
oval building made from glass and steel –<br />
partly fed by rainwater, which is also used<br />
for watering the surrounding greenery.<br />
Israeli architect Mosche Safdie was<br />
contracted to give the airport a new face<br />
and realised the project in the form of an<br />
exciting blend between nature and<br />
state-of-the-art architecture, including a<br />
hotel and an IMAX cinema. Five of the ten<br />
floors are located above ground, while the<br />
other five are below ground.<br />
changiairport.com<br />
jewelchangiairport.com<br />
Finance<br />
Global payment morale<br />
Global payment behaviour has taken a slight upturn in the past year. This is<br />
the conclusion of a new study by the credit insurance company Acredia,<br />
executed jointly with the world market leader Euler Hermes. The so-called<br />
“days of sales outstanding” (DSO) value – which is the time between the<br />
issuing of the invoice and the actual payment – was 65 days in 2018, which is<br />
one day less than in the previous year. Behind China (92 days), Greece (90),<br />
Italy (86), Morocco (84), Turkey (79) and Spain (78) were among the slowest<br />
payers.<br />
acredia.at<br />
PHOTOS: CHANGI AIRPORT, EDITION KÖRBER, QUERKRAFT-BAGIENSKI, LILIUM, ADOBE STOCK<br />
Aviation<br />
Air taxi takes off for first flight<br />
The start-up “Lilium” from Weßling near Munich, which is currently developing a revolutionary on-demand air taxi<br />
service, recently presented its first new air taxi prototype, conceptualised to be able to transport up to five people.<br />
The new Lilium Jet runs on 36 fully electric jet engines and completed its successful maiden flight as a fully electric<br />
air vehicle earlier this May.<br />
lilium.com<br />
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