Berliner Ensemble launches discussion series with Robert Habeck
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Robert Habeck Launches New Talk Series at Berliner EnsembleStarting October 2025, Habeck will engage with experts on key political and social issues in monthly talks.
- The Berliner Ensemble will initiate the 'Habeck live' talk series in the 2025/26 season featuring Robert Habeck.
- The first event is scheduled for October 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. in the Großes Haus venue.
- The opening discussion will address whether democracies require emergency powers, including guests Anne Will and Volker Wissing.
- Habeck plans to explore major societal, political, and cultural topics with various guests throughout the series.
I have planned long, deep, calm conversations with people who can perhaps explain or at least illuminate the background for all the crises, conflicts, and excitement of our time.— Robert Habeck about his plans for the discussion series at the Berliner Ensemble.
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New series of talks: Robert Habeck becomes talk show host at the Berliner Ensemble
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- The planned discussion series will take place on the Berliner Ensemble stage, with Habeck appearing as moderator rather than actor.
- From October, a Sunday matinee is planned every six to eight weeks on societal, political and cultural issues.
- The opening discussions are expected to feature Anne Will and Volker Wissing on whether democracies require emergency measures.
- Habeck is currently a Green Bundestag member and Foreign Affairs Committee member; talks continue about a possible visiting lectureship at UC Berkeley.
I have long intended to have long, deep, calm conversations with people who can perhaps explain to us a little the background to all the crises, conflicts, and upheaval of our times.— Robert Habeck, on his Instagram profile
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- A confidential PwC audit considered the investment relatively low risk, estimating an 86% chance of full repayment by 2028.
- The bankruptcy was caused by production failures at Northvolt’s initial factory, a risk not foreseen in the PwC analysis.
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