the first dialogue took place on may 6, 2019. the date was on the occasion of the upcoming elections to the european parliament. it included ambassador wolfgang petritsch, national councilor douglas hoyos-trauttmansdorff, werner groiß, christian schuh and walter kogler-strommer. the moderator was josef wiesinger. the topic of the european union is an interest of different parties. they do not treat the european idea monopolized, and enter into a dialogue.