Zilkens' News Blog Archive

Culture in danger - seen at Uzupu Republik Lithuania 🇱🇹 Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 35 2026

Let’s get the most important thing out of the way first! Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH is looking for people who enjoy art and insurance – and, in particular, aren’t afraid of customer-focused work! If this sounds like you, please get in touch with Petter Börgers or our colleagues in the HR department at Attikon.I’ve been travelling around the Baltic states for a few ... read more

Manifesta 16, Duisburg, Abbas Zahedi - Installation - Photo: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 34 2026

There’s a lot going on in the Ruhr region – no, not the organised gangs involved in welfare fraud, although they’re there too – but far more importantly, the nomadic Manifesta (16) biennial, which is being held in Germany for only the second time. Duisburg, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen and Essen are the cities where 12 former churches serve as exhibition spaces, in which curators of all ... read more

Found on Linkedin - and worthwhile taking action

Zilkens' News Blog 33 2026

It’s really rather daft that it hasn’t rained properly for months! The rivers have reached record low levels, throwing global supply chains into disarray. You suddenly realise just how important river transport is. As a stopgap measure, lorries are now to be allowed back on the motorways at weekends. Actually, that’s the right thing to do! One can only welcome the fact that the federal ... read more

Holiday season at Cologne Cathedral; Photo: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 32 2026

There are evenings when you hear stories that you really don’t want to believe, because they confirm that Islamism has little regard for our freedom amongst those it has indoctrinated. A friend of mine, who is already somewhat older, arrived at a major German railway station one evening and was approached by three men – with short hair but long black beards – who wanted ... read more

Looking at Boris Becker, Big art Exhibition Düsseldorf, Photo: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 31 2026

In the business world, you can recognise professionals by the fact that, even in moments that are personally difficult for them, they are able to keep their mouths shut and not involve even their closest colleagues – however hard that may be and however lonely it makes them feel. If one applies this standard to our outgoing Minister of Transportion, one has to conclude: he ... read more

Berlin, Fasanenstraße

Zilkens' News Blog 30 2026

The summer holidays are gradually making their presence felt everywhere. Surprisingly, MPs have more than six weeks’ break from legislative business. One of them has now decided to relinquish his borrowed power for a while by devoting himself to the joys of fatherhood. He is now 46 years old, having spent 24 of those years in the German Bundestag. There are likely to be quite ... read more