Verso l’accordo De Gasperi-Gruber: opinione pubblica e stampa in Austria di fronte alla svolta del 24 giugno 1946
Journal title VENTUNESIMO SECOLO
Author/s Monica Fioravanzo
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/58
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 81-104 File size 119 KB
DOI 10.3280/XXI2026-058005
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The article examines the reactions of the Austrian press to the diplomatic developments that led to the De Gasperi-Gruber Agreement (September 5, 1946), focusing in particular on the pivotal decision of June 24, 1946, when the Conference of Foreign Ministers defi nitively rejected Austria’s territorial claims over South Tyrol and the Puster Valley. Drawing on a wide range of national and regional newspapers – including Allied occupation papers (Wiener Kurier, Weltpresse), general-interest dailies (Wiener Zeitung, Tiroler Tageszeitung, Salzburger Nachrichten), and party organs (Arbeiter Zeitung, Tiroler Nachrichten, Volkswille) – the study highlights how coverage varied signifi cantly across political affi liations. While conservative and regional papers expressed strong resentment, invoking self-determination and historical ties to Tyrol, socialist and communist outlets showed limited interest, refl ecting Soviet geopolitical priorities and concerns over Trieste. The Allied press framed events through denazifi cation and democratic reconstruction lenses. The article concludes by tracing reactions to the fi nal agreement, revealing how the Volkspartei refused to consider it a defi nitive settlement, foreshadowing the long political struggle that would eventually lead to the 1972 Statute of Autonomy.
Keywords: South Tyrol; De Gasperi-Gruber Agreement; Austrian press; Self-determination; Post-WWII diplomacy.
Monica Fioravanzo, Verso l’accordo De Gasperi-Gruber: opinione pubblica e stampa in Austria di fronte alla svolta del 24 giugno 1946 in "VENTUNESIMO SECOLO" 58/2026, pp 81-104, DOI: 10.3280/XXI2026-058005