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It’s About Europe
For the third time, Austria is now taking over the Council Presidency of the European Union for six months. This entails several challenges that need to be overcome. A commentary
Posts by Rainhard Kloucek
- Media
A Stable Balkans Means a Secure Europe
A stable Balkans means a secure Europe The Paneuropa Movement Austria welcomes the EU states’ approval to open negotiations with Macedonia and Albania from June 2019.
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Hurrah! Climate change is over! (Sadly, only for the politicians)
I am certainly no climate change denier. The symptoms are far too obvious. However, I cannot get on board with the general scaremongering either. After all, it is impossible to
- Politics
Parliaments in Shackles
Parliamentarianism appears to be in retreat across Europe. The culprits behind this development are usually the parliamentarians themselves. The idea of a ‘Spitzenkandidat’ (lead candidate) in the European elections, who
- Politics
A compromise paves the way to the EU. All good, then?
It is done – after almost a quarter-century of dispute over its name, Greece and Macedonia have reached an agreement. Macedonia, hitherto humiliatingly referred to as ‘FYROM’ in international jargon,