Although Serbs and Bosnians are among the largest minorities in Austria, public opinion remains reserved on the question of enlargement to the Balkans
ECFR’s poll on EU enlargement is quoted in Le Monde
Although Serbs and Bosnians are among the largest minorities in Austria, public opinion remains reserved on the question of enlargement to the Balkans
ECFR’s poll on EU enlargement is quoted in Le Monde
Based on a ECFR flash poll, the article examines Austrians’ attitudes towards a potential EU-enlargement
Despite a wide consensus on the necessity to enlarge the EU, the majority of State Members is not yet in an advanced reflecting phase on how to concretely achieve it
For the moment, the European Political Community is essentially a forum for discussion of major strategic issues
It’s a way of restoring the balance. […] The presence of the French President and of the German Chancellor is supposed to allow negotiations to proceed.
This project cannot be reduced to an act of opposition to Russia
A reorientation of German foreign policy will not be possible without a stronger focus on Central and Eastern Europe
The Poles have a much more positive attitude toward their military than Germany because they had to fight for their freedom
For the chancellor, what he fears most is uncontrolled escalation and the Russian nuclear threat. Whereas in the Polish debate, the threat perception is different.