Fwd: Austrian Freedom Party - t.b.v. strategie Van Mierlo

[Henk Vreekamp]

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>========  February 4, 2000                                          ====
>========  Volume 6, Number 37                                     ======
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>21. To Europe's Chagrin, Austrian Freedom Party Enters Government
>Austria and the Haider factor: Special Report -- BBC News
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_628000/628521.stm
>"Haider's Party Sworn Into New Austrian Government" -- _New York
>Times_ [RealPlayer]
>http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/late/04austria.html
>Austria vs. Europe -- PBS Online NewsHour
>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/jan-june00/austria_2-3.html
>"A conundrum for Austria-and for Europe" -- _The Economist_
>http://www.economist.com/editorial/freeforall/5-2-00/index_eu0484.html
>Austrian Freedom Party
>http://194.96.203.5/englisch/welcome.html
>Austrian People's Party
>http://www.oevp.or.at/
>Republic of Austria
>http://www.austria.gv.at/e/
>Radio Austria International [RealPlayer]
>http://www.orf.at/roi/english/welcome.html
>Austria -- NPR's _All Things Considered_ [RealPlayer]
>http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20000203.atc.09.ram
>
>After several weeks of political wrangling and in the teeth of
>widespread international opposition, Austrian President Thomas
>Klestil has approved a new government that includes the conservative
>People's Party and the rightist Freedom Party. The inclusion of the
>Freedom Party horrifies a large number of observers in Austria and
>abroad, partly because of positive comments regarding Nazi employment
>policies and members of the Waffen SS made in the past by the Freedom
>Party's leader, Joerg Haider. Haider has consistently distanced
>himself from these remarks over the past few years, and before
>approving the coalition government, President Klestil had Haider and
>the leader of the People's Party, Wolfgang Schuessel, sign a
>statement renouncing Austria's Nazi past and promising to respect
>European values in their new government. However, and probably even
>more to the point as far as the European Community is concerned, the
>Freedom Party is a strong opponent of EU expansion into the east and
>rose to power on a staunch anti-immigrant platform. While Haider
>himself will not hold a Cabinet post, his party will take the
>ministries of finance, social affairs, defense, infrastructure, and
>justice, as well as the Deputy Chancellor post. Almost immediately
>after Austria's swearing in of the new government, the European Union
>has moved to impose unprecedented harsh sanctions. Finland, France,
>Germany, Britain, and Portugal, which currently holds the EU
>presidency, have already confirmed that they will suspend political
>(but not economic) ties with Austria. Israel has also withdrawn its
>ambassador, as it did between 1986 and 1992, when Kurt Waldheim
>served as President despite his Nazi past. While the worst-case
>scenario would be the suspension of Austria from the EU (it joined in
>1995), the day-to-day operations of the EU will most probably not be
>affected.
>
>Users can begin with the always-reliable BBC, which offers breaking
>news, analysis, archived articles, and related links. The _New York
>Times_ (free registration required) also provides a host of articles
>on the subject, as well as related documents, video, a map, and a
>discussion forum. Last night's NewsHour on PBS featured a background
>report on the new government and an excellent discussion between the
>Austrian and Portuguese Ambassadors to the US. Users can listen to
>the program in RealPlayer format or read the transcripts at the site.
>_The Economist_ has weighed in with an exploration of the
>implications of the Freedom Party's rise to power for both Austria
>and Europe. Users interested in commentary on these developments
>direct from the parties involved should consult the Websites of the
>Freedom and People's parties (the latter is only available in German)
>and the official site for the Republic of Austria. Finally, audio
>reports on the new government are available from Radio Austria
>International and National Public Radio's _All Things Considered_.
>[MD]

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