The politicians who have been in cost on the time got here to talk to younger individuals within the presidential workplace on the event of the referendum on EU accession 30 years in the past. The accession led to a “nice Austrian success story”, emphasised Van der Bellen.
However this might not encourage us to “sit on our tender cushions and do nothing”. The EU elections now provide the following alternative to have a say: “Make use of your proper to vote,” appealed the Federal President.
Two thirds of these voting in 1994 have been in favour of becoming a member of the EU. The previous ministers Ferdinand Lacina (SPÖ), Franz Fischler and Maria Rauch-Kallat (each ÖVP) in addition to the previous State Secretary Brigitte Ederer (SPÖ) have been additionally invited to the Hofburg as politicians who have been energetic on the time.
In an announcement following the dialogue, Vranitzky praised the Union’s successes – for instance within the financial, cultural and academic sectors. Schüssel highlighted its progressive energy. “Allow us to not relaxation on our laurels,” Vranitzky additionally stated, “allow us to remember that nice duties await us.” Schüssel spoke out in favor of increasing the EU, however stated that its members would then have to point out extra tolerance for each other.
Schüssel additionally stated that “issues which are taken with no consideration have to be made extra comprehensible” and extra acutely aware. Austria can have a say within the protection of peace or the combat in opposition to local weather change, and younger individuals do not know something totally different, stated Van der Bellen. Europe might seem apparent, however it isn’t, stated pupil Marlene Forgber, who took half within the dialogue, calling for individuals to vote. As a result of: “To consider that we, as a ‘nation of eight million individuals’, can do something to counter the local weather disaster or Russia or China on our personal might be fairly naive.”
