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Van der Bellen is the Austrian President - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Austria elects the Green Alexander Van der Bellen - in the presidential election !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen - a former leader of the Green Party - is the Austrian President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen stands for the protection - of the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for climate protection - and for more social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and he is an open-minded - and a pro-European president !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "speaking in front of international press - a visibly relieved and delighted Van der Bellen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "emboldens the people - our world has changed - for the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the balanced Van der Bellen says - he works for the common good - of Austria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but he will point to it - if some politician in the country - would be irresponsible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and to move Europe forward - in a positive - and constructive way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the endorsement of the retired economics professor - is particularly emphatic in urban areas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with all of Vienna’s 23 districts - showing up in Van der Bellen’s green !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Olaf Scholz - German Chancellor from the social democratic party SPD - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the result of the election - is a clear victory for good sense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there is a relief - and joy - in whole of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister - Jean Asselborn - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria votes for reason - tolerance - and humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the result of the vote - is good for Austria - and the values of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen continues the old Austrian tradition of politicians - like Kreisky from the SPÖ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "who think - and act - on behalf of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "he stands for a much better political - and social European Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for economic measures - and stronger climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen is a respected - and responsibleful - President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Van der Bellen wins Austrian presidential Election - Telegraph: LINK ¤ TELEGRAPH

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  • "Mr. Van der Bellen - campaigned on a pro-EU platform - and is backed by the Greens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he is the world's first Green - head of state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "fans affectionally call him "the professor" - Van der Bellen is a uniting figure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he has much experience - is calm - and a good listener !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "first impression of the economics professor - can be misleading !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "under his leadership - the Green party went on - to achieve good results !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen stands for a strong - and united - Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with strong environmental - and social rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "with more sustainability - and which defends the rights of minority groups !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen says that Austrians - have to protect our democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we need to develop - democracy further !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "he says he will not accept TTIP - the proposed free trade deal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( between EU - and US ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Van der Bellen says there must not be a standing still - in Austrian politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must be more responsibility - in the politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Austria Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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  • "Austria - with its spectacular mountain scenery - the Danube - and different regions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "has a position - in the geographical heart - of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the 1955 State Treaty guarantees - Austria's unity - and neutrality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria declared permanent neutrality - to which it still adheres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria is home - to key international organisations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "including parts of the UNO - United Nations Organization !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the OSCE - Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency - and Opec !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria is a bridge - between different states !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria has a very rich cultural heritage - in music !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart occupies a place of his own - as composer of some of the best loved - European classical music !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the works of Ludwig van Beethoven - and Franz Schubert - also enjoy great popularity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Austrian Chancellor Faymann - Spiegel online: LINK ¤ SPIEGEL ONLINE

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  • "Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann - from the social democratic party - SPÖ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "says that the European Central Bank - ECB - must gain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • ""additional flexibility" - for market intervention !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and act more - offensivly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we need to take the next steps - toward further safeguards - in the economy of the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be a too severe corset - for the debts - of the countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the benefits of collective protection - are afterwards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "this is an agenda - where the European values - are protected - and strengthened !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but neo-liberals - had lobbied against it !"

 

 

 

 

 

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Spiegel online: - "even Angela Merkel said that stricter rules are needed in Europe - but it sounded not like solidarity - when she said this !"



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  • "there must be more solidarity - in Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and we need - stricter rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "rules are not positive or negative - it is about the content !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we must regulate - the financial markets - more strictly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "cut down - on speculation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and found an - European ratings agency !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we need a financial transaction tax - against speculators !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "and for more income - for the states !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Cafe Hawelka - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "in Austria there is a strong - cafe house culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Vienna alone has - more than 1,900 cafes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "where people meet - inform - relax - discuss - and debate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the Cafe Hawelka - is an institution - in this cafe culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "because of the personalities - of Josefine and Leopold - Hawelka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Cafe Hawelka is an icon - their marble tops worn smooth by the elbows - of four generations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Leopold Hawelka serves all - artists - and tourists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and gives the impression - of being at home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "grandson Michael Hawelka - continues this tradition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in a sense - that makes Cafe Hawelka special !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "paying tribute to the man and his legacy - Austrian culture minister Claudia Schmied !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "describes him as a legend - of coffee house culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the crowd changes from - international artists - to local literary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and artistic persons - to students - and tourists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the sense of time - at a near standstill - stays the same !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a smiling portrait - placed on his couch - serves as a reminder !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of his commitment to guests - and their welfare !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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US Interests
- US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA1224

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  • "the situation in Austria - and the Austrian government !"

 

 

 

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  • "presented significant challenges - to the US embassy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austrian officials - will not support !"

 

 

 

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  • "a diplomatic initiative - on our say-so alone !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we should make the effort - to build our strategies in fora - which include the Austrians !"

 

 

 

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  • "it should look like - they played a role - in the formulation !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and we need to offer - deliverables !"

 

 

 

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  • "the type of deliverables necessary were often intangible - coming at the level of show - and protocol !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA74

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  • "the US embassy lobbied - for market access - in service sectors !"

 

 

 

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  • "the priority for the US embassy was - computer high - telecommunication and Internet medium !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "distribution services high - advertising services high !"

 

 

 

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  • "management consulting high - banking and financial services high !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Investment - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA462

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - the conservative Schuessel ! - ( OVP - FPO - BZO )"

 

 

 

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  • "for economic reform - and privatization of public enterprises !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and for a competitive business environment - for foreign investors !"

 

 

 

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  • "370 US firms - held investments !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WTO - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA3840

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  • "Gabriella Habermayer - head of the ministry of economy's multilateral trade division - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Austria has several general concerns - in the WTO negotiations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for example regarding further concessions - on agricultural market access !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "first - Austrians believe that there must be - adequate safeguards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "for the agriculture sector - against foreign larger companies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Europe's farms - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "second - most Austrians support continued - financial assistance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "for sustainable - agricultural development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria has environmentally-conscious - policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and strong consumer protection - capabilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "support for maintaining - a large range of sensitive products !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "remains strong - in environmentally-green - Austria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austrians - want all their foodstuffs - produced locally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EU - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA2717

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  • "the poll reveals that 82% says - the EU must focus less on business !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and more on - social issues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "seventy-nine percent say - that larger member states !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "must pursue less national interests - and more common EU interests !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "seventy-five percent say - the EU must develop more political counterweight - to other world regions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EU - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA1312

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  • "former Austrian EU Commissioner Franz Fischler - says about the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Austrians want to have political concepts - with ideas - where the journey ends !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the EU needs to clarify - its grand strategy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "develop more its - democratic structures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and promote more an - European identity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Central Europe
- US cable - 2006:
LINK ¤ 06VIENNA6

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  • "more than 50% - of Austrian foreign direct investment - went to !"

 

 

 

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  • "countries of Central and Eastern Europe - CEE - as well as Southeastern European - SEE - nations !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria was the largest foreign investor - in Slovenia - Croatia - Bulgaria - Romania - and Bosnia-Herzegovina !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austrian banks and insurance companies in CEE and SEE - had 25% and 20% market shares !"

 

 

 

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  • "but it was also risky - Austrian banks needed the profits of the subsidiaries ! ( which represented a larger portion - of operating income ! )"

 


 

 

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  • "and challenges were political stability - legal uncertainties - and corruption !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft
- US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA718

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  • "Thomas Lutz - Spokesman Microsoft Austria - said !"

 

 

 

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  • "Microsoft had advocated for - minimal IT regulation !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "on Internet - governance !"

 

 

 

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  • "Microsoft had lobbied - against a supranational control - of the Internet !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foreign Minister Plassnik - US cable - 2006:
LINK ¤ 06VIENNA142

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  • "differences of opinion - between Europe and the US - inevitably would occur !"

 

 

 

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  • "Austria - as EU President - would sometimes have to express positions - at odds with US policy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Europe has to create - a sense of the - European way of life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "there is a - European way of life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "which includes very high - social protections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and solidarity - also between generations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jewish Community - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA1776

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  • "the Austrian Jewish Community - IKG - and the Austrian government announced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "that pending questions - regarding the restitution claims - had been resolved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the IKG will receive an additional - 18.2 million Euro - as restitution payment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "from the "Reconciliation Fund" - for the compensation from 1938-1945 !"

 

 

 

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  • "in return - the IKG will withdraw its - 777 claims !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Agriculture Minister Proell - US cable - 2006:
LINK ¤ 06VIENNA867

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  • "Minister Proell states - to maintain GMO-free zones - for crop cultivation in Austria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "but there were problems - with 70 percent - of imported grains ! - ( Argentina and Brazil )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Austria opposes biotechnology - also because most scientists say - one should be careful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Monsanto - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA1101

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  • "Austrian Ministry of Health - issued a government ordinance - to implement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "a marketing ban - on Monsanto's GT73 - oilseed rape !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a study - from the Vienna's Institute for Environmental Protection - concluded !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "that unintentional mingling - could be possible !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the Austrian Federal Environmental Agency - produced a separate report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "highlighted inadequate testing - of the product !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate
- US cable - 2005:
LINK ¤ 05VIENNA1151

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  • "Austria signed - the Kyoto Protocol - for climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "it promised to reduce - greenhouse gas emissions - by 13% - by 2012 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "but Minister of Economy Bartenstein - and industry groups - had tried to lobby - the allocation plan !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUSTRIA - Wikipedia EN:
LINK ¤ AUSTRIA

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  • "the Republic of Austria - is a federal republic - in Central Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Austria has its own cultures - for example in music - literature - and architecture !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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