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Article: Austria & the EU: "It's a new ballgame."
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- December 1, 1995
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"As you would say in the US, it's a new ballgame to be a member of the European Union," exclaims Ambassador Gregor Woschnagg, deputy head of the Economic and Integration Policy department (which handles EU affairs) at the Austrian Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Dr. Woschnagg goes on to point out that "on the political field as members of the European Union, our weight and our importance has increased considerably since we now sit in Brussels and can participate in the decision making and in the shaping of the new Europe."
Today, however, the overall mood in Austria is less positive toward the EU than it was when more than two-thirds of the voters declared ...