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Article: Wolfgang Schussel, Austria's steely chancellor.(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2000
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"THERE have been many attempts to unify Europe," says Wolfgang Schussel, Austria's chancellor, "but always in the past by hegemonic powers. For the first time, we're trying to achieve a union through the co-operation of equal partners. That vision is still intact. But we're beginning to have real doubts about its practical realisation. The [diplomatic] sanctions [imposed on Austria by the EU's other 14 governments] were totally undemocratic, illegal and unfair. Of course, I understand there were fears when I invited Jorg Haider's [far-right] Freedom Party to form a coalition government with us in January. But that should have led to dialogue, not exclusion. Now we must ...
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