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Contents

       
Foreword by the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs 6
A. Austria in the European Union 11
I. EU Policies 11
Austria’s Role in the European Institution 11
Reform of the European Union 12
Enlargement of the Union 14
Economic and Monetary Union 15
Employment 16
The Internal Market 17
Transport 17
Environment 18
Education and Youth 19
Research and Development 19
Justice and Home Affairs 20
II. Austria’s and the European Union’s External Relations 21
The Common Foreign and Security Policy 21
The European Security and Defence Policy 22
Central and Eastern Europe 24
The Balkan Crisis Zone 28
The Russian Federation 32
Asia and the Pacific 33
The Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean 38
Africa South of the Sahara 43
North America 46
Latin America and the Caribbean 50
B. The Fight Against Terrorism 55
C. Austria in Other European Institutions 62
I. European Security Policy 62
II. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 64
III. The Council of Europe 70
IV. The Central European Initiative 74
V. Austria’s Relations with Neighbouring Countries 75
The Regional Partnership 75
South Tyrol 76
Protection of the Environment 77
The River Danube 77
D. Coming to Terms with the Past 79
The Reconciliation Fund 79
Restitution of Aryanised Property 79
E. Austria and the Developing World 82
Bilateral Development Cooperation 83
Multilateral Development Cooperation 84
The European Union’s Development Policy 87
Assistance for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia 88
F. The United Nations 90
Security Council and General Assembly 90
Organisations and Programmes of the UN System 92
G. Disarmament and Arms Control 99
Weapons of Mass Destruction 99
Conventional Weapons 100
Multilateral Export Control Regimes 101
H. The International Protection of Human Rights 103
I. The Humanitarian Dimension in International Relations 110
Migrants and Refugees 110
Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief 110
Drug Trafficking and Abuse 111
Combating International Crime 112
J. The World Economy 114
The World Economic Summit (G8) 114
The World Trade Organization 114
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 115
K. Protecting the Global Environment 118
L. Cultural Policy and Scientific Cooperation 120
M. Austrians Abroad 127
N. The Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs 128
Annex I: International Organisations in Austria 129
Annex II: The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna 131
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