• Chancellor Christian Stocker called Europe Day ‘a day of joy, pride and confidence’, highlighting Austria’s benefits from EU membership.
  • Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler emphasized democracy, human rights and social security as pillars of the EU, calling for a fight against extremism.
  • Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger presented a nine-point plan to strengthen the EU, including abolishing the veto in foreign policy and integrated defense.
  • FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl criticized ‘EU centralists’ and demanded ’re-democratization’ of the Union, calling for protection of Austrian sovereignty and neutrality.
  • Green MEP Meri Disoski called for abolishing vetoes in EU foreign and sanctions policy, learning from Orbán’s ‘harmful blockade policy’.

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