Austria and France Develop European Alpine Strategy

Politics ♦ Published: November 27, 2012; 15:17 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria´s State Secretary Lopatka discussed current issues of European policy with Minister of European Affairs Cazeneuve and Minister of Development Cooperation Canfin in Paris on 23 November

Austria and France Develop European Alpine Strategy / Picture: © Vindobona.org

"My meetings in Paris touched upon current European topics, such as the multi-annual financial framework and the introduction of a financial transaction tax. Austria and France share the objective of introducing the latter as soon as possible", State Secretary Lopatka said. "While the heads of state and government were striving to find a solution to the next EU budget 2014-2020 in this…