Austria at 20 Years of Slovenia's EU Membership Under the Sign of Enlargement

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: April 24, 2024; 13:48 ♦ (Vindobona)

At a time of profound changes and challenges in Europe, Slovenia is celebrating a significant anniversary of its EU membership. The celebrations were accompanied by a meeting of European heads of state, more specifically Slovenia's neighbors, who discussed the future of the Union and enlargement policy.

Austria's Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen met his counterparts from Slovenia, Italy, Hungary and Croatia to mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei / Peter Lechner/HBF

At the highly symbolic location of Brdo near Kranj, the heads of state of neighboring Austria, Italy, Hungary, and Croatia came together to commemorate the past and set the course for the European future on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Slovenia's accession to the EU. Among the celebrating personalities was Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, who emphasized the…