Austria EU Representative Selmayr at Dispute Because Of "Blood Money" Statement

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 14, 2023; 08:12 ♦ (Vindobona)

EU representative Martin Selmayr has called Austrian gas payments to Russia "blood money". Now reprimanded by Vienna and Brussels, EU Commission representative Martin Selmayr does not want to give up his job in Austria.

The EU Commission representative Martin Selmayr, who has been reprimanded by Vienna and Brussels for his "blood money" statement, does not want to give up his job in Austria. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Saeima [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

In an unusually clear tone, Martin Selmayr, the representative of the European Commission in Vienna, has spoken out about Austria's ongoing gas payments to Russia. The representative of the EU Commission in Vienna expressed surprise at the amount of Russian gas still coming to Austria. "Blood money" is sent to Russia every day as a result, he said. Selmayr was quoted to the Foreign…