Austria Strengthens Synergies between Diplomatic and Business Community

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: February 26, 2016; 16:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Diplomacy and business go hand in hand. From now on, synergies between the representation networks of the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber are to be used more efficiently.

Diplomacy and business – hand in hand / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The network of embassies will be downsized within the EU while at the same time it will be strengthened in the rest of the world.

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