Austrian FM Meinl-Reisinger Signals European Cooperation with her First Trip Abroad

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: March 9, 2025; 23:10 ♦ (Vindobona)

With her first foreign trip to Brussels, Austria’s new Foreign Minister, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, has sent an unequivocal signal for European cooperation. In discussions with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, Magnus Brunner, the focus was on the close cooperation between Austria and the EU.

Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (l.) met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas (r.) in Brussels. / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Michael Gruber / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

"I deliberately chose Brussels as the destination for my first foreign trip. We are facing numerous challenges that we can only overcome together as the European Union – be it the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the fight against irregular migration, or the situation in the Middle East," Meinl-Reisinger stated. She emphasized that, especially in the thirtieth year of…