Austria's Foreign Policy on the Western Balkans

Politics ♦ Published: June 4, 2014; 14:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

Due to centuries of political, cultural and economic interrelations, Austrian foreign policy has always attached particular importance to the Balkans. The prime goal of Austrian foreign policy is to support the transformation of the Western Balkans into a zone of stability.

Austrian Foreign Policy: The Western Balkans / Picture: © Google Maps 2018

Due to centuries of political, cultural and economic interrelations, Austrian foreign policy has always attached particular importance to the Balkans.

In terms of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, “Western Balkans” covers the states of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania.

The prime goal…