German and Austrian EU Ministers Supportive of Accession Process for Western Balkans

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: February 1, 2022; 18:16 ♦ (Vindobona)

German EU Minister Anna Lührmann met with Austrian EU Minister Karoline Edtstadler in Vienna. Read what they said about EU accession for the Western Balkan states, compulsory vaccination, and more.

German EU Minister Anna Lührmann (left) and Austrian EU Minister Karoline Edtstadler (right) meeting in Vienna. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Florian Schrötter

German EU Minister Anna Lührmann recently met with her Austrian counterpart Karoline Edtstadler at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna for a working meeting.

At a joint press conference, EU Minister Edtstadler expressed her hope for closer cooperation between Germany and Austria, “We know that there is a strong axis between Paris and Berlin. Hopefully, in the future, there will be an even stronger axis between Berlin and Vienna. With a new government in Germany, we hope to be able to jointly advance many things that are now on the table in the European Union.” …