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IGC and European security policy, according to programme of new Austrian government - Guaranteeing EU's mutual assistance and participation in "adapted" Eurocorps

Brussels, 08/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - The part of the programme of the new Austrian government formed by the ÖVP and the FPÖ devoted to European foreign policy contains quite detailed passages not only on EU enlargement but also on the next institutional reform and on the development of a European security and defence policy. The essential elements pertain to:

1. Reform of EU Institutions. The government, which indicates that the Austrian Länder may nominate a member of the Austrian...