Brussels, 19/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - Rudolf Scharping, the President of the Party of European Socialists, published on 18 April, on behalf of his party, a declaration in which he calls on the parties and political leaders to ensure that "the measures against the Austrian government do not hinder contacts with the Austrian people, or create a climate in which these contacts would be made impossible." The PES Presidency is in favour of an intensification of contacts with Austrians so as to...