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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7784

25 August 2000
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) austria/enlargement
Haider in polemic on Czech Republic joining EU and drags FPO along in his wake

Vienna, 24/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Governor of Carinthia, Jorg Haider has accused the advisor to the Austrian Government for EU enlargement, Erhard Busek, of wanting to play in favour of the Czech Republic's membership of the EU as he claims that he "apparently originates from that country". The latter regarded these words as "stupid": "my family comes from Hessen", he recalled. As for Susanne Reisse-Passer, Vice Chancellor and successor to Mr. Haider at the head of the FPO, she called...

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