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☆ Pushback against Trump plays into the hands of the Chinese, Austria minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election, in Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S. January 16, 2024. Davos, SWITZERLAND — Liberal pushback against a likely highly divisive U.S. election will play into the hands of the Chinese, Austria's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Schallenberg, said Thursday. "They treat democracy as a weakness, making us slower, making us more cumbersome. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the U.K. wasn't immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC. Trump, for his part, was considered highly skeptical of China during his time in office, opting for a protectionist approach.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alexander Schallenberg, Schallenberg, CNBC's Silvia Amaro, Trump, Biden Organizations: New, Liberal, Foreign Affairs, CNBC, Economic, wasn't, Republican Locations: New Hampshire, Atkinson , New Hampshire, U.S, Davos, SWITZERLAND, Switzerland, China

☆ 'True European': Former top Czech diplomat Schwarzenberg dies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PRAGUE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Former Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, one of the leading figures in the country's post-Communist era, has died, officials said on Sunday. Schwarzenberg was born into a prestigious Czech family and became a senior aide to his friend Vaclav Havel after the former dissident won the country's first free election in 1990. He later served twice as foreign minister between 2007 and 2013. The Vaclav Havel Library, which Schwarzenberg co-founded, said he died on Saturday, calling him a "patriot and true European". Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on X that Schwarzenberg was an "unwavering advocate" of democracy and the European idea.

Persons: Karel Schwarzenberg, Schwarzenberg, Vaclav Havel, Miroslav Kalousek, Havel, Alexander Schallenberg, Milos Zeman, Jason Hovet, Jan Lopatka, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Vaclav Havel Library, Communists, Television, Foreign Ministry, Austrian, Thomson Locations: PRAGUE, Czech, Europe, Vienna, Czech Republic, Schwarzenberg, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Central European

EU officials also drafted a statement in support of the proposal for an EU summit later this week, although they cautioned the text could still change in the coming days. "There's a vital need to get water, to get food, to get medical supplies into Gaza," said Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin. Some questioned whether a pause would impede Israel's right to defend itself as it seeks to destroy Hamas positions in Gaza. But Israel has the right to self-defence," said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky questioned "how such a ceasefire should be established with a partner inside Gaza, where the Hamas terrorist organisation now is controlling the situation".

Persons: Josep Borrell, Juan Medina, Antonio Guterres, Borrell, Micheal Martin, Annalena Baerbock, Israel, Alexander Schallenberg ., Jan Lipavsky, Andrew Gray, Bart Meijer, Jan Strupczewski, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Alison Williams Organizations: European Union for Foreign Affairs, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, U.N, United Nations, Irish, Austrian, Thomson Locations: Granada, Spain, Rights BRUSSELS, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Egypt, Rafah, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, Germany, Alexander Schallenberg . Czech

Queries about what the move entailed and how extensive its impact on Palestinian aid would be weren't immediately answered. According to the bloc, it has provided humanitarian aid to help meet Palestinians’ basic needs since 2000 through the European Commission’s humanitarian aid department (ECHO) and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Since 2000, ECHO has provided 700 million euros of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The EU’s most populous member, Germany, and its neighbor Austria, also said they were suspending development aid for the Palestinian areas. Germany isn't suspending the humanitarian aid it provides separately via international nongovernmental organizations and the U.N., the Foreign Ministry said.

Persons: “, ”, Oliver Varhelyi, Israel, Varhelyi, weren't, ” Varhelyi, Svenja Schulze, Schulze, Israel “, Germany isn't, Christian Wagner, Alexander Schallenberg, ___ Samuel Petrequin, Geir Moulson Organizations: European Union, EU, European Commission, Palestine Liberation Organization, Humanitarian Affairs, West Bank, Ministry, Palestinian Authority, UNRWA, Development, Foreign Ministry Locations: BRUSSELS, Israel, Germany, Austria, Oslo, Muscat , Oman, Gaza, Berlin, Austrian, Brussels

Germany and Austria earlier on Monday said they were suspending bilateral development aid to Palestinians, while others such as Italy had said suspending aid was not up for discussion. It is unclear whether the suspensions in development aid will also apply to such assistance. Varhelyi said all new budget proposals for Palestinian aid were also postponed until further notice. The Israeli flag has been hoisted above the chancellor's office and the Foreign Ministry after the shock Hamas assault. Asked if Italy would follow Germany and Austria in suspending development aid, the foreign ministry spokesperson said this was not under discussion.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Oliver Varhelyi, Varhelyi, Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah, Alexander Schallenberg, Svenja Schulze, Rishi Sunak, Andrew Gray, Francois Murphy, Sarah Marsh, Markus Wacket, Angela Amante, Kate Holton, Mark Heinrich, Alison Williams, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, BRUSSELS, European, United Nations, Union, EU, EU Commission, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Austrian, European Union, Foreign Ministry, Social Democrats, Greens, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Israel, Germany, Austria, Italy, BERLIN, Europe, West, Berlin, Palestinian, Berlin's, Brandenburg, United Nations, Britain, Brussels, Vienna, Rome, London

☆ World reacts to surprise attack by Hamas on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The UK will always support Israel’s right to defend itself," Foreign Minister James Cleverly said in a social media post. URSULA VON DER LEYEN, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION"I unequivocally condemn the attack carried out by Hamas terrorists against Israel. DUTCH PRIME MINISTER MARK RUTTE"Just spoke with Prime Minister @netanyahu about the unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel. POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER ZBIGNIEW RAU"I strongly condemn Hamas' ongoing attacks on Israel. AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ALEXANDER SCHALLENBERGSchallenberg strongly condemned what he called a "cowardly and underhand" attack on Israel by Hamas.

Persons: Mahmoud Issa, OLAF SCHOLZ, Scholz, EMMANUEL MACRON Macron, Macron, JAMES, James, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, JOSEP BORRELL, Borrell, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Erdogan, MARK RUTTE, @netanyahu, Rutte, MIKHAIL BOGDANOV, Mikhail Bogdanov, Israel, Israel's, ZBIGNIEW RAU, Rau, PETR PAVEL, Pavel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ALEXANDER SCHALLENBERG Schallenberg, HADJA LAHBIB, Ros Russell, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Twitter, SAUDI ARABIA'S, OF, AK Party, DUTCH, Hezbollah, Gaza, MINISTRY, Israel, State, SWISS DEPARTMENT OF, BELGIAN, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Germany, SAUDI, Egypt, TURKISH, Ankara, Netherlands, RUSSIAN, MIKHAIL BOGDANOV Russia, Iran, Lebanese, Ukraine, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, CZECH, Czech Republic, Czech, AUSTRIAN, Belgium, Greece

☆ EU says aborted Russia mutiny shows Moscow's military power is 'cracking'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Monday said an aborted mutiny in Russia at the weekend showed Moscow's war in Ukraine was causing domestic instability and undermining its military power, but stressed their focus remained on supporting Kyiv. "The political system is showing fragilities, and the military power is cracking," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Luxembourg as he arrived for a meeting with ministers from across the 27-member bloc. "The monster that Putin created with Wagner, the monster is biting him now, the monster is acting against his creator." German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Putin was destroying his own country with his "brutal war of aggression" in Ukraine. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen suggested the weekend's events showed Putin's hold on power was not as strong as it seemed.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Josep Borrell, Borrell, Vladimir Putin, Prigozhin's Wagner, Putin, Annalena Baerbock, Yves Herman, Baerbock, Jean Asselborn, Alexander Schallenberg, Elina Valtonen, Sabine Siebold, Bart Meijer, Andrew Gray, Conor Humphries Organizations: Union, Kyiv, Moscow, EU, European Commission, REUTERS, Austrian, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Russia, Ukraine, EU, Luxembourg, Brussels, Belgium, Russia's, Europe, Finnish

☆ Three Europeans return home after release by Iran in prisoner swap
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Charlotte Van Campenhout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

They arrived around 2:45 a.m. (0045 GMT) and were greeted by Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, Belgium's Belga news agency reported. Danish citizen Thomas Kjems flew on to Copenhagen, landing at around 11 a.m. (0900 GMT) on Saturday. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg tweeted photos of the two Austrians arriving in Vienna. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian tweeted on Saturday that he had told Lahbib that he hoped the prisoners' release would "open a new page" in Iran's relations with Belgium and Europe. Belgian government officials said that officially there were still 22 Europeans in Iranian prisons, but that no more Europeans would be exchanged for Assadi.

Persons: Thomas Kjems, Read, Dane, Asadollah Assadi, Olivier Vandecasteele, Assadi, Hadja Lahbib, Belgium's, It's, I've, Alexander Schallenberg, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Lahbib, Amirabdollahian, Massud Mosaheb, Kamran Ghaderi, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Kazem, Ahmadreza, Louise Rasmussen, Tom Little, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Bart Biesemans, Andrew Gray, Francois Murphy, Hugh Lawson, Mark Potter, Frances Kerry Organizations: Copenhagen Airport, Europeans, Belgian Foreign, Austrian, Ministry, Austrian Friendship Society, Danish, Assadi, Iranian, Thomson Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark, Iran, BRUSSELS, DUBAI, Tehran, Belgian, Belgium, France, Oman, Danish, Vienna, Iranian, Europe, ., Swedish, Brussels, Dubai

☆ Austria says talks underway on returning Parthenon marbles to Greece
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna has a tiny collection of marbles - just two fragments from the Parthenon's northern frieze. But Greece hopes that with each agreement to return pieces to Athens there will be growing "positive momentum" in talks on returning pieces being kept elsewhere. "I am very hopeful that the talks can move on very quickly and the marbles will be on display in Athens." Dendias said the talks were important in the context of discussions about bigger collections, particularly that the British Museum in London. "The regional government of Sicily in 2022 and Pope Francis in 2023 returned to Greece part of the Parthenon sculptures so this will be the third one and this for us is of huge, huge importance," Dendias said.

[1/5] The logo of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is seen on their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard FoegerVIENNA, March 23 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is pressing Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI) to unwind its highly profitable business in Russia, five people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. One person said such a plan could include the sale or closure of its Russian bank. A Raiffeisen spokesperson said that it was examining options for its Russia business "including a carefully managed exit" and that it was "expediting" its assessment, adding that it had also reduced lending in the country. HIGH STAKESIn January, the U.S. sanctions authority launched an inquiry into Raiffeisen over its business related to Russia.

[1/4] FILE PHOTO-Austria's foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg speaks during an interview with Reuters in Vienna, Austria, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa LeutnerSummarySummary Companies Foreign minister says Russia important for Europe'Part of European culture, whether we like it or not'Schallenberg defends Raiffeisen against criticismVIENNA, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia will always remain important for Europe, Austria's foreign minister said, saying that to think otherwise was delusional. Schallenberg said it was for Austria to enforce sanctions and pointed the finger at other Western banks doing business in Russia. "Austrian companies have to stick to Austrian rules, part of which are the European Union sanctions." "There are enough American banks, one with the name Bank of America, present in Russia," said Schallenberg.

☆ Austrian foreign affairs minister on forging diplomatic relationships for EU
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAustrian foreign affairs minister on forging diplomatic relationships for EUCNBC's Silvia Amaro speaks to Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg at Davos 2023.

☆ Moldova e interesată ca rezultatele Summitului PaE să contribuie la apropierea de UE, ministru
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +3 min

Moldova e interesată ca rezultatele Summitului PaE să contribuie la apropierea de UE, ministruProgresele atinse în procesul realizării prevederilor Acordului de Asociere, precum și asistența acordată de Uniunea Europeană în lupta cu criza pandemică au fost discutate la întrevederea de lucru a ministrului de externe, Aureliu Ciocoi, și omologul său austriac, Alexander Schallenberg. Oficialul moldovean a menționat importanța aprofundării cooperării cu UE, precum și necesitatea revigorării Parteneriatului Estic și înzestrării inițiativei date cu o viziune strategică nouă, care ar reflecta ambițiile crescânde ale țărilor asociate. De asemenea, ministrul a reiterat că Republica Moldova este interesată ca rezultatele Summitului Parteneriatului Estic să contribuie la apropierea continuă a partenerilor estici de UE, transmite IPN. În acest sens, Aureliu Ciocoi a informat interlocutorul despre discuția productivă cu un grup de oameni de afaceri din Austria, organizată la inițiativa părții austriece. În final, ministrul moldovean de externe a adresat personal ministrului afacerilor externe și europene al Austriei, Alexander Schallenberg, invitația de efectua o vizită oficială în Republica Moldova.

Persons: Aureliu Ciocoi, Alexander Schallenberg Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Estic, regională, moldovean Locations: austriac, UE, Republica Moldova, Viena, Chișinău, Austriei, Europa, Republicii Moldova, Austria

Acesta se va afla la Viena timp de 3 zile. Programul vizitei include întrevederi cu omologul austriac, Alexander Schallenberg, ministru al afacerilor externe și europene al Austriei, Martin S. Ledolter, directorul Agenției austriece pentru dezvoltare, Helga Schmid, secretarul general al OSCE, Ghada Waly, directorul general al Oficiului ONU de la Viena, ambasadorul Thomas Mayr-Harting, reprezentantul special pentru reglementare transnistreană și cu membrii grupului de prietenie parlamentară Moldova, Ucraina și Belarus. În cadrul vizitei vor fi abordate temele referitoare la relațiile de cooperare moldo-austriacă la nivel bilateral, o atenție deosebită fiind acordată componentei economice și proiectelor de cooperare pentru dezvoltare. Totodată, ministrul interimar al afacerilor externe va discuta agenda europeană și progresele înregistrate de Republica Moldova în realizarea angajamentelor europene ale țării. Pe agenda discuțiilor cu oficialii austrieci și cu reprezentanții organizațiilor internaționale cu sediul la Viena se va afla și procesul de soluționare a conflictului transnistrean, situația regională, precum și criza sanitară globală.

Persons: Alexander Schallenberg, Martin S . Ledolter, Helga Schmid, Ghada, Thomas Organizations: ONU Locations: Viena, austriac, Austriei, OSCE, Moldova, Ucraina, Belarus, austriacă, Republica Moldova

☆ Atacul terorist din orașul Viena: MAEIE vine cu precizări; Printre victime nu sunt moldoveni
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Ministrul Oleg Țulea a transmis în seara zilei de 2 noiembrie un mesaj de compasiune adresat omologului său austriac, Alexander Schallenberg. Șeful diplomației moldovene, a menționat „Condamnăm vehement acest atac terorist brutal și din numele Republicii Moldova transmitem condoleanțele familiilor îndurerate și recuperare grabnică celor răniți”. Ambasada Republicii Moldova la Viena este în contact cu autoritățile competente din Austria pentru a preciza dacă printre victime nu sunt și cetățeni moldoveni. Din informațiile acumulate la moment, nu există cetățeni moldoveni afectați în atac, se arată în comunicat. În caz de necesitate, cetățenii Republicii Moldova din Austria pot contacta misiunea diplomatică la adresa de email: [email protected] sau să telefoneze pe numărul de urgență pentru situații excepționale al ambasadei: 00 43 (0) 6602300864.

Persons: Oleg Țulea, Alexander Schallenberg, Alexander Schallenberg Locations: austriac, Republicii Moldova, Viena, Austria

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