Den: 21. 7. 2022

Západ zažívá pokles své moci, nikoliv nutně úpadek

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Sebastian Schäffer: The bridge-building Austria fights with the Fortress Austria - The Cross-border Talks

Sebastian Schäffer, director of the Vienna-based Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, comments on the results of the 2024 Austrian parliamentary elections. He explains the context and roots of the victory of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), pointing out that the election campaign revolved around the issues of migration and asylum seekers, Austrian neutrality and, to a lesser extent, rising prices and social issues. He comments on the likely composition of the future government, which could be a right-wing coalition, but also an alliance against the FPÖ. Schäffer also addresses the FPÖ's anti-democratic ambitions and recalls the Ibiza affair, pointing out how easily it was forgotten, at least by the far-right voters (i.e. one third of the electorate). The second part of the interview discusses Austria's future foreign policy. Historically, the Second Austrian Republic after the Second World War often proved to be a neutral ground for political negotiations and the search for agreements. Austria has served as a bridge between East and West, Western and South-Eastern Europe. But what the Freedom Party of Austria now promises is a Fortress Austria, closed to newcomers, suspicious of its neighbours, not interested in full Schengen enlargement to Romania and Bulgaria, and likely to join forces with Viktor Orban's Hungary to dismantle the rule of law in Europe. Nevertheless, as the guest on Cross-Border Talks points out, it is still unclear who exactly will govern Austria after this election, and what kind of foreign policy that government would pursue.

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Den: 21. 7. 2022

Západ zažívá pokles své moci, nikoliv nutně úpadek

Sebastian Schäffer: The bridge-building Austria fights with the Fortress Austria - The Cross-border Talks

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