VIENNA, Oct 23 (Hina) - The leader of the Austrian People's Party, Wolfgang Schuessel, has said that any idea about the Austrians going to the referendum to express their opinion on Croatia's admission to the European Union is
absurd.
VIENNA, Oct 23 (Hina) - The leader of the Austrian People's Party,
Wolfgang Schuessel, has said that any idea about the Austrians going to the
referendum to express their opinion on Croatia's admission to the European
Union is absurd. According to the Austrian APA news agency, he said
he had advocated the referendum on Turkey's entry while he had never thought
that it would be necessary for the admission of Croatia or any other Balkan
country.
For Austria, Croatia's EU membership is of great importance, as Croatia
has set a model for democratisation and integration to its neighbouring
countries, the Austrian chancellor was quoted by Kurier newspaper as saying.