“A Europe that Protects”: Austria’s EU Council Presidency
“A Europe that Protects”: Austria’s EU Council Presidency

Author(s): Łukasz Ogrodnik
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Austria; European Union; Austrian presidency of the EU Council; security policy; migration policy; integration of Western Balkans;
Summary/Abstract: The number one priority of the Austrian presidency of the EU Council, which began on 1 July, is security. This issue is subordinated to the other main points of the presidency programme: migration, digitisation, and integration of the Western Balkans with the EU. Although the Austrian approach is similar to the Polish one in the sphere of migration policy, differences remain regarding the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021–2027 (MFF), energy policy, and the European Commission’s enforcement of the rule of law.

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