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‘The time of luke-warm Europeans is over’

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An interview with Johann Sattler, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Albania Austria and Albania share a special relationship that goes far back in history. Not many other countries can claim to have with Albania a bilateral relation that is more than 100 years old. First the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then Austria have been a critical source of support for many key moments in Albania’s history and preserved a working relation even in tough times. In this regard how would you evaluate the current relationship between the two governments and peoples? Have they intensified? – I am very lucky…

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  • "This year's focus is obviously on the implementation of justice reform and on an orderly conduct of the Parliamentary elections in June. Times of election are always a time of heightened tensions, as witnessed currently by various actions of protest in Tirana. But it is important to keep emotions and actions under control, as cooperation among political forces, but also with Albania’s international partners will have to continue, even after 18 June. If we see orderly elections and progress in the judicial reform, Austria will strongly support a positive EU-decision on opening accession negotiations," says Austria's Ambassador to Albania Johann Sattler

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