Vienna
A debate on Austriaβs political future
Following a swing to the right in elections last year, Austria is governed by a coalition between the ruling Conservative Peopleβs Party and the far-right Freedom Party. It has taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union with the motto, βA Europe that protectsβ, with a focus on efforts to prevent illegal immigration into the EU.
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a public debate on Austriaβs political and economic future at the Theatre Museum in Vienna. The panel includes Government spokesperson Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Liberal Party leader Beate Meinl Reisinger, Eva Blimlinger, Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts and Claus Raidl, former President of the Austrian National Bank.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.
(Photo: Vienna Old Town, Credit: tupungato/Getty Images)
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- Sat 13 Oct 2018 18:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Sun 14 Oct 2018 11:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet