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Austrian Foreign Minister says his country should halt new Iran gas deals

“Austria should sign no new gas contracts with Iran in order to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program,â€_ Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said Wednesday. "It's not the time to conclude new gas contracts with...

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List of 27 nominees to next European Commission

Nominees of the 27 EU nations for a job on the next European Commission. Their current jobs are in brackets. EU portfolios will be assigned in the weeks ahead. _ Austria: Johannes Hahn (Austrian research minister) _ Belgium:...

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One in two Austrians consider new government better than before

VIENNA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Half of the respondents believed that the current Austrian government led by Prime Minister Werner Faymann is better than before, said the news magazine "Profile" on Saturday in an advance...

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Backgrounder: Top candidates for EU foreign policy chief

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) was to hold a special summit Thursday in Brussels to decide new appointments to three top jobs under the Lisbon Treaty. They include a first full-time president, a foreign...

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Austrian FM calls for effective protection of children

VIENNA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on Nov. 20, Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger called for an effective...

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BACKGROUND: Who's who of possible candidates for EU posts

Brussels - The European Union is to hold an extraordinary summit Thursday to select the 27-member bloc's first permanent president and new foreign policy chief. Following is a list of names mentioned prominently - but not...

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Ukrainian, Austrian foreign ministers discuss preparations to Ukraine-EU summit

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko and Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Michael Spindelegger have discussed the preparations to the Ukraine-EU summit, the Ukrainian foreign minister's...

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Austria wants Russia, Ukraine to shoulder responsibilities for gas supply

VIENNA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger told his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko here on Monday that Austria wants Russia and Ukraine to shoulder their responsibilities for the...

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FACTBOX - Possible contenders for new EU foreign policy chief

The high representative for foreign affairs and security policy will have enhanced powers under the bloc's Lisbon reform treaty and head an external action service designed to give the bloc more influence on the world stage.

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Michael Spindelegger, foreign minister of Austria, to speak

Michael Spindelegger, the foreign minister of Austria and acting president of the U.N. Security Council, will speak at noon Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Presidential Dining Room at Prospect House on the Princeton University...

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