Austria endorses Estonia for quick EU membership

  • 1998-07-09
  • Daniel Silva
TALLINN – If Austrian Foreign Minister Wolfgang Schussel's comments are any indication, fears about the transfer of the European Union presidency from the UK to Austria July 1 were unfounded.During a visit to Estonia last week, Schussel proclaimed that the Baltic country is, both economically and politically, one of the best prepared of the six nations likely to join the EU in the next round of expansion.Earlier last week, the Baltic News Service reported that Tunne Kelam, deputy speaker of the Estonian parliament, said the transfer of the presidency should not hurt Estonia's EU bid. The pr...
 
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