Celebrating the last meeting of international lawyers of EU member states #COJUR under Belgian presidency with my #belgitude socks #eu2024be

"L'EU - c'est moi!" Die aktuelle Zeichnung von Michael Pammesberger gibt es hier: kurier.at/pammesberger

First postings are always a special place for diplomats; happy to be able to visit the Austrian Embassy in #Prague, one of the historically most interesting buildings of Austria abroad

Interesting feature of Austrian foreign policy already in the 18th century and since then: “the primacy of law over force in international politics”. No wonder Austria remains one of the most passionate supporters of the #RuleofLaw Wess Mitchell

Impossible to miss: DG MEME 🇪🇺 in Vienna!!

#comitology proud #EUnerd

ambassador when reassigned back to hq

Introducing DG MEME 🇪🇺 to good old Austrian food… which we actually stole from the Italians after 1848 #WienerSchnitzel #CotolettaMilanese

#Clustermunitions are inherently indiscriminate and leave a terrible humanitarian legacy wherever they are used. The Convention on Cluster Munitions #CCM must be upheld. #Austria regrets the decision by #Lithuania to leave the Convention.

80 years ago today, in Auschwitz-Birkenau, thousands of Roma voices were silenced. On 2 August, we remember the resilience of the Roma community and honor the lives lost. Let us #ProtectTheFacts and spread awareness of the historical truth of the genocide of the Roma.

🚨 Lust darauf, außenpolitische und wirtschaftliche Interessen Österreichs rund um den Globus zu vertreten und am dichten Netz unserer diplomatischen Beziehungen mitzuweben? 🌍 Dann noch schnell fürs A-Préalable 2024 bewerben. Deadline ist am 5. August! bmeia.gv.at/ministerium/ka…

🇦🇹 together with our partners 🇨🇿🇫🇮🇸🇮 filed a joint declaration of intervention in the case #Ukraine v. #Russia before the CIJ_ICJ.

Today marks 75 years since the signing of the #GenevaConventions.   A cornerstone of international humanitarian law, they embody the importance of protecting human dignity in armed conflict. Today more than ever, Austria remains committed to upholding these vital principles.

Trying to provoke some rain in today’s heat stricken Vienna…#ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation

Important announcement that #Ukraine wants to become member of Int'l Criminal Court One more step in the fight against #impunity #RuleOfLaw

Must watch (video starts in German but continues in English): A call to vote in Austrian parliamentary elections by no one else than Stephen Fry. He acquired Austrian citizenship through the citizenship bill for persecuted persons & their descendants. youtu.be/QTUl0GUx-mM

Those responsible for #Russia’s illegal, unprovoked war against #Ukraine must be brought to justice. Today in #Vienna, for the second time this year, experts from 41 countries discussed the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine.

Happy to welcome Legal Advisers of Foreign Ministries of all Council of Europe member states in Vienna. #CAHDI Council of Europe