On 1 May 2004, the EU gained 10 new member states:

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In the 20 years since, this historic enlargement has brought benefits and solid economic growth both to these countries and to the EU as a whole.

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#20YearsTogether

Words from one generation to others:

Congratulations to England’s Luke Littler for winning the Austrian Darts Open in Graz 🇦🇹🎯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Humanity at the crossroads: Autonomous weapons systems will soon fill the world’s battlefields. We have to take action & agree on int‘l rules to ensure that decisions over life or death are never taken by machines!

➡️ Kicking off #AWS2024Vienna with 900+ guests from 142 states

The Austrian Darts Open begins in Graz today with participants from all over - including the UK! 🇦🇹🎯🇬🇧

Austria - alongside the UK and other allies - has released a joint statement on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza:

The #UAE are Austria’s most important trading partner in the Gulf region with over 150 Austrian companies already present. Discussed with my colleague Dr. Sultan Al Jaber how to cooperate even closer in fields such as sustainability, intercultural dialogue or AI.

EU27 ambassadors and high commissioners say #UseYourVote in the #EUelections2024 .
📢Millions of EU citizens will be able to vote on 6-9 June from the UK.
ℹ️ Find out how:
elections.europa.eu

#UseYourVote this June in the #EUelections2024 .
Did you know that millions of EU citizens living in the UK will be able to vote.
Register now and check where & how you will be able to cast your 🇪🇺 vote in 🇬🇧.
#AllonsVoter
elections.europa.eu/en/

ICYMI 👀❤️‍🩹

There's still time to sign up! Don't miss out on Austria's contribution 'Hardly Working' 📽️

Wander through Schönbrunn Palace gardens where Sisi escaped court life – or was she just avoiding her chores? Find out more by visiting! 🌷🌼 #ViennaNow

The Independent Monitoring Authority is looking for EU citizens that are living in the UK/ Gibraltar to join their new Citizens' Panel.

They're interested to hear about your lived experience in the UK to help shape their understanding of the challenges you face!

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Last night's 🇦🇹 Lawyers’ Society on Competition Law and Democracy ⬇️

We had #NatalieHarsdorf from the #Bundeswettbewerbbehörde & #TommasoValletti
an economic professor at Imperial College London

Both were fascinating - thank you to our speakers, the ALS & everyone who joined🙏

Austria remains a strong supporter of the Veto Initiative. Today, Austria was honoured to join a statement by Liechtenstein underlining how this initiative has empowered the General Assembly.

We’re joining in on #UNESCO #WorldBookDay to celebrate a small selection of books which we think will interest those that share our connection to both Austria and the UK! 📚 Our list is not exhaustive, so feel free to comment/DM us with your favourite 🇦🇹-🇬🇧 literary recs!

Österreich und die Schweiz verbindet eine enge Strategische Partnerschaft & Freundschaft:

🔹 der militärischen #Neutralität verpflichtet
🔹 Sitz der Vereinten Nationen 🇺🇳
🔹 aktiv im Dialog 🇦🇹🤝🇨🇭

Danke, lieber @IgnazioCassis für den herzlichen Empfang in meiner Geburtsstadt!

Wishing our English friends a Happy St. George's Day!

Ein schönes Pessachfest allen Jüdinnen und Juden! Pessach ist das Fest der Befreiung und der Emanzipation. Heute würden wir sagen: ein Fest der Grund- und Freiheitsrechte, der Menschenrechte, die die Sicherheit und Würde aller Menschen gewährleisten sollen. (1/2)

In Luxembourg, I had the chance to meet my 🇸🇦 colleague, H.H. Foreign Minister فيصل بن فرحان. It is clear that the tit-for-tat in the region must stop. We need his and all the other reasonable voices in the region.