In a joint call, former foreign ministers and intellectuals from all over world called for outlawing of new Austrian Government and a boycott of Austrian EU Presidency. European ministers should not receive ministers of right-wing populist FPOe, it was said in appeal published by newspaper Le Monde. In second half of 2018, Austria takes over EU presidency.
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“We do not turn a glance: These are heirs of National Socialism that have come to power in new Austrian Government,” signatories wrote and denounced, in ir opinion, “culpable silence and apathy” in view of entry into office The FPOe minister. The appeal was signed by, among ors, former French foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Spanish ex-foreign Minister Miguel-Angel Moratinos, Canada’s ex-prime minister Kim Campbell, Nobel Peace Prize laureate José Ramos-Horta and UNESCO Special Envoy for Education on Holocaust and prevention of genocides, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld.
Accompanied by weak protests and criticism, Austrian government took office from right-wing conservative People’s Party ÖVP and right-wing populist Freedom Party FPOe on 18 December. The FPOe has six ministerial posts, including interior, Defence and external affairs departments. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced that it wanted to measure new government in its actions and welcomed its announcement to pursue a proeuropean course.
In year 2000 a first coalition of ÖVP and FPOe had triggered a fierce joint protest by or EU states. At that time, y had severely restricted ir bilateral relations with Austria.
