EU analysis, cross-posted to Blogactiv
So Austria does not have a right wing populist President. Alexander Van Der Bellen defeated Norbert Hofer by 31000 votes, or 50.3% to 49.7% – summary of the result from Der Standard here. But that was too close for comfort. It’s also not enough to point out that Van Der Bellen was not the best …
Posted by Jon
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Alexander Van Der Bellen, Austria, EU Politics, FPÖ, Norbert Hofer, populism, Social democracy |
23/10/2015
On Thursday 29th October I am taking the train from Berlin to Vienna, via Nürnberg. This means I will cross the German – Austrian border at Passau. But what is the status of that border at the moment? Is Schengen suspended there, or not? This is a valid question to ask as on 13th September …
Posted by Jon
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Austria, Borders, EU Politics, Germany, Migration Crisis, Schengen, Schengen Borders Code, Slovenia |
Idealistic European with a British passport. Member of the Grüne in Germany. Campaigner, consultant, blogger. Writes about EU, DE, UK and tech. Train traveller.
