Austria calls for Central European alliance
The Austrian Chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel, called on the Central European countries to join in an alliance, modelled on the Benelux group. Mr Schüssel said that a Central European alliance together with Austria would boost the influence of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia once they join the EU.
The Austrian Chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel, called on the Central European countries to join in an alliance, modelled on the Benelux group. Mr Schüssel said that a Central European alliance together with Austria would boost the influence of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia once they join the EU.