Austria – country profile

Overview
European Parliament
European Commission
European Council
Burson-Marsteller

1995
Eurozone
Schengen
Nato
8.4 million

19 MEPs (2014: 18) EPP (6) S&D (5) ALDE (1) G/EFA (2) NI (5)

Go to the list of candidates for the 2014 election More details on current MEPs (EP website)

Johannes Hahn – Commissioner for Regional Policy
2010-: Commissioner for Regional Policy
2007-2010: Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research

See our assessment of Johannes Hahn’s commitments and achievements Website

Werner Faymann – Chancellor
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) + Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP)
10 votes
Next federal parliamentary elections scheduled for 2018

Ecker & Partner – affiliate
Goldeggasse 7, 1040 Wien
+43 (0) 1 / 599 32 – 0
Axel Zuschmann – Manager
A.Zuschmann@eup.at
eup.at

Britain at the heart of Europe – on Twitter, at least

26 June 2014

Never mind the Pollock-style imagery: Axel Maireder‘s data-rich map of the European Twittersphere contains some Read more

Building a new Commission – the runners and riders for the next College

11 June 2014

With the choice of a President of the European Commission still up in the air, Read more

Who’s going where? Tracking the musical chairs in the European Parliament

2 June 2014

Elections round-up: EPP loses but stays as biggest group, while anti-EU parties surge

27 May 2014

Europe’s voters have backed a vast array of anti-EU and anti-establishment voters in the 2014 Read more

PollWatch 2014: EPP to remain largest party in new European Parliament

20 May 2014

Beyond the big two The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group is set to Read more