Tag: Hannes Swoboda

The former head of the Social Democratic Party of Austria in European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda expressed regret over the performance of Austrian Foreign Minister, Sebastian Kurz at the pre-election rally of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE in Skopje. "It is high time Macedonia embarked on a new path based on European values. Therefore it is particularly regrettable that Minister Kurz supported those...

The European Commission reacted too late to the developments in Macedonia, sais Austrian MEP Hannes Swoboda in an interview with “European Western Balkans” (EWB) especially to the social democracy in the Western Balkans. Regarding the fact that Macedonia has been ranked as the weakest candidate for EU membership according to the Press Freedom Index, Swoboda says that it is only...