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The EU commission said it will establish its line on the new Austrian government after its president Jean-Claude Juncker meets the new chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday (Photo: Council of the EU)

EU silent on Austria's 'pro-Europe' far-right in cabinet

The European Commission was muted on Monday (18 December) after the swearing in of the new Austrian coalition government which includes a far-right party - and whose programme collides with existing EU policies on migration.

The 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz, the youngest chancellor in the country's history, will meet with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday evening on his first official visit to Brussels as premier.

Kurz, leader of the centre-right Austria...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The EU commission said it will establish its line on the new Austrian government after its president Jean-Claude Juncker meets the new chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday (Photo: Council of the EU)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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