Alexander van der Bellen

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen affirmed the strong bonds between Greece and Austria, emphasizing their shared values and positions during the official visit of the Greek president to Vienna on Tuesday.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou of Greece is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Austria from December 4 to 6. The invitation for this visit was extended by her Austrian counterpart, Alexander Van der Bellen, as reported by the state-run Athens-Macedonian news agency.

No further details have been provided at this time.

"It makes sense and it is necessary for the Republic of North Macedonia to make changes to its constitution", said the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, at a joint press conference with the President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski. This was reported by BTA.

"Romania and Bulgaria fulfill the criteria for joining Schengen. I am concerned about Austria's reputation in front of our European partners," Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen said in a conversation with the EU's permanent representative in Austria, Martin Selmayr.

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen won a second term with an absolute majority of 54.6 percent of the votes in the elections for the head of state, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.

Van der Bellen's result means he will not have to contest a run-off.

Brijuni – The presidents of Slovenia, Croatia and Austria urged accelerating EU accession talks with Western Balkan countries and condemned the war in Ukraine, which they believe cannot be resolved diplomatically at the moment. At their annual meeting in Croatia, they also discussed NATO enlargement and Croatia’s eurozone and Schengen zone entry.

President Rumen Radev received congratulatory letters from heads of state from around the world on the occasion of his re-election for a second term, the press office of the head of state announced.

The opening of the Alpbach European Forum - a Forum dedicated to the future of Europe, the climate crisis and the "green" opportunity - will be inaugurated on August 24 by the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, together with the President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, at the latter's invitation.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev paid a working visit to Salzburg on 26 July, at the invitation of Austrian Federal President Alexander van der Bellen.The meeting of the two heads of state focused on topical issues of bilateral relations, as well as topics on the EU agenda, including overcoming the restrictions on freedom of movement due to the coronavirus pandemic, EU priorities for green and d

Slovenian President Borut Pahor has said he believed that a solution to the Bulgarian blockade of North Macedonia would be found soon and that this would "restore credibility and trust in the EU" at a meeting with the presidents of Croatia and Austria.