Heinz Fischer

Austria is hold a re-run of the second round of a presidential vote later than previously announced, Prime Minister Wolfgang Sobotka has said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu flew to Vienna on Oct. 22 in order to take part in a key summit on Syria on Oct. 23, which will be attended by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. 

Sinirlio?lu met with Austrian President Heinz Fischer on the first day of his visit. 

Bosnian academics bestowed the honorary Isa-bey Ishakovic award, named after the 15th-century founder of Sarajevo, on Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic on Thursday to underline the importance of good relations between Bosnia and Croatia.

Austrian President Heinz Fischer said on Monday that European integration of the Western Balkans should continue.

The Austrian government will continue supporting the region on the road to the EU just as it has been doing for the past 15 years, Fischer told reporters after a summit of the Brdo-Brijuni Process leaders in Budva, Montenegro.

Switzerland said on Wednesday it would be willing to adopt an EU migration proposal currently being debated by Brussels for the even geographical distribution of asylum seekers across Europe.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that he expects more Austrian investments to the country after a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer in Vienna on Tuesday.

Plevneliev stated that Bulgaria and Austria had common plans and goals, which the two countries aimed to fulfill both at the level of bilateral relations and at the EU level.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev arrives in Austria Tuesday on a two-day working visit.

During his visit Plevneliev will receive the European Regional Integration award of the Federal Province of Lower Austria and the Danube University Krems.

VIENNA - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will attend in Salzburg on Saturday a meeting of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA), where he will be inaugurated as EASA protector on behalf of Serbia.

Nikolic to be named "EASA protector"

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will on Saturday attend a meeting of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) in Salzburg, Austria.

Nikolic will be inaugurated as "EASA protector," his press service announced.

"Austria supports Serbia along path toward EU"

VIENNA -- Austria supports Serbia along the path toward full membership in the EU, President of Austria Heinz Fischer said on Thursday.

He added that his country "looks forward to the day when it would be able to congratulate it as the newest member state of the bloc."