Austria and the EU – The SPÖ perspective

June 28, 2008 · 1 Comment

Better than any political commentary …. By the way: The original title of the cartoon is “Popo-lismus”…

(Hat tip: weltbeobachterin)

Update: For a more detailed analysis of the SPÖ’s new EU strategy check out the newly launched Euroblog Austria.

Categories: European Union
Tagged: Austria, EU, Europe, Faymann, Gusenbauer, Kronen Zeitung, populism, SPÖ

1 response so far ↓

mihnea // July 1, 2008 at 3:37 pm | Reply

schimbat adresa blogului, pls update:

http://codexpolitic.us/

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