Press Releases

January	February	March
April	May	June

May

• 17.05.2006 - Following successful negotiations Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, the President of the European Council, signed the EU budget framework for 2007-2013 in Strasbourg
• 15.05.2006 - Council approves agreement with Parliament on budgetary discipline
• 05.05.2006 - Coucil approves Cohesion Policy Package for 2007-2013

April

• 24.04.2006 - Third joint seminar of the EU and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council on combating the financing of terrorism on 24 April 2006 in Brussels
• 12.04.2006 - Plassnik: “Focused investment in our future”
• 09.04.2006 - Grasser: All must benefit from globalisation
• 08.04.2006 - Grasser: The internal market must be completed
• 07.04.2006 - Grasser: EU to become an internal financial market with optimum conditions for companies and effective supervision
• 07.04.2006 - Web service for the informal Meeting of Economics and Finance Ministers, 7-8 April and for the Meeting of ASEM Finance Ministers, 8-9 April
• 07.04.2006 - Grasser: Strengthening the EU as a global player
• 05.04.2006 - Plassnik: “Financial agreement is a joint success for Europe”
• 05.04.2006 - Federal Minister Grasser at press conference on the EU financial framework 2007-2013

March

• 13.03.2006 - Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser at macroeconomic dialogue in Brussels
• 10.03.2006 - State Secretary Finz at EU Conference on Lisbon Strategy in Budapest

February

• 02.02.2006 - Council President Schüssel: “200 million Europeans will benefit from this agreement”
• 01.02.2006 - Announcement: Press conference after negotiations on the directive permitting the application of reduced VAT rates

January

• 31.01.2006 - Poland rejects proposal for VAT Directive. Austrian Presidency endeavouring to find a solution.
• 30.01.2006 - Minister of Finance Grasser wins approval: Czech Republic and Cyprus also agreed to Austrian Presidency proposal
• 17.01.2006 - Plassnik: "Solidary partner of the EU and Austria"
• 17.01.2006 - Finance Minister Grasser meets President of EBRD Jean Lemierre