Study Visit to the Representation of the EC/E Parliament in Vienna & the National Parliament of Austria 2009

On April 21, 2009, the yearly visit to the to the Austrian Representation of the European Commission and European Parliament located in Vienna took place under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Anis Bajrektarevic, Chairman for International Law & Global Political studies. The representative team of the European Commision and European Parliament functions as a link between local individuals and organizations and Brussel-based insitutions and persues the objective of achieving a greater responsiveness and proximity to Austrian citizens.

The visit was intiated with an informative presentation on the scope of work of the EU legislative institutions by Karl Doutlik, Representative of the EC. Later on the series of high-quality speakers was continued by Wolfang Hiller, InfoB. of the European Parliament and Bernhard Kuhr.

The study visit organized under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Anis Bajrektarevic, Chairman for International Law & Global Political Affairs at the IMC Krems, was concluded by visiting the a plenary in the National Parliament and taking family photos in front of parliament.

Text: Marlene K. / Christian S.