Ahern in Austria as part of tour of EU capitals

The Taoiseach meets the Austrian prime minister today as part of his tour of capitals of the European Union.

The Taoiseach meets the Austrian prime minister today as part of his tour of capitals of the European Union.

An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern

After meeting Mr Wolfgang Schuessel, Mr Ahern will travel to Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovenia over the next two days before travelling to Moscow for the EU-Russia summit on Friday.

The meetings will focus on the progress in agreeing an EU constitution and on finding a new European Commission president.

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