Joerg Haider

The European Union adapts to political reality as this is shaped by member-states. This can be seen in the handling of the "Austrian issue" which emerged after the country's radical populist right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) became part of the country's governing coalition.

Conservatives in the European Parliament want it to vote next week to condemn a right-wing party in Greece?s new leftist-led coalition government, comparing it to an EU rebuke to Austria 15 years ago.