EU Minister for Austria Karoline Edtstadler has recently been making stops throughout the Visegrad countries in order to speak to officials on the Austrian stance - Along with the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark, Austria is one of the net contributors to the EU Budget. Certain Visegrad countries are on the opposite end of the spectrum, (considered net recipients of the EU budget) hence the visits to the countries. Echoing Chancellor Kurz’s thoughts, Kurier reports that Edtstadler calls for limiting Austrian’s contribution to the EU budget, to one percent of the gross national product. She also maintains that it would be unacceptable if Austria loses the economic discounts it currently benefits from.

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