Austrian Embassy in Riga
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| State level | Federation | ||
| Position of the authority | Foreign mission : Embassy | ||
| At sight | Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs | ||
| founding | 1997 | ||
| Dissolved | 2016 | ||
| Headquarters |
 Riga , Elisabethstrasse ( Elizabetes iela ) 15-4 ° ⊙
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The Austrian Embassy in Riga ( Latvian Austrijas vēstniecība Rīgā ) was the headquarters of the Austrian Ambassador to Latvia ( Austrijas Vestnieks Latvija ), the diplomatic representative of the Republic of Austria in the Republic of Latvia ( Latvijas Republika ), in Riga . It was dissolved in 2016 as part of a restructuring.
history
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Today's Latvia, once Courland and Livonia , belonged to the Teutonic Order , then partly from 1629 to the Kingdom of Sweden , from 1721 partly to the Russian Empire , partly from 1561 to 1795 to the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania , then ( partition of Poland ) completely to Russia until the First World War . The diplomacy of Austria (and Austria-Hungary) accordingly ran through the embassies in Warsaw , Stockholm and St. Petersburg .
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| State level | Federation | ||
| Position of the authority | Foreign mission : Consulate (1931 Consulate General ) | ||
| legal form | Honorary Consulate | ||
| At sight | Kk Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Federal Chancellery , Foreign Affairs Section / Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs | ||
| founding | 1794/1921/1994 | ||
| Dissolved | 1914/1938/1997 | ||
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As early as 1794 an Imperial and Royal Honorary Consulate was established in Riga in Livonia / Finland . Because of the trade relations and the importance of the port, this became the most important of the 5 consulates in the St. Petersburg area until 1918. They existed until 1914 . From 1909 there was also an honorary consulate in Libau (today Liepāja), which then existed beyond the chaos of war until 1919.
After the October Revolution of 1917, a first Republic of Latvia was proclaimed on November 18, 1918, which was recognized de jure by Austria's first republic , only a few days older, on February 17, 1921 . The Warsaw embassy was responsible for the Baltic States. November 1921, an honorary consul was filled again, and April 21, 1931 was raised to honorary consul general (ad personam). In 1938, before the start of World War II and in the course of the annexation to Hitler's Germany, the representation was dissolved. After the end of the war, Latvia was absorbed into the Soviet Union , while Austria's representation was in Moscow .
In 1991 Latvia was restored after the collapse of the Soviet Union , recognition by Austria took place on August 28, 1991, diplomatic relations were resumed on January 19, 1992. The ambassador in Stockholm was also certified for the first few years. The Latvian Embassy in Vienna was opened in November 1993. In 1994 there was again an honorary consul in Riga.
The Austrian Embassy was then opened on October 31, 1997. The branch office of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce has existed since 1998 (today known as the Foreign Trade Center). The Austria Library was opened on September 13, 2001.
In 2015 it was decided to leave the embassy open, it is used relatively little, and diplomatic contact with Latvia is possible through EU institutions and should remain “bilaterally intensive”.
Latvian-Austrian relations
Relations between the two countries are "excellent". Despite the economic boom in the Baltic States, it is not particularly important from an economic point of view (2014 foreign trade volume between Austria and Lithuania 150 million to 28 million euros). The cultural exchange is close , with the Austrian library, artist exchange programs and cultural events.
organization
The seat of the Austrian Embassy in Riga was the Latvian capital Riga , in the Elizabetes iela No. 15-4 °, directly at the Kronvalda park , in the district Pētersala-Andrejsala on the edge of the old town (Centrs).
The embassy also included:
- Office of the Defense Attaché (accredited in Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Norway and Sweden; resided in Stockholm ).
The following positions still existed after the embassy closed:
- Foreign Trade Center Riga
- Austria Library Riga ( Austrijas bibliotēkā Rīgā ; in the Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskā bibliotēka / Academic Library of the University of Latvia , together with the Swiss reading room )
ambassador
- List incomplete
February 17, 1921: Establishment of diplomatic relations
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 Austria → Lithuania
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| Otto Pleinert | August 28, 1991-1992 | Co-certified ambassador to Sweden (based in Stockholm); before that ambassador to Libya , to Israel ; in Sweden since 1990 |
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| Franz Parak | 1993-30. October 1997 | Co-certified ambassador to Sweden (based in Stockholm); previously Ambassador to Syria ; in Switzerland ; then head of the ECMM Yugoslavia |
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| Wolfgang Jilly | 2001-2005 | before that in the embassy to the Holy See , ambassador in Chile , in the Philippines | |
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| Stefan Pehringer | 2011-2015 | before that at various embassies and in the Foreign Ministry; then political advisor to the Federal Chancellor ( Werner Faymann ) | |
| Arad Benko | January 2015–2016 | before that at embassies, at the Foreign Ministry, various EU and UN matters | |
See also
literature
- Rudolf Agstner: "It seems to be in the interest of Austrian trade not to leave the kk honorary consulate in Riga unoccupied" - Austria (-Hungary) in Latvia since 1794. In: ders .: Of emperors, consuls and merchants: The k. ( u.) k. Consulates in Arabia, Latin America, Latvia, London and Serbia. Volume 2 (= Volume 7 of research on the history of the Austrian Foreign Service ), LIT Verlag Münster, 2012, ISBN 978-3-643-50459-3 , pp. 45-92 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
Web links
- Official website of the embassy (at bmeia.gv.at; Latvian )
- Travel information: Latvia (Republic of Latvia) , Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign trade - Latvia , Austrian Chamber of Commerce
- Latvijas Republikas un Austrijas Republikas divpusējās attiecības. - Website of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on relations with Austria (Latvian)
Individual evidence
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↑ a b Embassies: From the Baltic States to Georgia. In: The press. online, June 26, 2015;
Austria closes embassies in the Baltic States. In: The Standard. online, June 26, 2015;
Briefly masons at savings. In: Wiener Zeitung. online, September 10, 2015. -
↑ a b Administrative reform - overview according to § 42 Abs. 4 BHG 2013. BMF, December 2015, structural reform (Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs). P. 17 ff (pdf, bmf.gv.at);
Inquiry from MP Dr. Johannes Huebner and another member of parliament to the Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs; concerns: structural reform of Austrian representation authorities inside and outside the EU. 7264 / J XXV. GP, received on November 26, 2015, question 3., 589–590 / JBA (parliamentary materials), (online) , parlament.gv.at. - ^ After Emperor Joseph II visited Riga on his return journey from St. Peterburg in 1780 (anonymously as Count Falckenstein); approved by Franz II on March 7, 1794; Lit. Agstner: … Austria-Hungary in Latvia… , chap. 2. The k. (U.) K. Honorary Consulate Riga 1794–1914. P. 48 ff ( Google ), list of honorary consuls p. 82 f.
- ↑ Agstner, p. 64.
- ↑ Agstner, pp. 74, 75.
- ↑ a b Lit. Agstner: … Austria-Hungary in Latvia… , Chapter 4. The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Austria 1921–1938. Pp. 83-90 ( Google ).
- ^ Letter from Foreign Minister Mayr to the diplomatic representative of Latvia in Vienna, Baron E. Rosenburg; Agstner, p. 83.
- ↑ Franz Skeiner, sales representatives
- ↑ Discontinued April 30, 1938, all matters and files handed over to the German embassy; Agstner, p. 90.
- ↑ a b c d e Bilateral Relations ( Memento of October 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed February 25, 2016).
- ↑ Lit. Agstner: … Austria-Hungary in Latvia… , Chapter 5. From Honorary Consulate to Embassy - Austria in Riga since 1994. P. 91 f ( Google ).
- ^ Council of Ministers: Resolution Protocol No. 30 of September 3, 1991 by circular route; Agstner p. 91 and footnote 122.
- ↑ Aug. 28, 1991 - Oct. 30, 1997; Agstner p. 91.
- ↑ a b c Agstner p. 91.
- ↑ Aris Ziverts , 1992-93 deputy. Foreign Minister of Latvia; by resolution May 24; Agstner p. 91.
- ^ A b Latvia: Austria Library Riga. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. oesterreich-bibliotheken.at, accessed February 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Therefore, bilateral relations as close as possible will also be maintained in the future with those states that are affected by the closure of Austrian embassies." Sebastian Kurz: Answer to question 2 . 7038 / AB to 7264 / J (XXV.GP), January 26, 2016 (pdf, parlament.gv.at).
- ↑ Strong export growth to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania . Press release WKÖ, APA, OTS0131, October 15, 1998.
- ^ Economy ( Memento of October 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed February 29, 2016).
- ^ Information Latvia ( Memento from August 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), wko.at (accessed March 3, 2016).
- ↑ a b Culture ( Memento from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) bmeia.gv.at → Foreign Policy: Embassy Riga (accessed February 29, 2016).
- ↑ A historic tenement house (1896) by Rudolf Heinrich Zirkwitz (1857–1926, Rūdolfs Heinrihs Cirkvics)
- ↑ A listed Art Nouveau apartment building, see Alberta iela. ( Memento of July 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: la-belle-epoque.de Riga - Metropolis of Art Nouveau ; Alberta iela 13 - 1904., Mihails Eizenšteins. jugendstils.riga.lv; ibid. also Belgian and Irish embassies .
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↑ Austrijas un Šveices literatūras nodaļa / Austria Library Riga (on acadlib.lu.lv)
(Address: Riga, Rupniecibas 10).
