European Parliament Liaison Office in Austria
The European Parliament Liaison Office in Austria (formerly the Information Office of the European Parliament in Austria ) is one of 36 liaison offices that the European Parliament has in the
Capitals of the member states of the European Union and other important regional locations. It is located in Vienna .
The liaison office in Vienna was founded when Austria joined the European Union in 1995. It serves as a link between the European Parliament and the Austrian public.
activities
The main task of the liaison office is to provide information and public relations to the citizens. The office provides information on the activities of the European Parliament and the MEPs, with particular emphasis on their importance for Austria.
The office's activities include answering questions about the European Parliament, providing support for research on the European Union and regular public relations work via the Internet.
In addition, the liaison office organizes events on European topics at regular intervals, carries out press and media work and continuously creates publications and brochures that are published free of charge.
The annual reports on the activities of the Liaison Office and the team's current contact details can be found on the Liaison Office's website.
House of the European Union
The liaison office is located in the House of the European Union in Vienna, Wipplingerstraße 35 ( Inner City district ) in the immediate vicinity of the Vienna Stock Exchange . The representative office of the European Commission in Austria is also located in the building . Before the opening of the new building on October 16, 2009, the liaison office was located in Hoyosgasse or, from 1996, on Kärntner Ring .
The House of the European Union not only offers rooms for the representations of the EU institutions , but also serves as a central contact point for citizens on the ground floor. In addition to offices and meeting rooms, the building also has an event hall for up to 150 people on the ground floor and a lobby where free information material about the European Union is available.
In the public part of the building, lectures, presentations and discussion events on issues relating to the European Union take place at regular intervals. In addition, the House of the European Union makes the event hall available to groups and organizations for events with a European dimension.
Head of the Liaison Office
- 1995–1996: Hans-Peter Ott
- 1996–2007: Michael Reinprecht
- 2007–2009: Wolfgang Hiller
- 2010–2019: Georg Pfeifer
- Since January 1st, 2020: Frank Piplat
Web links
- Official website of the liaison office in Austria
- House of the European Union
- Vienna: "House of the European Union" opened ( ORF Vienna , October 16, 2009)
- All European Parliament liaison offices