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Austria Transnational Issues 2007

Disputes - international: in 2006, Austrian public protests for the Czech Republic to close the Temelin nuclear power plant resulted in a parliamentary motion threatening international legal action
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; increasing consumption of European-produced synthetic drugs

NOTE: The transnational issues information regarding Austria on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Austria Transnational Issues 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Austria Transnational Issues 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.