Austria–Bulgaria relations

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Diplomatic relations between Austria (then a part of Austria-Hungary) and Bulgaria were established in 1879.{{Cite web |last=Österreich |first=Außenministerium der Republik |title=Двустранни отношения |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/bg/avstriisko-posolstvo-sofija/dvustranni-otnoshenija/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.bmeia.gv.at |language=bg}} Austria has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Burgas while Bulgaria has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Salzburg.{{Cite web |last=Österreich |first=Außenministerium der Republik |title=Австрийски институции |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/bg/avstriisko-posolstvo-sofija/dvustranni-otnoshenija/avstriiski-institucii/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.bmeia.gv.at |language=bg}}

Both countries are members of the European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe.

History

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During World War II, Bulgarian prisoners of war were among Allied POWs held in the Stalag XVII-A German POW camp in German-annexed Austria.{{cite book|last1=Megargee|first1=Geoffrey P.|last2=Overmans|first2=Rüdiger|last3=Vogt|first3=Wolfgang|year=2022|title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV|publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|page=484|isbn=978-0-253-06089-1}}

In April 2005, President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov paid a state visit to Austria.{{cite web |title=Bulgariens Präsident von pünktlichem EU-Beitritt 2007 überzeugt |url=http://www.hofburg.at/show_content2.php?s2id=168 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822141415/http://www.hofburg.at/show_content2.php?s2id=168 |archive-date=22 August 2007 |access-date=19 November 2008 |publisher=Federal President of the Republic of Austria |language=de |df=dmy-all}}

European Union

Austria joined the EU in 1995. Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007.

==NATO==

While Bulgaria became a member of NATO in 2004, Austria has never been a member of NATO.

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Austria has an embassy in Sofia.
  • Bulgaria has an embassy in Vienna.

File:СОФИЯ 2011 The Austrian Embassy - panoramio.jpg|Embassy of Austria in Sofia

File:Palais Wasserburg-Schwindgasse 8.JPG|Embassy of Bulgaria in Vienna

See also

References

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