The raised index finger. It is disappearing more and more from European foreign policy, emphasizes Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger in a summarizing conversation about her short trip to Ethiopia. The Neos boss tends to think this is a good thing, and has shown a pragmatic side in her office so far and has leaned more towards realpolitik than some political observers believed they could have predicted before taking office. Nevertheless, she emphasizes, we have a certain amount of leverage through financing and investments to ultimately enforce some important standards. But more equal.
