Alexander Eriksröd-Burger
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Deputy Head of Mission at Austrian Embassy Pretoria @AustriainZA 🇿🇦. Previous posts: Spox of Foreign Minister Schallenberg, 🇦🇪, 🇬🇧.
Pretoria, South Africa
Joined February 2015
The Austrian Embassy regularly participates in joint preparedness exercises with our European colleagues. Are you planning to travel abroad? Please register at https://t.co/B7DvhVLMNR, so Austrian missions can better support you in an #emergency. 🇦🇹🤝🇪🇺 @MFA_Austria
The EU Delegation and our Member States' Embassies and Consulates always stand ready to assist EU citizens in need 🇪🇺 This week, we carried out a regular, consular preparedness exercise to further strengthen our coordination.
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Happy New Year to all of you, from stunning Cape Town 🎆🙌 What a privilege to serve in beautiful Mzansi 🇿🇦
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Want to study in Austria? 🇦🇹 Apply Now! The OeAD (Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation) offers a wide range of grants and scholarships for the coming year, including: ➡️ The Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide, aimed at PhD students, Postgraduates, Postdocs and
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Today, we proudly celebrate 70 years of Austria’s membership of the United Nations. For seven decades, 🇦🇹 has stood for dialogue, peace and multilateral cooperation at the heart of the UN. Here’s to our continued commitment to partnership and international diplomacy. #UN70
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The @_AfricanUnion – European Union partnership celebrates 25 years. It is built on shared values, mutual trust, and a joint vision for peace, prosperity, and sustainability. @_AfricanUnion @DIRCO_ZA @issafrica @eu_eeas @GermanyinSA @AkEnestrom @DKAMBinSA @Joan_ned @nmuffah
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Austrian 🇦🇹 National Day celebration 2025 in Pretoria - Thank you to all guests and sponsors for making this day so memorable 🙌
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Austrian National Day Celebrations in Pretoria! 🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹 Thx to all our guests, partners & sponsors 🙌🏽 @AustriainZA 🇦🇹🤝🇿🇦 @RedBullZA @voestalpine @ALPLApackaging @Andritz #Aspen #Bosch @backaldrin #KTM @skidata @RosenbauerGroup #CaféMozart #Geecom #Winkelmayr
#ReFocusAustria
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The European Union and its member states remain reliable and predictable partners for South Africa. Read the op-ed by EU Ambassadors based in Pretoria in yesterday’s Sunday Times, including our own Ambassador @koenigsbrun 🇪🇺🤝🇿🇦
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Glad to join the Embassy of Israel @IsraelinSA and @MZANSIISRAEL at today’s commemoration of the attacks of 7 October, and the celebration of the release of the last living hostages. May peace prevail over hatred 🕊️ 🇮🇱-🇿🇦
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Europe and Africa are neighbours and we can learn a lot from each other. It was a pleasure to meet Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, president of Namibia, on the sidelines of the #UNGA to discuss our multilateral cooperation and our fight against the climate crisis. (vdb)
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4th Edition: European Union Film Festival 2025. 18 - 21 September 2025 Catch tomorrow's screening at Mbabane Theatre Club @ 4p.m. See also the festival trailer: https://t.co/iBGl4QSemv
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Our Deputy Head of Mission met with Marian Michaelis, new #Gedenkdiener at the #Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre. The 🇦🇹 Gedenkdienst is a vital part of our National Service, offering young people the opportunity to volunteer abroad in support of Holocaust education.
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#Vienna will be hosting the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in 2026. Congratulations! 🙌
Vienna to host the 70th Eurovision Song Contest! 🎶🎤 In May 2026, Europe’s biggest music show returns to #Vienna. With world-class venues, vibrant side events, and global reach, the city celebrates unity, creativity & culture at its finest. ✨ #ESC2026 #Eurovision2026
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Great to join Minister @ivan2meyer and @Wesgro today, discussing opportunities in the run-up to the Western Cape Investment Summit from 5-7 November @JSE_Group
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@AustriainZA
Today, we had the honour of opening our markets with Dr. Ivan Meyer, Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development & Tourism, His Excellency Ambassador Andreas Peschke, Ambassador of Germany to South Africa, Ms. Kristen Mencer, Chief for Political and Economic Affairs
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Covering 10 countries in Southern Africa is not without its challenges, given their huge diversity in languages, culture and history 🌍 So I jump at every occasion to get to know the region better, and never cease to be amazed by the beauty I encounter. This time: Namibia 🇳🇦🙌
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Austria fully supports US efforts to end Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine through high-level diplomacy. It remains essential that no decision is made about Ukraine without Ukraine. #StandByUkraine🇺🇦
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First State Visit by an Austrian Federal President to South Africa Federal President Van der Bellen and Doris Schmidauer visited South Africa from 3-6 July, accompanied by a trade mission and a delegation from the arts and sciences. 🇦🇹🤝🇿🇦
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At the Austrian Embassy Pretoria, we extend our thoughts and condolences to all those affected by the dreadful school shooting in Graz. The embassy’s flag is flown at half mast during the days of national mourning.
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