Few changes of government in Europe attract sensational journalism of the type that Austria's October 1999 elections - which brought Jörg Haider's Freedom Party into government - did. Two years later, with the EU sanctions imposed after the government's formation now lifted, it is time to assess the impact of this government on Austria's economy, the field where the ruling coalition's pre-election rhetoric promised the biggest changes.
Few changes of government in Europe attract sensational journalism of the type that Austria's October 1999 elections - which brought Jörg Haider's Freedom Party into government - did. Two years later, with the EU sanctions imposed after the government's formation now lifted, it is time to assess the impact of this government on Austria's economy, the field where the ruling coalition's pre-election rhetoric promised the biggest changes.