On 4 November 1993, the French daily newspaper Le Monde outlines the position of the various Austrian political parties with regard to Austria’s possible accession to the European Union and with a view to the referendum which will need to be held in the country following the accession negotiations.

‘Currying favour with the citizen.' On 15 April 1994, in the Vienna-based daily newspaper Die Presse, the Austrian cartoonist, Ironimus, portrays the efforts being made by the Austrian Chancellor, Franz Vranitzky, to encourage his fellow citizens to vote ‘Yes' in the referendum to be held on 12 June 1994 on Austria's accession to the European Union.

In May 1994, the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) calls on the Austrian people to vote ‘Yes’ in the national referendum to be held on 12 June 1994 regarding Austria’s accession to the European Union.

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) calls on the Austrian people to vote ‘No’ in the referendum organised on 12 June 1994 in Austria regarding the country’s accession to the European Union.

On 10 June 1994, two days before the Austrian referendum on the country’s accession to the European Union, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro publishes an interview with the Austrian Chancellor, Franz Vranitzky, on the referendum’s implications.

On 10 June 1994, on the eve of the referendum held in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union (EU), Thomas Klestil, President of the Austrian Republic, delivers a televised address in which he calls on his fellow citizens to vote for the country’s accession to the EU.

On 10 June 1994, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit analyses the implications of the referendum due to be held on 12 June in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union.

On 11 June 1994, on the eve of the referendum to be held in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union, the Vienna-based daily newspaper Die Presse calls on the Austrian people to vote for accession.

On 12 June 1994, in the National Council in Vienna, Franz Vranitzky, Austrian Federal Chancellor and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), and Erhard Busek, Federal Vice-Chancellor and leader of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), welcome the victory of the ‘Yes’ vote in the Austrian referendum on accession to the European Union.

On 12 June 1994, the Austrian people vote two to one in favour of their country's accession to the European Union. This table gives the detailed results of the vote in the country's nine states.

Supporters of the yes vote are overjoyed at the announcement of the positive result of the referendum organised on 12 June 1944 in Austria regarding the accession of Austria to the European Union.

On 13 June 1994, the day after the referendum in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union, the Vienna daily newspaper Die Presse considers that the positive vote by the Austrians may strengthen the position of the supporters of the ‘Yes’ vote in Finland, Norway and Sweden.

On 14 June 1994, the French daily newspaper Le Monde welcomes the decision of the Austrian people who, in a referendum two days earlier, came out in favour of their country joining the European Union.

On 26 June 1994, the Austrian Chancellor, Franz Vranitzky, outlines in the Spanish daily newspaper El País the impact of Austrian accession to the European Union following the positive outcome of the referendum held two weeks previously in that country.

On 28 June 1994, Thomas Klestil, President of the Republic of Austria, delivers an address at the University of Zurich in which he expresses his views on the positive outcome of the referendum held on 12 June in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union before considering the future of relations between Switzerland and Austria.