On 2 August 1991, commenting on the European Commission’s approval of Austria’s application for accession to the European Communities, the Vienna daily newspaper Die Presse outlines the implications of European integration for Austria.

On 31 July 1991, the European Commission issues a detailed and favourable opinion on Austria’s application for accession to the European Communities on the basis, in particular, of an assessment of the country’s economic situation.

On 28 May 1991, in Vienna, Alois Mock, Austrian Foreign Minister, delivers an address to the National Council in which he argues in favour of Austria’s accession to the European Communities.

On 4 July 1990, during debates held in the National Council, Karel Smolle, Member of the Austrian Green Alternative Party, criticises the government's European policy for focusing on Austria's accession to the European Communities.

On 10 May 1990, in Paris, Manfred Scheich, Director-General for Economic Affairs at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, gives a lecture at the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) in which he lays particular emphasis on Austria’s strong attachment to Western Europe.

On 16 February 1990, the Austrian Mission to the European Communities draws up a memorandum in which it places particular emphasis on Austria’s commitment to the ideals of European integration.

In 1987, the Federation of Austrian Industrialists (VÖI) publishes a pamphlet in which it calls for Austria’s accession to the European Communities.

‘Everyone is heading for Brussels.' On 15 July 1989, the day after the submission of Austria's application for accession to the European Communities, the cartoonist, Fritz Behrendt, illustrates the snowball effect of Austria's application for accession on all the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs).

In 1989, the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) expresses its opposition to Austria’s accession to the European Communities.

On 1 May 1992, people opposed to Austria’s accession to the European Union demonstrate in the streets of Vienna.