On 25 March 2011 Austrian Foreign MinisterMichael Spindelegger stated that "Austria intends to increase its efforts to gain recognition for Kosovo's independence by all of the EU countries, Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said Friday, commenting on his visit to Kosovo... [and that] Kosovo needs to show the sceptical countries within the EU that it is doing what is necessary to protect its minorities".[6]
Military
Austria currently has 606 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force.[7]