Because the EU told them to do it. Austria stating categorically that they will drop them puts them at odds with the rest of the EU. It means that Austria could be sanctioned by the EU or force the EU to drop the sanctions all together, because it has to be a unanimous decision by all EU Foreign Ministers.
Because the EU told them to do it. Austria stating categorically that they will drop them puts them at odds with the rest of the EU. It means that Austria could be sanctioned by the EU or force the EU to drop the sanctions all together, because it has to be a unanimous decision by all EU Foreign Ministers.