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The VIAC Secretariat is VIAC\u2018s administrative body. The Secretariat\u2019s main task is case management. The VIAC Secretariat is headed by the Secretary General and her Deputy Secretary General. The Secretary General is supported by Case Managers, a paralegal and administrative assistants.<\/p>\n

The members of the VIAC Secretariat currently speak the following languages: Czech, Croatian, French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Hungarian. We are happy to address general requests in these languages, but pursuant to the Vienna Rules \u00a0the administration of cases is only possible in English or German.<\/p>\n

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T +43 5 90 900 4400<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 4402<\/a>
E anna.foerstel-cherng@viac.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

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T +43 5 90 900 4648<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 3518<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 3499<\/a>
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on maternity leave<\/p>\n

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T +43 5 90 900 4392<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 4399<\/a>
E sophie.tesarik@viac.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

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T +43 5 90 900 4637<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 4691<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 4398<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 4378<\/a>
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T +43 5 90 900 4397<\/a>
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