Communicated by the  Prime Minister's Media Advisor   Jerusalem, 13 September 2000 PM Barak condemns EU decision to drop sanctions on Austria Prime Minister  Ehud Barak  yesterday evening  (Tuesday),  12.9.2000, condemned  the  European  Union  decision  to  drop the  sanctions on Austria and said that they should have remained in place as long as a party with neo-fascist trappings such as the Freedom Party remains in the Austrian government.