 Acceptance of this proposal on 22 February 22 (old style), strengthened, at least for a while, the position of the Piroćanac cabinet.The Austro-Hungarian occupation of the Bosnia Vilayet and fears of its annexation presented a new challenge.Piroćanac threatened to resign, while in addition negative comments in the Serbian press, as well as Serb press outside Serbia, contributed to the decision in Vienna to postpone the plans for the annexation of Bosnia in 1883.