Lower Austrian ÖVP Federal Councillor for strengthening the domestic location Vienna (OTS) – “Basically, we wanted to oblige gas suppliers to a green gas quota with the Renewable Gas Act. It would have been important to replace fossil natural gas, also to reduce dependence on Russia and others. We should rather strengthen the domestic location.” … Read more
Compliance with working hours must be ensured by all railway undertakings Vienna (OTS/SK) – SPÖ Federal Councillor Daniel Schmid was pleased today that all parliamentary groups in the Federal Council had approved his proposal to conduct a study on compliance with working, driving and rest times for train staff. Since the beginning of his term … Read more
Federal Council President Göll emphasizes promotion of cross-border cooperation as well as education and employment opportunities Vienna (PK) – Young people from Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic met in Parliament today to discuss their future in a Europe without borders. The “Youth without Borders” conference, held on the initiative of Federal Council President Margit … Read more
Federal councilors emphasize the importance of access for all older people Vienna (OTS) – “Digitalization is constantly progressing, and this opens up ever wider application possibilities. But digitalization must be for the benefit of all generations.” This was stated by the ÖVP parliamentary group leader of the Federal Councilors and Salzburg Seniors’ Association chairwoman Andrea … Read more
Federal Council deals with housing package Vienna (OTS) – The affordability of housing is an important current issue. With the housing package we are creating 20,000 new owner-occupied and rental apartments, 5,000 apartments can be renovated and we are stimulating the economy while taking ecological and energy-saving measures into account. This was stated today, Friday, … Read more
“If we don’t pass the bill, today will be a big day for traffickers,” German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned in a speech before the Federal Council vote. The opposition conservative union CDU/CSU, which does not agree with legalization, wanted to forward the proposal to the so-called conciliation committee, which serves to negotiate a compromise … Read more
Federal Council parliamentary group calls on Kocher to approve the supply chain law Vienna (OTS/SK) – The SPÖ is not letting the federal government off its responsibility in today’s EU Committee of the Bundesrat and is submitting a motion that would oblige Economics Minister Kocher to approve the Supply Chain Act. SPÖ party leader Andreas … Read more
FPÖ application for a statement regarding “Freedom of technology for the automotive industry instead of a planned economic ban policy!” Vienna (OTS) – “In his speech ‘On the Future of the Nation – Austria 2030’ last year, ÖVP Chancellor Nehammer explicitly spoke out against bans in order to achieve climate policy goals and assured that … Read more
