SPÖ dates from April 10th to April 16th, 2023

Vienna (OTS/SK) – MONDAY, April 10, 2023:

SPÖ MP Petra Bayr will attend the World Bank’s Global Parliamentary Forum under the motto “Tough Challenges, Tougher Choices” from April 10 to 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. You can find more information about the event at

TUESDAY, April 11, 2023:

6:00 p.m. As part of the event “No democracy without diversity!” of the LGBTIQ Intergroup of Parliament, SPÖ equal treatment spokesman Mario Lindner takes part in a discussion. Registration under media service@parlament.gv.at (Parliament, Theophil Hansen Local 3 and columned hall).

WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023:

4:00 p.m. SPÖ spokeswoman for people with disabilities Verena Nussbaum takes part in a round of talks as part of the event “30 years of Special Olympics Austria – 30 years full of emotions”. More information and registration for the event at (Parliament, Nationalratsaal).

7.00 p.m. As part of the series of events “Ingeniously opposed”, curated by Robert Misik, there will be a discussion with Armen Avanessian (philosopher, literary scholar and political theorist) on the topic “Conflict – The urgency of solving tomorrow’s problems today”. You can find more information and registration for the event at (Bruno Kreisky Forum, Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna).

THURSDAY, April 13, 2023:

SPÖ MP Petra Bayr takes part in the committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the election of judges at the European Court of Human Rights (CDH) in Paris.

6.30 p.m. Presentation of the Bruno Kreisky Prize for social-ecological living and coexistence 2022. Under the motto “Discourse space housing Vienna”, the award winners discuss with the chairman of the Austrian Association of Non-Profit Building Associations Klaus Baringer, the city councilor for housing, housing construction and urban renewal and women Kathrin Gaál and the SPÖ spokeswoman for environment and climate Julia Herr. You can find more information and registration for the event at (Karl-Renner-Institut, Karl-Popper-Straße 8, 1100 Vienna).

7.00 p.m. As part of the “Philoxenia” series of events, curated by Tessa Szyszkowitz, there will be a discussion with Julia Ebner (researching on extremism at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London and at the Center for the Study of Social Cohesion at the University of Oxford) on the topic “ How extremists conquered the center. Since the corona pandemic and the storming of the US Capitol, radicalization has become a mass phenomenon.” You can find more information and registration for the event at (Bruno Kreisky Forum, Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna).

FRIDAY, April 14, 2023:

9:00 a.m. The Federal Council meets for a session (Parliament, Federal Council meeting room).

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