DThe billion-dollar growth package with tax relief and reductions in bureaucracy for companies has been approved. The Federal Council approved the so-called Growth Opportunities Act on Friday by a majority after discussions in the Mediation Committee. Finance State Secretary Katja Hessel described the compromise reached as balanced. “It sends the urgent signal that the economy … Read more
JNow it’s official: The Swiss government wants to end the relationship crisis with the European Union and negotiate a treaty package with Brussels that is intended to secure the Confederation’s access to the European internal market and pave the way for new agreements. The Federal Council, as the multi-party government in Bern is called, had … Read more
MSeveral federal states want to prevent cannabis legalization from coming into effect on April 1st and postpone it by six months. The North Rhine-Westphalia State Justice Minister Benjamin Lambach (Greens) told the digital media company Table.Media that the time of five weeks between the adoption and entry into force of the law was “not nearly” … Read more
2023-12-20 20:35:41 State Chamber also confirms DSA accompanying law Vienna (PK) – In order to take into account a finding by the Constitutional Court on the elimination of unequal treatment of same-sex parenthood, the Federal Council Today the majority has the green light for this Parentage Rights Adjustment Act 2023 as well as the necessary … Read more
2023-10-29 13:15:16 The 95-year-old was politically active until recently Vienna (PK) – Helmut Kritzinger, member of the Federal Council from 2002 to 2008, died yesterday, Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the age of 95. The Tyrolean ÖVP politician was President of the Federal Council in the first half of 2008. “Helmut Kritzinger was politically active … Read more
2023-10-20 14:28:13 According to the Israeli military, most of the approximately 200 hostages held by the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas are alive. “The majority of the hostages are alive,” the army said in a statement on Friday, confirming that Hamas did not spare children and the elderly in its major attack almost two weeks … Read more
2023-10-05 20:38:22 FPÖ suspects the ÖVP is “vulnerable to blackmail”; State Secretary Mayer, coalition parties and the SPÖ complain about the decline in political morals Vienna (PK) – The Freedom Party speaks of a “permanent crisis coalition” between the ÖVP and the Greens Urgent request to Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer in today’s meeting Federal Council … Read more
2023-10-04 21:11:26 Other topics discussed in the committee were the planned “Strategic Platform for Europe” and the safety of toys Vienna (PK) – The EU Committee of the Federal Council today dealt with a proposal for a directive Soil monitoring and resilience. Also on the agenda was the proposed ordinance to establish the Platform “Strategic … Read more