2023-11-22 00:18:46 The National Council deals with the external budget chapter Vienna (PK) – The budget for foreign affairs, which will be presented at the end of today’s plenary session National Council was under discussion, should amount to €677.2 million next year. This is expected to increase by €41.7 million or 6.6% compared to 2023. … Read more
2023-10-27 18:01:08 Joint resolution on child protection adopted; no agreement on urgent resolution on the situation in Gaza Vienna (PK) – The Angolan capital Luanda hosted the 147th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union this week. From October 23rd to 27th, around 700 parliamentarians from 130 countries met at the invitation of the National Assembly of … Read more
2023-10-20 19:14:24 President of the National Council in exchange with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic Vienna (PK) – National Council President Wolfang Sobotka received Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in Parliament today. In addition to bilateral relations and the situation in the Western Balkans region, the exchange focused on the attacks by the terrorist organization … Read more
2023-10-04 11:46:17 Bilateral talks with a focus on Ukraine, migration, South Tyrol and parliamentary cooperation Vienna (PK) – Vienna/Rome (PK) – As part of a two-day visit to Rome, National Council President Wolfang Sobotka held numerous discussions with Italian political figures on Tuesday and Wednesday. The central topics of the meetings were Ukraine, bilateral relations … Read more
2023-09-18 18:16:04 Conversation with MPs about opportunities and stumbling blocks Vienna (PK) – Negotiations for an association agreement between the EU and the Mercosur economic alliance, which consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, have been ongoing since 2000. Ecological and social concerns in particular had delayed the process so far. In September 2019, the … Read more
2023-09-04 10:23:02 European bank shares dropped significantly in August after a surprise announcement from the Italian government for a new tax. Stefano Montesi – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images Italy’s shock tax on banks continues to prove controversial, even as the government insists it can improve it. Europe’s main bank stock index fell … Read more
2023-06-29 17:57:04 Discussion about bilateral and economic relations as well as the political situation in the Middle East Vienna (PK) – President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka received the Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Parliament today. In a joint conversation, he discussed bilateral and economic relations as well as … Read more
2023-06-13 17:00:06 Western Balkans policy dominates conversation with National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka Vienna (PK) – During his first bilateral visit to Vienna, Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob met the President of the National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, in Parliament. The good political and economic relations between Austria and Slovenia as well as the largely shared … Read more