BMKÖS/Mayer: 25 years of the Art Restitution Act | Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport, December 6th, 2023

2023-12-06 09:45:44 Vienna (OTS) – Yesterday evening, the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport invited people to a ceremony in the former state bank headquarters in Vienna’s Hohenstaufengasse to mark the 25th anniversary of the Austrian Art Restitution Act. The art restitution law, which is still unique in the world today, came … Read more

The Cultural Committee is committed to cultural education

2023-11-29 19:59:04 Numerous opposition motions postponed Vienna (PK) – The Cultural Committee today supported a coalition call for an initiative to enable more cultural education for children and young people. Numerous applications from the opposition factions, for example on cultural education offers, summit crosses as Alpine cultural assets and a trust office against harassment and … Read more

State Secretary Mayer on the death of Heidelinde Weis

2023-11-25 12:03:14 Vienna (OTS) – Acting great Heidelinde Weis wrote international theater, cinema and television history and also demonstrated her multifaceted talent as a singer and speaker. At home on the stages in Austria and Germany, she achieved great fame through her film career and became a celebrated audience favorite. For decades she shaped the … Read more

Art and culture: The National Council is generally satisfied with the budget increases, but the opposition still sees funding gaps

2023-11-21 20:16:32 State Secretary for Culture Mayer: Budget 2024 allows cost-of-living adjustments and focuses on fair pay, film and monument protection Vienna (PK) – The MPs were generally satisfied with today’s meeting National Council debate with the Budget 2024 in the field of art and culture. The ÖVP and the Greens in particular highlighted the … Read more

FPÖ – Mayer: Political gauntlet against Hungary goes into the next round | Freedom Parliamentary Club

2023-11-21 10:57:12 Vienna (OTS) – With the debate about a possible threat to the rule of law in Hungary, the European Parliament, with the help of left-wing factions but also the European People’s Party, is organizing the next political gauntlet against the Hungarian government and Viktor Orban Liberal MEP Georg Mayer described today’s debate on … Read more

Budget Committee debates 2024 federal budget for art and culture

2023-11-14 00:00:14 State Secretary Mayer: Significant budget increases open up scope for cultural institutions and cultural policy Vienna (PK) – In the debate with the MPs in Budget Committee Regarding developments in the area of ​​art and culture (subdivision 32), State Secretary Andrea Mayer emphasized that the federal budget for 2024 (2178 d.B.) there will … Read more