DFormer Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was sentenced to eight months in prison in Vienna on Friday for making false statements before a parliamentary investigative committee. The sentence is suspended for three years. The former head of cabinet in the Federal Chancellery, Bernhard Bonelli, who was charged with him, received a suspended sentence of six months. … Read more
2023-12-20 19:26:31 Zadić would also “vacate the National Council President’s chair” in Wolfgang Sobotka’s place. Also a guest: Digital State Secretary Florian Tursky (ÖVP) Vienna (OTS) – Because of the release of climate activist Anja Windl, ÖVP General Secretary Christian Stocker recently accused the Green Justice Minister Alma Zadić of intervening in the form of … Read more
2023-12-20 13:25:36 FPÖ policy has had no effect – People’s Party guarantees Austria’s decisive role in the EU asylum and migration package Vienna (OTS) – “Today’s agreement on a new EU asylum and migration pact marks the first steps for a historic development in Europe,” said city councilor Karl Mahrer, regional party chairman of the … Read more
2023-12-18 14:05:04 Fees for greening the Seestadt are heating up tempers – residents must be included in the greening plans Vienna (OTS) – Today, the Donaustadt People’s Party, together with representatives of the SeeStadtgrün association and the Green Donaustadt, presented an application for a citizens’ meeting in the office building in Donaustadt. “The needs of … Read more
2023-12-17 12:06:20 Eisenstadt (OTS) – ÖVP Interior Minister Karner’s jubilant reports and attempts to gloss over the numbers of asylum applications in November have no basis whatsoever and are met with a lot of criticism, especially in Burgenland, because after a record year in 2022 with 112,000 asylum applications, Austria is once again at the … Read more
2023-12-17 12:48:05 A look at the asylum statistics in November once again shows the success of the asylum brake Vienna (OTS) – “In November this year there were 80 percent fewer asylum applications than last year. Only 2,537 asylum applications were submitted this November, and in November 2022 there were a whopping 9,433 more applications. … Read more
2023-12-16 12:30:40 Another desperate attempt to divert attention from possibly stashed gold bars, expense scandals or possible embezzlement worth millions in Graz Vienna (OTS) – “The audacity of the blue desire cannot be surpassed. The FPÖ simply wants to distract from its own scandals. This actionism, which will be fruitless, should be evaluated in this … Read more
2023-12-15 19:19:35 Egger: BM Rauch’s blanket defamation in the Ö1 lunchtime journal of employees in an entire industry is more than inelegant Vienna (OTS) – “It appears that the Minister of Social Affairs is waging a personal campaign against the banks. We can no longer explain the harsh words, especially against the employees of the … Read more