2023-12-21 16:37:04 Human rights and neutrality oblige us to work for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza Vienna (OTS/SK) – “Can we still stand by and watch massive area bombings with around 19,000 deaths? As a human rights spokesman, I can’t and don’t want to look away anymore. Just as I condemn the Hamas terror of … Read more
2023-12-18 16:42:11 Schieder calls for more justice and democracy for the people of Serbia Vienna (OTS/SK) – Sunday’s elections in Serbia delivered another victory for longtime President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling SNS party, but reports of voter fraud and violence raise concerns. SPÖ delegation leader Andreas Schieder was on site as an election observer … 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 15:34:44 SPÖ parliamentary group publicly rejects Hergovich’s cheap populism St. Pölten (OTS) – Regarding today’s article in the “Kronen Zeitung”, in which Against-eh-alles State Councilor Sven Hergovich once again tries to distract from the rift with his own party through cheap populism, VPNÖ state manager Federal Councilor Matthias Zauner has clear words: “For weeks … Read more
2023-12-14 17:47:20 15th district due to lack of transparency from the SPÖ district leader in 2024 without a budget Vienna (OTS) – The district parliament voted against the SP budget proposal in today’s meeting. The parliamentary groups only received this two days before the meeting. District party chairman Felix Ofner states: “SP district leader Baurecht … Read more
2023-12-12 19:00:23 Broad solidarity at Christmas for needy people in Vienna Vienna (OTS/SPW) – A very special kind of contemplative Christmas, organized by the Kulturfreunde Ottakring, took place for the 26th time on Tuesday in the Wiener Stadthalle. More than 1,000 people with or without an address celebrated the “Festival for the Unaddressed” together with … Read more
2023-12-12 14:22:12 ÖVP has been blocking for decades, the Greens have failed to reform Vienna (OTS/SK) – For SPÖ justice spokeswoman Selma Yildirim, the latest government dispute in the ÖVP-Green coalition over instructions from the Justice Minister shows how necessary and overdue the creation of an independent federal prosecutor is. “The SPÖ has been demanding … Read more
2023-12-12 13:10:06 Government puts child protection on the backburner – SPÖ finally wants to implement comprehensive child protection Vienna (OTS/SK) – “The government is probably already in hibernation,” says SPÖ spokesman for children’s rights Christian Oxonitsch, summarizing Turquoise-Green’s behavior in the last few weeks. “Numerous urgent concerns are on the table, but the opposition is … Read more