Voice from Bern Annual review National Councilor Regina Durrer-Knobel takes stock of her first four sessions in Bern. Nidwalden Mitte National Councilor Regina Durrer-Knobel. Image: zvg Four sessions and one special session are behind me. I have been able to represent the people of Nidwalden in the National Council for almost a year now. I … Read more
Saint Pölten (OTS) – On Sunday, the Austrians will decide the future of our country. “The upcoming election is a leadership decision for Austria, as a central question arises: Who can be Chancellor?” One thing is certain for us: let us free Austria from experiments with a right winger or a left winger. We will … Read more
It seems highly unlikely that the small party will actually manage to clear the necessary four percent hurdle. Polls currently put them at less than one percent. Mulla, however, does not trust them and was combative on ORF: “You can’t rely on polls.” He once again rejected the accusation that the name change was intended … Read more
Ais basebieter The N18 Committee sends a sign to Bern: “We wish to eradicate the bottlenecks” The nationwide street 18 between Hagnau and Delémont is legendary for the visitors jams, particularly within the Angenstein space. So he is a viable candidate for an enlargement funded by the federal authorities – however nothing is for certain … Read more
Written by Muhammad Abdel Razek Wednesday, February 07, 2024 10:00 AM Locate Law on the care of the mentally illNo. 71 of 2009, the powers of the National Council for Mental Health, and the law stipulates in Article 7 thereof that the National Council for Mental Health shall undertake the following: 1 – Supervision and … Read more
“ÖVP Education Minister Polaschek is at his wits’ end” Vienna (OTS) – “The shortage of teachers is just the tip of the iceberg of the many problems hidden in the Austrian education system. The governments of past years with red or black education ministers did not draw the necessary conclusions from the results of the … Read more
Ex-gymnastics association head and centrist politician wants to join the Bern city government She led the CVP-Switzerland alongside Gerhard Pfister, reformed the gymnastics association and now wants to storm the red-green bastion in the city of Bern: Béatrice Wertli, the wife of the prize monitor. After the CVP and the gymnastics association, now the city … Read more
Vienna (PK) – The National Council continued its budget debate on the draft budget for 2024 this afternoon with the areas of economy, tourism and economic research. The budget for the economics department is expected to fall by €270 million to €3.25 billion next year. This decline is due in particular to significantly lower payments … Read more
Basic child security would end child poverty in Austria. Vienna (OTS) – Volkshilfe welcomes the fact that a further part of the promised measures to support certain groups of families affected by poverty are now to be decided in the National Council. In doing so, they are fulfilling further parts of their promises. “We have … Read more
Motion regarding the “abolition of the AMA marketing property tax” submitted to the National Council Vienna (OTS) – “The report on the activities of AMA-Marketing GesmbH is the only item on the agenda for agriculture that made it into today’s National Council session. Otherwise, without the FPÖ, no agricultural topic would be on the agenda … Read more