Investigations in Viennese allotment garden: Public prosecutor's office!

Investigations in Viennese allotment garden: Public prosecutor's office!

According to the latest developments in the Viennese “allotment garden”, the Vienna public prosecutor has ordered further investigations. The cause, which has been in public since September 2023, is about selling a property in the Kleingartensiedlung Breitenlee, which was acquired by the Donaustärt district head Ernst Nevrivy (SPÖ) in 2020. In 2021, the area was rededicated into building land, which massively increased the value of the property. Critics accuse Nevrivy of benefiting from this rededication. Other SPÖ officials are also said to have already bought plots in the system, such as the reports on Meindezirk.at

Investigations and legal steps

In March 2023, the Vienna public prosecutor's office and another person not named had started investigations against Nevrivy. Last weekend, the authority confirmed the order of new investigations by the Federal Office for Corruption Control. The Nevrivy lawyer informed that an application for the proceedings were withdrawn due to the ongoing investigation. The report of the Vienna City Cold Technology Court showed that there was no conscious influence or intervention of SPÖ officials in the widening processes in the allotment garden system in Breitenlee.

Another current topic deals with the labor market in Vienna, which has recorded remarkable employment growth in recent years. According to waff.at are within twelve years in Vienna arose, which corresponds to an increase of 17.5 percent. The past two years in particular brought a strong increase in employment, whereby the highest growth has been achieved since 1956.

additional challenges for the job market

Although the unemployment rate in Vienna is falling, it is still above the Austrian average and climbed to 10.5 percent. Many companies report difficulties to fill vacancies with suitable staff, which has led to a discussion about a possible shortage of skilled workers. According to the forecasts, a further increase in the employment population in Vienna will be assumed for the coming years, which could increase the potential for additional employment in the coming years.