Austria on course: Drei coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS in sight!

Austria on course: Drei coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS in sight!

Austria is faced with a new political start: After months of negotiations between the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos, the party leader announced an agreement on the formation of a coalition on February 22, 2025. Werner Kogler, Federal Spokesman for the Greens, is pleased with the prospect of a pro -European government and emphasizes that the risk of a right -wing extremist government is initially averted. Kogler wants the new government to act with seriousness and responsibility and also focus on major challenges such as climate protection and social justice. However, he expresses concerns about the budget plans of the triple coalition and warns that the planned spending cuts could be problematic because they could endanger important investments in social cohesion, according to ots.at .

consensus in coalition formation

The party leader Christian Stocker (ÖVP), Andreas Babler (SPÖ) and Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) informed Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen about the status of their conversations. According to the NEOS, the declared goal of forming a progress -oriented coalition in the near future. They discussed intensively on budget planning and emphasized the need to advance reforms in areas such as education and social relief. At the NEOS general meeting, Meinl-Reisinger emphasized that the conversations are constructive, but the consent of the members for the coalition agreement is also required. This could take some time because an official invitation to the general meeting is still pending, such as reports.