Vienna National Council: New faces for social justice and education!

Vienna National Council: New faces for social justice and education!

On December 16, 2024, significant events are on the agenda in Austria. With the dissolution of his first marriage with Empress Josephine de Beauharnai's movement, France's emperor Napoleon I brings movement into the monarchy in order to be able to marry the Austrian imperial die Archduchess Marie Louise, like Volksblatt reported. While the Burgtheater on the Ringstrasse is being built in Vienna, the National Council votes for general tax cuts and the introduction of children's allowance. In a further political development, the Austrian Parliament with a narrow majority agreed on a controversial South Tyrol package.

In addition, on October 24, 2024, the new list of MPs was presented before a future government has been established. The eleven new MPs, including experienced politicians such as Doris Bures, who has been working since 1987, bring fresh impulses and social engagements for the Viennese population to parliament, as SPÖ Vienna . Among the newcomers are also personalities such as Elke Hanel-Torsch, who works for affordable living and Bernhard Herzog, who previously represented youth interests as the district council. Their representatives in the representative have prioritized the urgent issues of living space, education and social justice.

In another dramatic international context, the International Court of Justice in Den Haag ultimately calls on Iran to leave all US geiseling immediately. At the same time, there is a shocking massacre in Pakistan, in which Islamist extremists kill more than 130 students in a school in Peshawar. This is called revenge act for military operations in their areas by the Taliban. Such tragic developments underline the need for strong leadership voices and efficient action, as the new MEPs want to set themselves up in Austria.