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Fighting for autonomy: South Tyrol's rights are in jeopardy!
The FPÖ calls for South Tyrol's autonomy to be strengthened and criticizes attacks on existing rights in current negotiations.
Fighting for autonomy: South Tyrol's rights are in jeopardy!
In an explosive call on Friday, the FPÖ and the opposition South Tyrolean Freedom pointed out the stagnating autonomy negotiations between South Tyrol and the Italian government. In particular, South Tyrolean state parliament member Sven Knoll from South-Tyrolean Freedom complained about the current “dead end” and called for Austria to be included as a “protecting power and contractual partner”. This is about restoring the autonomy competencies for South Tyrol that have been lost in recent years, said Knoll at a press conference in Innsbruck. He warned that the passage of the constitutional law was at risk until Rome's 2027 parliamentary election, while the Italian government accused him of "blackmail methods" to entrench more Italian influence, reports oe24.at.
Attacks on the autonomy of South Tyrol
This dramatic situation is reinforced by the recent demands of the Italian government parties who are trying to abolish proportional representation in the political representation of Italians in South Tyrol. FPÖ South Tyrol spokesman Peter Wurm sharply criticized these measures and described them as unacceptable attacks on autonomy. “The autonomy of South Tyrol is an indispensable part of our political identity and serves to protect the German and Ladin-speaking ethnic group as the Austrian minority in Italy,” Wurm made clear at another press conference in Innsbruck. He called on the Austrian federal government to finally take its protective function seriously and to work vehemently to restore autonomy ots.at.
While the FPÖ continues to push for the need for dual citizenship for South Tyroleans, the Tyrolean FPÖ state parliament member Gudrun Kofler is dissatisfied with the previous “appeasement attempts” from the federal government. “It cannot be the case that autonomy rights are constantly curtailed,” she said. The talks on reforming the Statute of Autonomy must be successful so that the rights won in the past are not further undermined.