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FPÖ provides over 1,000 inquiries: A flood of questions for the government!
FPÖ general secretary Schledlitz causes a sensation in parliament with over 1,000 inquiries about NGOs and Corona. Discover the background.
FPÖ provides over 1,000 inquiries: A flood of questions for the government!
The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has drawn attention to itself in this legislative period with an impressive number of over 1,000 parliamentary inquiries. These inquiries include over 2,000 individual questions, which the party brought in the title of the "world champions of the inquiries". FPÖ general secretary Michael Schledlitz in particular has established himself as the most active questioner by submitting 743 inquiries alone, with a focus on the subjects of corona and granting for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The inquiries are often sent to all 13 ministries as serial inquiries, which is criticized by the ÖVP, which certifies that a “copy-paste demand request” ensures a high burden on the administration. A series of 13 inquiries is particularly noteworthy, which included 2,175 questions and caused a lot of sensation.
Schledlitz itself reacted to the media excitement about the extensive request for NGO funding. He criticizes that the government is unable to clearly present who is paid to whom tax money. This resulted in the FPÖ request called the "monster request". Schledlitz underlines the need to list NGOs individually in order to create more transparency. In the past, ministers would often have not given any concrete figures and avoided answering inquiries with excuses. He sees the current government, which he describes as the "largest, most expensive and incapable" of all time, in the obligation to disclose the flows of money to party -related NGOs.
FPÖ and the demand for transparency
In addition, Schledlitz announced that it does not provide information about the Freedom of Information Act should not be granted. In his opinion, citizens have the right to experience how their money is dealt with. He concludes that the excitement for the request could indicate possible secrets and assumes that the probability of a waste of tax money is high.
The Union faction in Germany also made a parliamentary request to finance NGOs as part of similar inquiries. This request comprises 551 specific questions and aims to collect information about cash -funded NGOs that were supported in the past election period with federal funds. Here, also concerns about the political neutrality of state -funded corporations are expressed. The Union faction has tried to find out about targeted questions, among other things about the "Grandma's Against Right" association, whether there is political advertising in the game that could violate the democratic basic order. There have been disputes about the award of government funds to NGOs for years and the implementation of a "Democratic promotion law" remains controversial.The smoldering conflicts in Austria and Germany reflect a bigger problem: the review and promotion of NGOs, which play an important role in the political landscape. Political statements are allowed for non -profit organizations as long as they correspond to the purpose of the association, but many NGOs are concerned about the current parliamentary inquiries, as they are trying to delegitimize civil society movements and to limit their political activities.
The developments related to the FPÖ inquiries and the reactions show how strongly the topics of transparency and responsibility are anchored in political discourse and indicate the challenges of processing government funding.
For further details on the problems and inquiries about the NGOs, the reports can be found on Oe24 , OTS and ZDF .