Lower Austria's upswing: EU investments create thousands of jobs!

Lower Austria's upswing: EU investments create thousands of jobs!

Landhausplatz 1, 3109 St. Pölten, Österreich - The Lower Austrian Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner proudly announced that Austria's EU membership brought fundamental changes in the state in 1995. Thanks to around 660 million euros in regional funding, over 6,000 projects could be realized, which resulted in the impressive creation of more than 15,000 new jobs and securing 50,000 existing jobs. "Economic performance has tripled, the exports quadrupled and the investments dubbed," emphasizes Mikl-Leitner, who sees development as an engine for prosperity and economic growth in Lower Austria, as well as Niedereoesterreich.gv.at reported.

In the current funding period from 2021 to 2027, another 168 million euros are available for important projects that focus on topics such as research, technology and innovation. During this time, the importance of cohesion policy for the EU is also emphasized, especially in view of the challenges facing Europe. This commitment is also evident in a recently carried out regional summit in Brussels, where 74 European regions indicate the importance of regional cooperation.

130.9 million euros for municipalities

support for municipalities in the amount of around 130.9 million euros was decided. These funds, which are also used for road construction, fire station and sports facilities, are intended to trigger an investment volume of 308 million euros and secure around 4,620 jobs. Mikl-Leitner underlines the role of the communities as the lifeline of the country and the first point of contact for citizens, such as "https://exxpress.at/mikl-leitner-130-Million-euro- understuget- fuer-niederreichs-municipalities/"> Exxpress.at . These support measures show once again that the country is relying on the communities and vice