Austria's future: Together against the challenges of the crisis!

Austria's future: Together against the challenges of the crisis!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - In an urgent speech in the National Council, SPÖ MP Michaela Schmidt addressed the challenges that Austria and Europe faced. Schmidt emphasized that Austria is at a "historical fork in the road" in which a courageous, social and advanced policy is necessary to cope with the climate crisis, to create affordable habitat and to secure jobs. "No country of the EU can meet these challenges alone," she clarified. The current economic situation, shaped by the recession and a large budget -hole, requires a comprehensive consolidation package to get the country back on course, such as ots.at reported.

In addition, Schmidt decided against parties that are pabilated by authoritarian governments such as Russia or endanger Austria's liberal values. "We need a government that is willing to take responsibility and do not shy away from unpleasant decisions," she said. In her speech, she also expressed the need for economic growth as the key to renovating the state budget. "Without a strong cooperation within the European Union, our prosperity cannot be maintained," said Schmidt.

The importance of the European Union

In addition, the Federal Chancellor-Helmut Schmidt Foundation reflects in its current desk about the historical success of the European Union. It emphasizes that the integration of the European countries is a unique chapter in world history. Despite centuries -long conflicts, many nations have voluntarily handed over parts of their sovereignty without losing their identity. The condition of the EU is seen as a product of far-sighted politics of historical statesmen who not only trade for idealistic reasons, but also from the insight of preventing future wars, as