Political duel: FPÖ and Greens in the dispute over Ukraine and EU crisis!

Political duel: FPÖ and Greens in the dispute over Ukraine and EU crisis!

In a heated political duel on February 11, 2025, which included the comparison of the Green EU MPs Lena Schilling and the former FPÖ chief Heinz Christian Strache, the focus of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine was the focus. Schilling directly asked Strache: "Are you judging the Russian attack war on Ukraine?" Strache replied that he was doing this, but he emphasized that he was against a weapon delivery and a further tightening of the conflict. He criticized the European sanctions against Russia as a "massive self -damage" and wished for a policy of peace, while Schilling pointed to Putin's aggression and the associated challenges. In this context, she referred to the need for the energy transition to end the dependence on Russian gas, and thus reinforced the urgency of its argument.

politics and food innovations

The duel did not only bring geopolitical questions to the table. Schilling and Strache showed an agreement on the subject of mealworm powder, which is now permitted in certain foods in the EU. Both were not very enthusiastic about the culinary perspective of this innovation. Schilling took the opportunity to point out the long history of the FPÖ, which has spoken out against EU regulations, and recalled earlier controversy under Jörg Haider when it came to unpopular EU specifications, such as dyes for yogurt. The discussion about the mealworm powder was against the background of the oversupply of food and the need to find alternative protein sources.

In a separate press conference on the same day, the federal spokesman for the Greens, Werner Kogler, announced that Lena Schilling will compete as a top candidate for the European elections. This was seen as an important step for the Greens, who supports Schilling as an outstanding, young representative of her party. Kogler described her as a "young woman who believes in a future that is worth fighting for" and expressed confidence in her skills to represent the green agenda in the EU href = "https://www.derstandard.at/story/30000204092/gruene-praesentieren-spitzenkiren-spitzen-fuer-eu-election"> The standard reported .