Crisis negotiations: Does the traffic light coalition come in time for Christmas?
Crisis negotiations: Does the traffic light coalition come in time for Christmas?
Löwelstraße, 1010 Wien, Österreich - Austria revolves around political chaos: no new government until Christmas! Just four days before the holidays, the party leaders of the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos sit together in the Palais Epstein to discuss the tense situation of the coalition negotiations. The ideological differences are still large, especially when it comes to taxes, such as . ÖVP boss Karl Nehammer and SPÖ boss Andreas Babler stand on the opposite pages-while Bables calls for new asset and inheritance taxes, the ÖVP remains in its point of view of not wanting to introduce new taxes. A negotiator expressed the pessimistic forecasts: "It may be that it ends today", but hope dies last.
The failed change of state has its price. The coalition needs a look at the budget renovation, which could require up to 15 billion euros to avoid an EU deficit procedure. This turns out to be the greatest chunk in the negotiations. The SPÖ literally floats a deficit procedure, while Nehammer realizes that it is time to bring the disputed topics to the table. A high -ranking negotiator emphasizes: "We have no government in spring ...", which underlines the urgency of these conversations. This is also the reason why the negotiation teams are now working with a traffic light system to make progress visible, such as Notice.
The mammoth task of the coalition
Neos boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger describes the negotiations as a "mammoth task" and states that there is also a common thrust in some areas. But the fronts are frozen-the SPÖ blocks measures such as increasing the seasonal workers and is adamant in topics such as family reunification from Syria and Afghanistan. An economist warns that the SPÖ simply ignores the economic situation. The entire negotiation dynamics draws a picture of stuck positions that promises little festive hope even under the Christmas tree.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Ort | Löwelstraße, 1010 Wien, Österreich |
| Quellen | |
Kommentare (0)