Mölzer criticizes Babler: SPÖ cultural policy remains in the air!

Mölzer criticizes Babler: SPÖ cultural policy remains in the air!

Österreich - On April 28, 2025, the FPÖ culture spokesman NABG commented. Wendelin Mölzer critically on the recent interviews by SPÖ Vice Chancellor Babler. In his statements, Mölzer described the interviews as uncritical and empty, which in his opinion throws a negative light on the Austrian media landscape. He also criticized that Babler's political line was unclear and that it lacks clear announcements or a clear turnaround that affect cultural policy.

Mölzer particularly opposed the view of Babler that the state had to "offer" culture. The FPÖ decidedly rejects this position and instead demands that the state should only create the framework conditions for culture without acting as a cultural producer. Mölzer said

criticism of non -transparency and ideology

carelessness also criticized Mölzer in relation to the SPÖ under Bablers. He sees no signs of entideologization and democratization of the cultural business and claims that the SPÖ promotes a policy that continues to pursue non -transparent and ideological approaches. This leads to an exclusion of unpleasant artists and projects.

The FPÖ, on the other hand, is committed to the freedom of art, for transparency in cultural funding and for the depoliticization of the cultural business. Mölzer called for a cultural policy that is based on the needs of the citizens and creates an open and fair cultural area.

Cultural policy guidelines of the federal

In a broader context, the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport (BMKÖS) published the "Cultural Political Guidelines of the Federal" on June 21, 2024. These guidelines are the result of a strategy process that began in 2021. Eight central fields of action were defined to promote modern and sustainable cultural management:

• innovation and digitization
• Fairness and social responsibility
• internationalization
• audience and cultural mediation
• ecology and sustainability
• building culture and cultural heritage
• funding culture
• dialog

The cultural policy guidelines include topics such as securing the freedom of art, addressing new audience classes and the guarantee of fair payment. They strive for an active design of the built-up environment and thus represent a comprehensive plan for future cultural policy. Further information can be found in the published PDF document that has a file size of 2 MB and is available on the BMKÖS website ( bmkös ).

ots about the current discussion about the cultural policy and the position of the FPÖ under the SPÖ Babler.