New wind in Vienna: Bettina Emmerling as Vice Mayor!

New wind in Vienna: Bettina Emmerling as Vice Mayor!

Wien, Österreich - On June 2, 2025, the new Vienna city government will be presented. The presentation on Tuesday promises significant changes in the political landscape of the city. In particular, Bettina Emmerling will enter the government as the new Vice Mayor and City Councilor for Education. She takes over the office of Christoph Return, which changes to the federal government, which is a strategic political exchange.

The SPÖ, which was able to prevail in the negotiations, is expected to take over the financial department led by Barbara Novak. Peter Hanke, previous financial city council, also moves to the federal government as a minister. Despite these changes, most of the other positions remain unchanged: Kathrin Gáal, Peter Hacker, Ulli Sima, Jürgen Czernohorszky and Veronika Kaup-Hasler continue to conduct their city council offices.

new challenges and opportunities

Bettina Emmerling has been a member of the Vienna municipal council since 2015 and has developed important skills in her role as an education spokeswoman and club chairwoman. She emphasizes the challenges and opportunities of the Vice Mayor and the need for a member vote on the coalition agreement, which will take place on June 7 at the NEOS State General Assembly. In the last election, the NEOS finally achieved 10 % of the votes.

The new city government will also have an extended city council, with the SPÖ being represented six times. Both the Greens and the FPÖ each receive three seats. This distribution illustrates the intensive cooperation between the parties that aim to further increase the quality of life in Vienna, especially in the areas of education, health and traffic.

highlights of the coalition agreement

The 191-page coalition agreement includes several important topics, including a labor market focus, a reform of the minimum security and innovations regarding the Parkpickerl option models. In addition, a focus is on the traffic calming of the inner city and new Park & ​​Ride offers are promised. These measures should not only increase the quality of life in Vienna, but also meet the challenges of urban traffic and promote sustainable mobility.

The city councilors that remain in the new government keep their previous responsibilities in various business groups. These include:

• Peter Hacker: Social Affairs, Health and Sport
• Kathrin Gáal: living, residential construction, urban renewal and women
• Ulli Sima: Innovation, urban planning and mobility
• Jürgen Czernohorszky: Climate, Environment, Democracy and Personnel
• Veronika Kaup-Hasler: Culture and Science

The coming weeks will be crucial for the Vienna city government, since the new composition and the planned reforms will be specified. This could have a lasting impact on the political and social landscape of the city. For further details on the new agreement and the specific plans, reference is made to the presentation of the city government: OE24 , OTS and wien.gv.at .