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National Council: New Law decisions and election of the public prosecutor
The second meeting of the new legislative period is due in the National Council. Topics are the current economic challenges and the first legislative decisions on the sanctions regime.
National Council: New Law decisions and election of the public prosecutor
This week, the National Council meets on Thursday for its second meeting of the ongoing legislative period. This marks the beginning of a new routine for the MPs who have some significant points on the agenda.
A central theme of the meeting will be a “current hour” on the economic situation of the country. This is particularly important because it is the first time that the freedoms have the opportunity to determine the topic of this format after taking first place in the last National Council elections. Your chosen title "End of the destruction of the economy and workplaces" is aimed directly at the Economics Minister Martin Kocher from the ÖVP.
New public lawyer on board
Another important decision concerns the election of the new prosecutor. The previous district chief of Wels-Land, Elisabeth Schwetz, will most likely take the place of Walter Rosenkranz, who enters Parliament as President of the National Council. In the future, Schwetz will lead the public prosecutor together with Gaby Schwarz and Bernhard Achitz.
The session, under the direction of Walter Rosenkranz, will also include the first legal decisions. Under these is a legislative package for the implementation of a new Sanctions Act, which has arisen in response to Russia's aggressive policy towards Ukraine. This law is intended to accelerate compliance with international sanctions and make potential bypasses difficult. An important aspect is also responsibility: from 2026, the financial market supervision instead of the National Bank will be responsible for monitoring the international law sanctions, which is a significant innovation.
While the FPÖ, who also planned an “urgent request”, does not have a lot of weight in the conversations, the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS advise on possible coalition agreements. A request for no confidence of the freedom is also on the agenda, but the chances of success appear low, since it has already been rejected by the other factions in the budget committee. Despite these challenges, there is probably nothing in the way of an agreement on the legislative package, since the FPÖ was the only parliamentary group that voted in the committee against the proposals.
The background of these measures adopted at the meeting and the new prosecutor reflect a phase of change and reacting to current challenges and show the endeavors to tackle both political and economic issues in a targeted manner. More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report On www.vienna.at.