Scandal about ex-mayor: Walser's transport company Bleite!

Scandal about ex-mayor: Walser's transport company Bleite!

In a remarkable U -turn, CWA Transporte GmbH, which was led by Christoph Walser, the former President of the Tyrol Commerce Chamber and Mayor of Thaur, is waiting with shocking news. Today, May 29, 2025, Dolomitenstadt that the company is insolvent with debt of 700,000 euros. The Innsbruck Regional Court has opened insolvency proceedings through the company, which should not be renovated and could soon be closed.

Walser, the sole shareholder and managing director of CWA Transporte GmbH, has submitted the application to open insolvency proceedings. The Credit Protection Association in 1870 also informs that the main creditor is the tax office, in which there are almost half a million euros. In view of the low assets in relation to the liabilities, the future of the company is more than unsure.

Legal problems and financial difficulties

Walser is not only under pressure because of the bankruptcy. In autumn 2022, he was convicted of 1.1 million euros, defamation as well as forgery of evidence and incorrect evidence and false evidence statement in autumn 2022. In 2025, he was imposed on a conditional prison sentence of six months and a fine of 3,600 euros, supplemented by a conditional fine of 300,000 euros for financial offenses and an association money profit of 120,000 euros, which was also imposed on the insolvent company.

In addition to the personal legal challenges, the liabilities of CWA Transporte GmbH exceed the available assets, which indicates a precarious financial situation. In 2024, several executions were already pending against the company, and the last annual financial statements show a negative equity of around 100 percent, which deteriorated considerably compared to 2021 and 2022.

effects on the workforce and other developments

The bankruptcy also has an impact on CWA Transporte GmbH employees. A total of eight employees are affected by bankruptcy. The insolvency administrator, lawyer Stefan Dorner from Innsbruck, is commissioned to manage and implement the assets and claims of the company in favor of the bankruptcy estate.

In the context of corporate demography and bankruptcies in Austria, this bankruptcy remains no singular incident. According to Statistics Austria have been recorded since the first quarter of 2021 comprehensive data on bankruptcies and company registrations. The bankruptcy of CWA Transporte GmbH is part of a worrying trend in the economy, which is characterized by rising corporate closures and financial difficulties.

Developments around Christoph Walser's companies could have significant consequences for the regional economy in Tyrol, especially in view of the current challenges for many small and medium -sized companies in the region. The public is eagerly observed how this situation will continue to develop.