Voglauer raises the alarm: Massive cuts in the promotion of ethnic groups!

Voglauer raises the alarm: Massive cuts in the promotion of ethnic groups!

Österreich - The ethnic group spokeswoman for the Greens, Olga Voglauer, has had a sharp criticism of the planned cuts in ethnic group funding for 2025 and 2026. Despite the importance of the current commemorative year, in which the end of the Nazi terror and the 50th anniversary of the ethnic group law are recognized, Voglauer sees the cuts as unacceptable. In 2025, the funding was reduced by 189,000 euros compared to the previous year, with 89,000 euros less for "other grants" and 100,000 euros less for "intercultural funding". For 2026, the savings add up to 599,000 euros, which means 568,000 euros less in the "other grants" compared to 2024. Voglauer therefore demands strengthening diversity and minority protection in Austria.

In a further execution, she notes that the current cuts in contradiction to the positive statements by Minister Claudia Plakolm are about the promotion of ethnic groups in the National Council. It criticizes the lack of implementation of central demands of the ethnic groups, including the establishment of joint schools and the provision of bilingual educational offers. "Diversity is a strength and not a cost factor," emphasizes Voglauer. In addition, she appeals to the minister to stop the cuts and adapt the existing grants to inflation.

funding and their distribution

In 2023, the Federal Chancellery distributed a total of 7.71 million euros in ethnicity funding. The distribution of the funding was carried out as follows:

ethnic group amount (€) percentage (%)
Slovenian ethnic group 2,600,000 33.73
Croatian ethnic group 2,140,000 27.74
Hungarian ethnic group 924.500 11.99
Czech ethnic group 762.825 9.89
ethnic group of Roma 760.090 9.85
Slovakian ethnic group 180.775 2.34
cross -ethnic group projects 344,000 4.46

A total of 172 sponsors were supported, including 84 from the Slovenian ethnic group. The funded projects included an information and sensitization campaign on multilingualism and an exhibition on the history of the Roma in Austria.

future challenges and priorities

The promotion of ethnic group, which is managed by the Federal Chancellery, aims to secure the existence of ethnic groups and their cultural characteristics. Intercultural projects that promote the coexistence of the various ethnic groups are also supported. The general conditions for subsidies and the possibility of applying are accessible via the federal online transparency portal.

The application for ethnic group funding 2025 has been completed, and the billing documents must be submitted by January 31, 2026. Over the next few years, it will be crucial to further promote the goals of the ethnic groups to ensure that cultural diversity in Austria is recognized as a valuable good.

OLGA Voglauer therefore not only demands more support for the ethnic groups, but also a comprehensive reform of the ethnic group law in order to meet the needs and challenges of the affected communities.

For detailed information on the funding, bundeskanzleramt.gv.at extensive resources on the various aspects of ethnic group support.

like parlament.gv.at, the ensuring the needs of ethnic groups remains a central challenge in the Austrian society, especially in the context of the planned cuts.

For further information on the current developments and the situation of the ethnic groups in Austria, you will also find the ots.at as an important source of information.

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