National Council before the upheaval: session and new legislative proposals on Wednesday!

National Council before the upheaval: session and new legislative proposals on Wednesday!

In a turbulent political situation, the National Council in Vienna scheduled a decisive week before the election. On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the last regular meeting of the current legislative period will take place before the new MEPs newly elected by the 183 newly elected on October 24th, as from the notification of the Parlament emerges. The situation is particularly explosive after the resignation of Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer, since his successor Alexander Schallenberg is expected to imagine before the MPs, which increases the tension in the session.

The Presidential Conference will also set a agenda for the first meeting in the new year, which is already planned for January 22. This decision is crucial, because the elections of the specialist committees are pending and many political business depend on how the new MPs will fill their posts. Furthermore, the conference on October 17 is to discuss the course of the constituent meeting and determine the distribution of the seats in the plenary hall, according to information from OTS .

planned decisions and referendum

also on the table are important topics such as the covering of the 2025 pension increase and an inflation protection clause, which should ensure 651 million euros in relief alone. It remains to be seen whether the draft law will receive a two -thirds majority. Other points on the agenda are the first readings of four referendum, which are directed against NATO accession and against food waste and advocate a ban on glyphosate. The Federal Calculation Deplation 2023 is also pending, which makes the session even more explosive.

The political arena in Austria is faced with a crucial moment when not only laws, but also the future composition of the National Council are discussed. Observer: Inside, it is excited to see how the political conditions will develop after this week.