First appearance in the Federal Council: Finance Minister Gunter Mayr visits the country chamber

First appearance in the Federal Council: Finance Minister Gunter Mayr visits the country chamber

Parliamentary work in Austria was influenced by the coalition negotiations after the National Council election. Although no new government has yet been formed, meetings of the National Council, the Federal Council and the committees were still held.

In a current hour in the Federal Council, the new finance minister Gunter Mayr stepped in front of the country chamber for the first time. Mayr was praised on November 20 as the successor to Magnus Brunner. During this session, the recent decisions of the National Council on a new sanctions law and measures against money laundering were also discussed.

The three icclets in the country chamber, which resulted due to the state election in Vorarlberg, were also particularly noteworthy. A mandate of the Greens went to the FPÖ, while the other two mandates stayed with the ÖVP. As a result, ÖVP and Greens have lost their majority in the Federal Council. At the meeting on December 5, the three Federal Council: Inside from Vorarlberg.

The EU's EU Committee dealt with the annual report of the European Auditors' Court for the budget year 2023. At the same time, an interparliamentary meeting took place in Brussels, which dealt with "E-Law: Lessons Learned from a national perspective".

The Presidential Conference of the National Council met on December 5 to determine the agenda for the last National Council meeting this year. The presidents of the National Council, the club guards or their deputies: inside and the parliamentary director took part in this conference.

A meeting between the European Parliament and the national parliaments for the EU judicial agency Eurojust took place on December 2 in Brussels.

These events testify to the political activity and importance of parliament and the committees in Austria. Parliamentary work continues, even if government formation is still pending. It remains to be seen how the political landscape will develop.

Source: parlament.gv.at