Vienna Landtag: The most important topics of the meeting on June 26, 2025!

Vienna Landtag: The most important topics of the meeting on June 26, 2025!

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the second meeting of the Vienna Landtag will take place at 9 a.m. in the state parliament and municipal council meeting. The meeting will deal with various current topics, including the environmental impact assessment procedure for the controversial project 'Heumarkt Neu', the provision of federal funds for additional German teachers at Viennese schools and measures against gardens in schools and kindergartens. In addition, the contribution of the Viennese data centers to achieve the climate goals and the expansion of direct democracy through district surveys and binding district votes are on the agenda. This information was provided by the city of Vienna and are part of the comprehensive reporting on the session.

After the question time, a current hour follows in which the ÖVP will put a topic up for debate: "The school year ends as it started: chaos in positioning positions, failure when calling up funds for German funding, etc. - SPÖ & NEOS let school management, teachers and students down!". The session is accompanied by a live stream on the website wien.gv.at, where future updates and information can also be called up.

environmental impact assessment and agricultural planning

A central topic in the context of the session is the environmental impact assessment, which will also be included in the discussion. According to the requirements, new systems must meet certain threshold values ​​in order to be approved. The threshold for new laying hens and turkey is 48,000. Existing systems are not affected by this regulation. This information comes from the guidelines on the environmental impact assessment that play an important role in the agricultural strategy.

In the presence of areas worthy of protection, stricter threshold values ​​apply. For example, only 40,000 places are taken into account in laying hens. Such regulations are crucial to minimize the ecological footprint in the region and to achieve the environmental protection targets.

Current climate goals and challenges

The debates in the Vienna state parliament take place against the background of ongoing discussions about Austria's climate policy. The report on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has raised some urgent questions. According to the last study, the emissions of Austria have been reduced by 13 % since 2005, but a significant failure is feared when achieving the EU goals for 2030. Greenpeace criticized the government because the ambitious climate goals are not to be achieved until 2050, which is an inadmissible delay.

The government has set itself the goal of becoming climate -neutral by 2040 and thus achieving net emissions of zero. However, this is made difficult by internal conflicts between the government parties, the ÖVP and the Greens. Critics, including SPÖ and NEOS, require a rapid ado of the Renewable Heat Act to close the existing gaps in climate protection.