After ruling by round decision final week, a cupboard assembly was held once more within the Chancellery on Wednesday – however with out Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens), who needed to journey from the European Soccer Championship in Berlin that morning. Calming phrases got here from each side.
“My impression is that the Council of Ministers was very constructive,” mentioned Schooling Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) in a short abstract, who appeared within the press lobby after the federal government assembly along with Inexperienced Occasion chief Sigrid Maurer. His coalition associate was extra verbose in praising the environment and on the similar time expressed hope for additional initiatives within the expiring coalition: “We’ve an entire lot of selections on the desk.”
Zadic’s solo effort
Maurer says she doesn’t imagine that the Inexperienced Justice Minister Alma Zadic’s solo effort relating to the draft for the brand new regulation on the confiscation of knowledge storage gadgets equivalent to cell telephones may pose additional dynamite for the coalition. In spite of everything, it’s a regulation that has already been handed. Nevertheless, as a result of great amount of important suggestions, the top of the division has determined to take a more in-depth have a look at the mission and prolong the assessment. She provides: “I assume that the ÖVP can also be interested by responding to this criticism.”
The Inexperienced Local weather Safety Minister Leonore Gewessler was additionally unimpressed by the current dispute over her solo efforts in renaturation and the complaints from her coalition associate. When requested whether or not she would type a coalition with the ÖVP once more as Inexperienced deputy chief, she mentioned within the “Customary”: “Why not!” Her celebration is guided by “how a lot could be achieved with which associate”. That is the usual with which they may enter into talks after the election – “together with with the ÖVP”.
