There have been no surprises. Reinhold Lopatka (ÖVP) warmed to combustion engines, Andreas Schieder (SPÖ) to ecology. Harald Vilimsky (FPÖ) criticised the EU-Ukraine and asylum coverage, whereas Lena Schilling (Greens) warned of the local weather disaster and Helmut Brandstätter (NEOS) known as for an EU skilled military.
The positions had been instantly obvious within the EU’s renaturation efforts, that are at risk of failing in Austria, the place the ÖVP particularly is resisting. “Austria is smarter and higher than the group in Brussels needs to impose on us,” stated Vilimsky, whereas Lopatka mocked the directions given to farmers to “depend butterflies.”
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Schilling: “Lazy excuses”
Schilling, then once more, criticized “lame excuses” and recalled 6,000 scientists who had opposed the campaigning of the European Folks’s Social gathering. She additionally complained that the destructive determination of the state governors remained intact regardless of the obvious turnaround in Vienna and Carinthia. Schieder and Brandstätter, in flip, accused the Greens of not having pushed by way of the local weather safety regulation.
Picture: Thomas Ramstorfer (ORF)
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Picture: Thomas Ramstorfer (ORF)
With regards to mobility, Brandstätter and Schieder known as for safety for Austria’s robust automotive provide trade and warned in opposition to China overtaking Europe. Lopatka, then once more, pressured that rural areas nonetheless want vehicles and roads, that we should stay open to all applied sciences and that the share of emissions from vehicles is already low. For Vilimsky, the combustion engine is “the benchmark product par excellence”, whereas Schilling known as for different mobility.
The financing of Ukraine was the rationale for Vilimsky to criticize sanctions in opposition to Russia as a result of they’d led to inflation and rising costs. Typically, the anti-Russian place was transferring Europe in the direction of World Struggle III, whereas he needed peace. His accusation to the group: “You might be crawling beneath NATO” prompted common outrage. Regardless of Russia’s assault, which was in violation of worldwide regulation, Lopatka known as for diplomatic exchanges to be maintained, however justified the EU’s expenditure. Schieder was additionally in favor of assist and humanitarian support. Schilling was open to the nation’s admission to the EU if all standards had been met.
In protection, Brandstätter was alone together with his concept of a European military. On the difficulty of refugees – Vilimsky solely recognized migration – all 5 noticed room for enchancment. The Hungarian mannequin, together with the ignoring of human rights necessities, met with resistance, particularly from the SPÖ, the Greens and NEOS.
