The Federal Chancellery instructed APA that the course for Europe as a enterprise location should be set now, referring to the EU elections on June 9. “We are saying ‘sure’ to the automotive” and “to over 100 thousand jobs,” Nehammer is quoted as saying.
“Progress and Freedom”
The automotive and provider business has “come beneath nice stress,” the assertion stated. Overregulation and bans are making Europe much less enticing as a enterprise location. China is turning into more and more stronger within the automotive sector, and the USA is performing in a protectionist method. Numerous firms and jobs are affected in Austria, stated Nehammer: “Our firms want progress and freedom, as a substitute of bans and restrictions on their actions.”
Politicians should now act accurately each nationally and at EU degree. What this implies can be mentioned on the spherical desk within the Federal Chancellery by Economics Minister Martin Kocher and Styrian Governor Christopher Drexler (each ÖVP), Federation of Austrian Industries President Georg Knill and representatives from Magna, BMW and Siemens.
Nehammer and the ÖVP have lengthy been talking out in opposition to the ban on new vehicles with combustion engines from 2035. In response to the EU election manifesto, the Chancellor’s social gathering needs to marketing campaign for the withdrawal of the measure, which is meant to counteract local weather change; as a substitute, there must be openness to expertise.
