2023-07-08 22:41:05
Vienna (PK) – The National Council will end its current session next Monday. The Federal Council meets in plenary sessions on Wednesday and Thursday to deal with the latest National Council decisions. The new President of the Federal Council, Claudia Arpa, gives her inaugural speech in the Chamber of States. The Federal Council’s EU Committee has also scheduled a meeting. President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka takes stock of the parliamentary year in a press conference.
Information on opening hours, guided tours and other Parliament offers during the non-conference periods can be found on the Parliament’s web portal. Due to maintenance work, the Demokratieikum Visitor Center and the Parliamentary Library will be closed from July 31 to August 5.
Monday 10 July 2023
The 2022/23 National Council session ends. The free time lasts until September 12, 2023. During the free time, the National Council can be convened for special sessions or extraordinary meetings at any time. Committees such as the main committee meet permanently and can be convened at any time. For example, for advice or approval of regulations in the event of imminent danger. There is no free time for the representatives of the people in the Bundesrat. The regional chamber meets permanently and has no legislative periods. Balance sheets for the last session of the National Council can be found on the Parliament’s web portal.
9.30 a.m.:
In a press conference, the President of the National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, takes stock of an eventful parliamentary year in which legislation has returned to the historic parliament building after around five years.
Media representatives are invited and are asked to register at medienservice@parlament.gv.at.
Wednesday 12 July 2023
10.00 a.m.:
The EU Committee of the Federal Council meets. Ambassador Cristina Fraile Jimenez De Munana presents the priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency to the committee members. The rest of the agenda has not yet been fixed. (Houses of Parliament)
1 p.m.:
The Federal Council deals with the most recent resolutions of the National Council. (Parliament, Bundesratsaal)
Meetings of the National Council and the Federal Council are broadcast live in Parliament’s media library and are available as video-on-demand.
Thursday 13 July 2023
09.00 a.m:
The Federal Council has called another meeting to deal with the most recent resolutions of the National Council. The new President of the Federal Council, Claudia Arpa, gives her inaugural speech. At the beginning of the session, Carinthia’s governor Peter Kaiser will make a statement. (Parliament, Bundesratsaal)
Meetings of the National Council and the Federal Council are broadcast live in Parliament’s media library and are available as video-on-demand.
Monday 17 July 2023
The President of the National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, is traveling to Brussels for an official visit and will then attend the meeting of the Speakers of Parliament of the German-speaking countries in Belgium from July 17th to 18th, 2023.
Monday 24 July 2023
2:15 p.m.:
Federal Council President Claudia Arpa meets with the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Võ Văn Thưởng for talks. (parliament, reception room)
Friday 11 August 2023
President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka visits the Salzburg Festival together with the President of the Reichstag of Sweden Andreas Norlén.
Sunday 20 August 2023
National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka visits the Salzburg Festival together with the President of the Japanese Shügiin Hiroyuki Hosoda.
Montag, 21. August 2023
National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka and Hiroyuki Hosoda come together for a working meeting in Parliament. (Houses of Parliament)
Wednesday 23 August 2023
National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka is traveling to Hungary for an official visit, where he will meet, among others, Parliament President László Kövér.
Thursday 24 August 2023
2 p.m.:
Federal Council President Claudia Arpa meets with a delegation from the upper house of the Japanese parliament for talks. (Houses of Parliament)
Friday 25 August 2023
As part of the Grafenegg Festival, an informal meeting of the Speakers of Parliament takes place in Austerlitz format. The format consists of representatives from Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Montag, 28. August 2023
The Bilateral Parliamentary Group Austria-Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan travels to Mongolia until September 1st.
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NOTE: Current dates can be found in Parliament’s online calendar. Media employees are requested to register for film and photo shoots in advance at medienservice@parlament.gv.at.
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