Press conference live – government presents new anti-corruption package

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Justice Minister Alma Zadic (Greens) and Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) presented the government’s newly negotiated anti-corruption package on Thursday morning. You can follow the press conference in the Federal Chancellery live via live stream (see above).

The amendment is designed to close loopholes in the criminal justice system on corruption that came to light in the course of the Ibiza affair. The starting points are an expanded criminal liability for buying mandates and the broadening of the concept of civil servants in the case of bribery. It should also be a criminal offense if a politician promises a certain service in exchange for money or other benefits before he has the corresponding position of “civil servant” – that is, before he is on an election campaign.

In principle, however, support for individual election campaigns should not be prohibited. What corresponds to “good manners” must remain allowed. This was made clear with the current clarification – at the request of the ÖVP, in which election campaigns with preferential votes usually play an important role.

The government agreed to a renewable energy offensive
The turquoise-green coalition had already agreed on a package to accelerate renewable energy expansion at their meeting on Wednesday. The government has done almost nothing to combat the shortage of skilled workers – a working group is being set up here. Agreement has been reached on the gradual abolition of the blocked part-time pension scheme. After the exam, Chancellor Karl Nehammer spoke of a good start to the year.

Source: Krone

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