Location comes to a head – many stumbling blocks on the way to the new coalition

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The question of being or not being is spoiled in the blue-black negotiations after the first week. Despite numerous similarities, there are also basic differences. The bottlenecks are the attitude towards the EU and the Euro, Ukraine support, Sky Shield and the Corona processing.

“It was a necessary step. I hope he was right,” new ÖVP boss Christian Stocker said of the Coalition negotiations with the FPö. This week all 13 groups of blue-black negotiators met. The hardest part – foreign policy and the EU – finally came. There are many stumbling blocks here. It starts with the attitude towards Ukraine. The FPö would prefer to stop all aid payments and stay out of this conflict completely.

When it comes to EU membership, the FPö even flirts with an exit and wants the Schilling back. It is no coincidence at the start of the Coalition talks that EU membership was mentioned as a real estate asset.

Roll kicks in the EU, ÖVP prepares headaches
On the People’s Party, how Kickl will create his role with the EU heads of the EU. In this room, Kickl only has to act, not coordinate with the government partner in Austria. The ÖVP wants to change that. “How do we ensure that we appear uniformly in Europe is an important issue,” says Stocker.

He has “considerations about how to get an agreement here,” says the new ÖVP boss. But he wants to discuss details personally with Kickl.

ÖVP fights for Sky Shield missile defense project
The FPö is huge to leave the EU Rocket Defense Project Sky Shield. The ÖVP does not want to give up the project. So far there is only one statement of intent here. Not a single euro has been spent or budgeted yet. The FPö rejects the project because it is not compatible with neutrality.

The military leadership, on the other hand, warns that without this protective shield, Austria would be completely shielded from threats.

Stocker also confirmed his commitment to the EU Rocket Defense Project on Thursday. “Standard Defense and Sky Shield must be separated.” For the ÖVP boss, Sky Shield is a “purely European initiative that has nothing to do with NATO”. Of course, missile defense cannot be bought into a network with other countries. But that is more expensive.

“The Swiss, who are also involved in the initiative, are good at calculations and are also a neutral state. So Austria should be there too,” Stocker confirms. Moreover, Austria “should not represent a rift in this system for Putin.”

Kickl and the alleged “proximity to Russia”
Many in the People’s Party, including at the EU level, are very concerned that the FPö may be too Russia-friendly. Unlike his predecessor Heinz-Christian Strache, Herbert Kickl was never part of the Russia game in the FPö. The uncritical attitude of some right-wing parties is the reason why they are fragmented in the EU parliament.

The FPö belongs to the “parliamentary group of Patriots for Europe”, which also includes Viktor Orbán and Marine Le Pen. Giorgia Meloni and the Polish PIs, on the other hand, are explicit supporters of Ukraine and in the “conservative and reformer” faction. It is said that Kickl himself has prevailed towards the US and Donald Trump.

ÖVP does not want a Corona-U committee, FPö has promised him
ÖVP and FPö have a big problem with corona preparation. As in the federal states, the FPö also wants a compensation fund for victims of the corona policy in the federal government. “I certainly did not put myself out there in public and say that Corona never existed,” said a High ÖVP negotiator. And: the FPö also promised its fans in the election campaign a Corona U committee. An absolute red line for the ÖVP.

And: again, you don’t want to “move your pants” in a u-committee, you hear from the ÖVP. It will be interesting to see how this conflict is resolved.

Source: Krone

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