Politicians react – rumours: Carinthia loses special Cobra unit?

After it became known that the branch office of the Cobra special unit could be moved to Graz as part of a structural reform by the Federal Ministry of the Interior from Carinthia, the politicians of Carinthia reacted: not exactly positive.

At Carinthia’s governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ), the speculation is met with “complete misunderstanding”, according to a broadcast. Kaiser warns against merging to make an already tense workforce situation worse. “I am positive about all reasonable plans to use synergies. The protection of the population and also the effective support of the ground personnel by the special Cobra unit must be the highest priority and must be guaranteed at all times,” said Kaiser, who will discuss this with the Federal Minister of the Interior, Gerhard. Karner (ÖVP). .

“Clear cut for Carinthia”
Team Carinthia boss Gerhard Köfer also sees this as a “clear cut for Carinthia in terms of security policy”. After all, it is about the safety of the Carinthian population, emphasizes the politician. In any case, the rumors about the Cobra merger need to be cleared up. FPÖ leader Erwin Angerer also criticizes: “ÖVP Interior Minister Karner irresponsibly endangers the safety of the Carinthian population by considering moving the Carinthian Cobra site to Graz!

But only rumours?
ÖVP club chairman Markus Malle is surprised by Kaiser’s broadcast, which had sparked the debate: “I am surprised that LH Kaiser is responding to media speculation and criticizing the federal government to fill a summer slump instead from simply picking up the phone and looking up his contacts to use Vienna. That’s what I did: the Ministry of the Interior gave me clear commitments that the Cobra branch in Carinthia would continue to exist.” the population, he says shopping centers