On November 28th on ORF 2; Migration and integration researcher Judith Kohlenberger is a guest in the studio
Vienna (OTS) – Susanne Schnabl will present the “Report” on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 9:05 p.m. on ORF 2 with the following topics:
Pilnacek’s legacy
Weeks after his death, the secretly recorded conversation with the once powerful section head in the Ministry of Justice caused domestic political explosiveness. This is not the first time that Wolfgang Sobotka has been targeted by the opposition, who are unanimously calling for his resignation. The green coalition partner is also demonstratively distancing himself, and the public prosecutor’s office is investigating initial suspicions against the first President of the National Council. What do the latest revelations mean about a year before the next scheduled National Council election, why did Pilnacek’s interlocutors now leak the recording to the media; and what can the announced investigative commission in the Ministry of Justice achieve? Stefan Daubrawa and Laura Franz on Pilnacek’s legacy.
Blue cash registers
The FPÖ financial scandal in Styria is putting a strain on the Freedom Party. Opaque payments and dark intrigues – the “complex case” poses “big tasks” for the public prosecutor’s office, according to its own statements. Now a second public prosecutor is being appointed to investigate the financial scandal in the Graz FPÖ. Things are getting uncomfortable for state party chairman Mario Kunasek a few months before the Styrian state elections. A report by Martin Pusch and Alexander Sattmann.
Integration failures
With toughness and sanctions against those who cause problems with integration: Lower Austria’s ÖVP state governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner is calling for stricter rules for obtaining Austrian citizenship and high penalties for families unwilling to integrate – also a clear signal for the course of the Chancellor’s party in the federal government. Since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the increasing anti-Semitic incidents in the country, the political debate surrounding integration has been conducted primarily with a view to past failures and future tightening. What happened to the political welcoming culture of the refugee summer of 2015? Where are the roots of the integration problems in the country? And can problems like anti-Semitism be solved by tightening the law? Julia Ortner and Miriam Ressi report.
Migration and integration researcher Judith Kohlenberger will be a live guest in the studio.
Slow energy transition
Not in our community, that destroys the landscape, but rather somewhere else. You hear these arguments again and again from residents when it comes to expanding renewable energy in their community. This often delays or even prevents the construction of new wind farms, power lines or areas with photovoltaic systems. In principle, the path from fossil energy to renewable energy is bumpy. Even without complaints, approval procedures and environmental assessments of new projects often take a long time. Likewise, some legal frameworks such as the Climate Protection Act are still missing. Can the climate targets be realistically achieved at the current pace of expansion by 2030 and what would have to change for this to be successful? A report by Laura Franz and Miriam Ressi.