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Green Party leader: "We are seeing a regression in climate policy": Green Party federal spokesperson Leonore Gewessler is going door-to-door across Austria until ...
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Gewessler: "People are fed up with politics that only thinks in terms of tactics"
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OpinionTwo Social Democratic ministers reshuffle their personnel: Markus Marterbauer appoints a shadow finance minister to his own political liking ...
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The Salzburg Greens want to go to rural areas and are knocking on doors: In a kind of midterm election campaign, the Greens are venturing into difficult ...
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Peter Hanke baut sein Ministerium um. Der SPÖ-Minister macht aus vier Sektionen fünf. Die Strukturreform soll alles effizienter gestalten ... Show more
Climate Protection Law: Coalition Aims to Deliver First Result: An agreement could be reached in the Council of Ministers as early as this week ...
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Herbert Kickl sees the AfD's election success in Saxony-Anhalt as a signal extending beyond Germany. At the same time ... Show more
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Johannes Rauch, the Green Party's municipal strategist: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler often talks about being "with the people ...
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Renaturation: Austria relies on existing projects: Gewessler's approval of the EU renaturation law almost broke up the turquoise-green coalition two years ...
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Paid articlePaywall ORF Summer Talks: The climate is supposed to save the day for the Greens: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler was a guest at the opening of the ORF Summer Talks ...
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Gewessler's new pragmatism: Air conditioning and self-criticism regarding asylum policy
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The next round in the fight against the summer news lull: On Monday, the summer talks with the five leaders of the parliamentary parties begin ...
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Paid articlePaywall Gewessler admits "mistakes" in asylum policy in the ORF summer interview: "The Greens in their prime" were able to play on their pet topic of heat and climate ...
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Leonore Gewessler: "The Green Party's stance has certainly changed": Leonore Gewessler in an interview about the migrant influx to Ceuta ...
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Filzmaier: | "The Greens' main theme is even more important this summer": VIENNA. Greens leader Leonore Gewessler kicks off the ORF summer interviews
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Islamist extremism: Gewessler admits misjudgment on migration: Green Party leader Gewessler downplays the previous policy of a welcoming culture and admits to ...
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Only Yes Means Yes: Gewessler criticizes the lack of stricter sexual criminal law
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Gewessler fact-checked: Ankle bracelet, soil protection and NoVA exemption: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler opened this year's ORF summer interviews and ...
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ORF Summer Interviews: Why Leonore Gewessler broke into a sweat: Sweating in the ORF garden studio: The climate crisis makes it impossible to forget that ...
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Paid articlePaywall Climate Minister Norbert Totschnig is hardly present in the public eye, even though key climate policy issues are pending ... Show more
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"Ms. Gewessler, I can't stand you": Leonore Gewessler wants the "hereditary nobility" in Austria to finally be taxed, sees the Greens as the only ones who ...
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Paid articlePaywall Gewessler: “I won’t hand the state over to Kickl without a fight”: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler sees herself as an alternative to the ÖVP and SPÖ’s ...
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The blue-green storm after the budget speech: VIENNA. Herbert Kickl and Leonore Gewessler launched a general critique of Finance Minister Markus ...
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🇦🇹🇩🇪 Why are more and more Germans moving to Austria? NEWS investigates what makes our neighboring country so attractive to emigrants – | and where cultural ... Show more
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Heirs, Babler and Champagne: Gewessler lashes out at the Social Democrats at party conference
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Green Party conference with external participants, but without Lena Schilling: The Green Party is holding its 48th federal congress in Graz. In addition to party ...
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Videos of the flooded streets illustrate the extent of the torrential rain. No end is in sight. | At the federal congress in Graz ... Show more
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Gewessler: “The champagne corks were popping among the super-rich”: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler criticizes the federal government's austerity plans ...
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Paid articlePaywall "This is a farce": Greens will vote against VAT reduction: VIENNA. The Greens again accused the government of inaction on Monday.
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Green restart with Gewessler: Beer tent instead of hipsters - | can that work?: Those who have once been in government suffer all the more on the opposition ...
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Paid articlePaywall Green restart with Gewessler: Beer tent instead of hipsters - | can that work?: Those who have once been in government suffer all the more on the opposition ...
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Paid articlePaywall Wöginger resigns as ÖVP parliamentary group leader after conviction: First reactions
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Paid articlePaywall Kickl sees burdens on the economy, Gewessler misses inheritance tax: VIENNA. It's not just the opposition that's critical of the austerity package.
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Green light for controversial fuel price cap: The Greens do not want to be used as an excuse by the federal government, said Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler ...
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsGreens Back Fuel Price Cap Despite Reservations
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- The Greens will approve the legislation enabling fuel margin limits with the required two-thirds majority.
- They oppose reducing the mineral oil tax as it does not require the same parliamentary majority.
- Gewessler criticizes past policies increasing oil and gas dependency and doubts the effectiveness of current proposals.
- The government aims to temporarily cap margins and offer a tax relief of about ten cents per liter if prices rise over 30% in two months.
Leaving people to deal with price shocks is not the right way.— Leonore Gewessler, Green Party leader, in Parliament on the fuel-price brake.
Greens oppose it: Fuel price cap still lacks the necessary majority: The government’s plan to make filling up a bit cheaper is in jeopardy: According to ...
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National Council: Greens demand energy transition, FPÖ an end to Russia sanctions
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Expansion of green electricity: Gewessler demands significant improvements to the law
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Fuel price cap comes from April: Greens reluctantly agreed: Das Tauziehen um die Spritpreisbremse ist zu Ende: Die Grünen stimmten den Plänen der ...
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Unterbürg: Leonore Gewessler praised efforts to preserve priority areas - Kitzbühel
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How Leonore Gewessler hijacked "ZiB 2": Appeal directly to the camera: The Green Party's federal spokesperson addressed fiery words to the government: They ...
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Podcast: Iran: Is the war forcing us to be more environmentally conscious?: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler on possible answers to the energy crisis and ...
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“Irrelevant motives”: Serious jobbery in Gewessler's ministry: Instead of a long-standing manager, a cabinet employee of the environment minister was given an ...
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Greens submit urgent motion on inheritance tax: The proposal provides for a general exemption limit of one million euros. According to Green Party calculations ...
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Do women make better climate policy?: The climate movement has many female faces. Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler discusses in an SN interview why this is ...
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Paid articlePaywall "Irrelevant motives" in Gewessler's appointments: Equal Treatment Commission criticizes the staffing of a department. The case has already gone to court.
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Paid articlePaywall Gewessler will sort it out: Following in Qualtinger's footsteps with cronyism
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Die Grünen, das ist die selbsternannte Partei der „sauberen Hände“. Sie inszenieren sich als Partei ohne Korruption, Postenschacher und Freunderlwirtschaft ... Show more
“Stop the horse-trading”: ÖVP and Neos criticize Gewessler: Following an article in “Die Presse” about actions taken by the Ministry of the Environment ...
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Gewessler rejects accusations of cronyism: VIENNA. Green Party spokesperson Leonore Gewessler rejects allegations of cronyism stemming from her time as ...
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Ms. Gewessler, how often do you fear that the world is going to hell in a handbasket?
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Paid articlePaywall Within the German Green Party, discussions are raging about their stance on the Mercosur agreement. And in Austria? She sees no factional infighting on this ... Show more
Gewessler: | "We Europeans act as if we are a little mouse in some corner"
Gewessler: | "We Europeans act as if we are a little mouse in some corner"
Auctions of speeding cars brought in only €45,580 last year.: VIENNA. If speeders are likely to reoffend, their cars are auctioned off, with a large portion of ...
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Paid articlePaywall Finance Ministry: Missing climate targets will cost up to 2.9 billion euros: The costs for emission certificates threaten to explode by 2050. Green Party leader ...
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“Pathetic,” “disaster”: Greens defend Mercosur rejection – | Leading economists sharply attack them
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Gewessler: "Government is looking for excuses for its austerity policies": The budget is being consolidated at the expense of those who are already struggling ...
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Gewessler on "ZiB 2": "That's perhaps an unusual statement for a Green Party member"
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ÖVP General Secretary Marchetti on Muslim post: "In Favoriten, probably three-thirds would say that"
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Gewessler criticizes Totschnig for lack of climate protection: VIENNA. A few days after the turmoil in the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) finally led to ...
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Between Science and Politics: The Lobau Highway: The Lobau Highway as a prime example of the tension between science and politics
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“Unrealistic assumptions”: Court of Auditors criticizes climate ticket: The auditors rate the ticket's environmental benefits as “rather low” and also take issue ...
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Gewessler on site inspection: Lobau Tunnel worst solution: During a site visit to the Donauauen National Park nature reserve, Green Party chairwoman Leonore ...
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Stefan Kaineder confirmed as deputy federal spokesperson for the Green Party: Ö/OÖ. Stefan Kaineder has been confirmed as deputy federal spokesperson for the ...
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Green light for Lobau Tunnel: Will the S8 and S34 expressways now also be built?: Parts of the ÖVP and FPÖ are insisting on the implementation of both road ...
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National Council: Greens make serious allegations against Hanke: VIENNA. The National Council convened for a special session on Wednesday at the request of the ...
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S 34 opponents agree: “S 34 No thanks, Minister Hanke”: Hundreds of people gathered in Nadelbach on Sunday to protest against the construction of the S 34 ...
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S1 outer ring: The federal government now wants to build the Lobau motorway after all
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OpinionMore cars, more roads?: Daniel Lohninger on the federal government and why a consistent yes to new highways is sometimes a good idea.
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OpinionCommon sense prevails over ideology in the Lobau Tunnel debate: The decision to build the controversial tunnel is the right one. Even in a transport world based ...
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ORF Summer Talks 2025: The false claims of party leaders: From distorted figures to misquoted experts: this year's ORF Summer Talks provided plenty of material ...
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Austria fails in EU lawsuit: Nuclear power continues to be considered "ecologically sustainable"
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Greens criticize the coalition: “World champions at making announcements”: VIENNA. Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler doubts the ability of the VP, SP ...
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Gewessler calls for “rapid” new draft of e-economy law: VIENNA. The Green Party's parliamentary group leader, Leonore Gewessler, is calling for a new draft of ...
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"Then I'll eat a broom" - | Gewessler goes on the offensive with a lot of dialect
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No binding sector targets: Draft climate protection law leaked: According to the Ministry of Agriculture, there is still no agreement within the government on a ...
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Gewessler in the fact check: Wrong about part-time work, right about the climate bonus
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Green Party leader Gewessler on a realo course - and an occasional...: Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler emphasized her consensual side in her debut and ...
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Paid articlePaywall ORF “Sommergespräche”: 436,000 viewers at Gewessler: Less than last year, more than 2023: The market share for the first “Sommergespräch” was 21 percent ...
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Ms. Stoisits has apparently not left Bobostan for quite some time.: The Green Party wants to change its image and appear less out of touch with reality ...
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ORF uses a trick to ensure high ratings for its summer interviews: Once again, ORF's traditional summer interviews will be broadcast on a delayed basis ...
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