Vienna (PK) – In its session, the Federal Council deals with the most recent resolutions of the National Council. In addition, a parliamentary poll is being carried out in the Chamber of States on the role of public structures in times of crisis. Numerous committees gather for meetings. Chancellor Karl Nehammer, among others, is being questioned by the commission of inquiry. Events are held to mark World AIDS Day and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The Camillo Awards are also given to paramedics. National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka welcomes his Turkish counterpart.
Monday, November 28, 2022
2:30 pm: Members of the Turkey-Austria Bilateral Parliamentary Group exchange views with the President of the Grand National Assembly of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Şentop, who is visiting Vienna until 29 November. (Hofburg, Maria Theresa III apartment)
5 pm: The 2022 Camillo Award for Outstanding Paramedics will be presented at the Palais Epstein. After opening remarks by the President of the National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, and an introductory talk by the President of the Federal Association of Rescue Services (BVRD.at), Erwin Feichtelbauer, and the Vice President of BVRD.at and initiator of the award , Clemens Kaltenberger, there will be a panel discussion . The highlight of the night is the delivery of the Camillo Awards in seven categories. (Epstein Palace)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
09:00: The Commission of the Court of Auditors will consider several reports. Among other things, the following items are on the agenda: Reports on the federal COVID-19 financing agency (COFAG) and the private hospital financing fund (PRIKRAF). Other reports relate mainly to energy and transport issues. (Hofburg, Camineum)
10:00 am: The Finance Committee will hold a meeting. An agenda is not yet available.
11.00 am.: The Labor and Social Affairs Commission also scheduled a meeting. Among other things, MPs will discuss an initiative by the coalition parties for a sixth week of vacation for nursing staff, which had already been agreed upon as part of the nursing care reform. An application for Caregiving Bonus for Caring Relatives was also submitted. The commission will also deal with an amendment to the Civil Service Law, which aims to increase the basic salary of civil servants to 500 euros per month. In addition to other coalition proposals and reports on Corona spending, several opposition initiatives are on the agenda. (Hofburg, roof foyer)
11.00 am.: During his visit to Vienna, the President of the Grand National Assembly of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Şentop, will meet with the President of the National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, for a working meeting. (Epstein Palace)
2 pm: The Bundesrat’s EU Committee is meeting for a session in which its members want to address proposed regulations to create a financial aid facility for Ukraine next year and ban products made with forced labor, among other things. (Library Courtyard, Bar 4)
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Meetings of the National Council and the Federal Council are broadcast live in the Parliament’s media library and are available as video on demand.
09:00: In addition to the referendum on the resignation of the federal government, the Constitutional Commission will deal with reports and motions on ethnicity. The extent of certain special corona regulations and media issues are also up for debate. (Hofburg, Bar 7)
10:00 am: The ÖVP corruption investigation committee continues its investigations. Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer and ÖVP Lower Austria Regional Director Bernhard Ebner were invited to provide input. Information on media access is available on Parliament’s website. (Hofburg, Camineum)
1pm: In the Equality Commission, parliamentarians debate the Private Sector Equality Report for the years 2020 and 2021 with representatives of the Equality Commission and the Ombudsman. There are also coalition initiatives for research on menstrual health and for an information offensive against violence against women and children. The opposition’s motions concern, among other things, the gender budget, child support law and integration measures. (Hofburg, roof foyer)
1pm: Among other things, the Education Commission is working on a government bill aimed at expanding competence measures in schools. Another government bill aims to bring changes to the Austrian Foreign Exchange Service (OeAD-GmbH). With an app, the coalition asks for a model to support socioeconomically disadvantaged children at school events. Opposition initiatives and reports on Corona spending are also on the agenda. (Hofburg Segment Arc, Location 7)
2 pm: The main commission has scheduled a meeting at which parliamentarians want to discuss, among other matters, a series of overseas postings.
5 pm: The sports committee will also meet and discuss the 2021 sports report and the annual report of the National Anti-Doping Agency with experts. In addition to numerous reports on spending by the NGO support fund, candidacies from opposition factions are under debate. (Hofburg, roof foyer)
Thursday, December 1, 2022
09:00: The ÖVP corruption investigation committee continues its deliberations. The Provincial Governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, was invited to provide information. Information on media access is available on Parliament’s website. (Hofburg, Camineum)
10:00 am: In addition to a debate on current affairs, the Family and Youth Commission also has a proposal from the coalition on the agenda, with which it is intended to increase the additional income limit for income-dependent child custody subsidy. Opposition initiatives include childcare, foster parenting and financial support for families. (Hofburg, Great Redoutensaal)
10:00 am: On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the event “Feel yourself talking. Working together for sexual health” will be held. After opening remarks by the President of the Federal Council, Korinna Schumann, the Second President of the National Council, Doris Bures, and the President of the Vienna AIDS Federation, Stefan Dobias, Annette Haberl, Head of the HIV and Women Division of the HIV Center at the University Hospital in Frankfurt am Main, will deliver a keynote address. Then there will be a panel discussion. (Epstein Palace)
1pm: At its meeting, the transport committee will deal with the ÖBB framework plan and other reports, as well as various opposition issues. (Hofburg, roof foyer)
3 o’clock in the afternoon.: At the Human Rights Commission, the Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Social Communication will answer questions from the deputies in debate. There are also initiatives against the use of famine as a weapon of war and against human rights violations against women in Iran. (Hofburg, Bar 7)
6 pm: On the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on 3 December 2022, the leaders of Parliament invite you to the debate “Challenges of daily life for people with disabilities. Between vision and reality”. After opening remarks by the President of the Federal Council, Korinna Schumann, and the President of the Third National Council, Norbert Hofer, Rudolf Kravanja, President of the ÖZIV Federal Association for Persons with Disabilities, will deliver the keynote address. ÖZIV members Isabella Aigner and Daniela Rammel discussed on the podium with wheelchair basketball player Philipp Hochenburger, Lukas Huber of the Austrian Association of the Deaf and Elmar Fürst, representative of the organization that helps the blind and visually impaired. National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka speaks the final words. (Vienna MuseumsQuartier, Arena21)
Friday, December 2, 2022
A follow-up event to the Conference on the Future of Europe will take place in Brussels, in which the President of the EU Committee of the Bundesrat, Christian Buchmann, will participate via videoconference.
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