Austrian Coalition to Take Stock of Legislative Period

People ♦ Published: June 28, 2013; 19:04 ♦ (Vindobona)

In a joint interview with several leading Austrian newspapers, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and Deputy Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger take stock of the legislative period so far.

Austrian Coalition to Take Stock of Legislative Period / Picture: © Flickr / Werner FaymannFlickr / SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation

With reference to the low unemployment rate and rather stable economic data Faymann emphasizes right at the beginning that both politicians proved to be sucessful in leading the country through the financial crisis. Spindelegger considers one major project, the restructuring package, with the reorganization of the pension system and the introduction of the health service reform to be…