Security Expenses at Kneissl's Wedding Amounted to Euro 223,000

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 25, 2018; 18:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to the Ministry of the Interior, the state expenses for the large police contingent for the security of Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kneissl's wedding in August amounted to almost 222,750 euros.

On 18 August, FPÖ Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl celebrated her wedding with entrepreneur Wolfgang Meilinger in Southern Styria. / Picture: © Photo by "Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres" is licensed under CC BY 2.0

According to the Ministry of the Interior, the large-scale police operation at the wedding ceremony of Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl amounted to almost 222,750 euros.

On 18 August, FPÖ Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl celebrated her wedding with entrepreneur Wolfgang Meilinger in Southern Styria.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was also invited to the celebration, which…