The Carinthian state government will support the construction of indoor swimming pools in Klagenfurt with 7 million euros. The state also takes care of bridges, road services and EU programs. A castle in the air was also the topic of the government meeting.
The state capital has not had its own indoor swimming pool for almost three years. But now the scramble for a replacement could soon come to an end, cost: 60 million euros. “With this new indoor swimming pool, Klagenfurt will have adequate facilities; “The sports infrastructure will be significantly improved,” emphasizes State Governor Peter Kaiser. The state government has decided to provide funding of seven million euros. “A modern 50-meter pool is a real attraction for major sporting events and an important place for the training of many athletes and clubs.” There is also a promised funding of seven million euros from the Federal Minister of Sport, Werner Kogler. “In an election year with an uncertain outcome, I would of course prefer a binding commitment,” admits Kaiser. “But I am confident and have a good basis for discussions with Werner Kogler. We are sending today’s decision to Vienna, then a firm commitment should be possible soon.” According to Kaiser, a bonus is the use outside of leisure and sport: “For our emergency services, a 50-meter pool is a perfect place to carry out various operations rehearse.”Bridge construction and emergency vehiclesIt’s not just catastrophic natural events that challenge Carinthia’s infrastructure. Age in particular will soon lead to high costs. State Vice President Martin Gruber’s department is already investing 7.6 million euros in the maintenance, renovation and construction of 25 bridges. But more than half of the bridges are over 50 years old and around half of all road service vehicles will soon need to be replaced. “When I heard about the possible thorium deposits near Bad Eisenkappel, the state office director was immediately commissioned to carry out an inspection,” reports Governor Peter Kaiser. “Unfortunately, this castle in the air ran out of air very quickly.” The fabulous extent of the occurrence was based on a comma error in the data from the International Atomic Energy Agency. “In addition, Carinthia would not have benefited from this find, as the rights to extract such raw materials lie with the federal government,” Kaiser continued. The state’s detailed reports should now also be made available to the municipality of Bad Eisenkappel.EU beneficiary Carinthia“Carinthia is well positioned for EU programs. From 1995 to 2022 we received a net amount of two billion euros for projects,” explains the state governor. “This means that Carinthia is a net recipient in the EU. Thanks to good planning and neighborly relations, good use of the EU is possible.” A significant part of these finances flow into the agricultural sector. “Investments in climate fitness and prospects for rural areas are particularly encouraged,” explains the responsible speaker, Martin Gruber. “10,000 projects worth almost a billion euros were approved and 750 million were distributed.” Support for the social sector Many funds also flow into social initiatives. “We specifically use state funds to attract additional EU funds. The social fund is almost fully utilized and we have a cooperation with the AMS,” explains LH-Stvin. Gaby Schaunig. “The promotion of building culture in Carinthia by Daniel Fellner and the Self-Help Carinthia initiative by Beate Prettner are also particularly worth mentioning.”
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