The red-pink coalition has been swinging the scepter in the Vienna City Hall for a year. Despite the lockdown, the city leaders insisted on celebrating the anniversary in the magnificent ballroom.
The “Krone” -Wien editors rated red-pink. The result was five tops and five flops. Let’s start with the good news: Corona tests: With “Everything gurgles”, Vienna is the leader in a comparison of the federal states, even if there are still minor security gaps (keyword: Papa Schlumpf) Budget. For a billion-dollar project of this size that will secure 30,000 jobs, this cannot be taken for granted. Holiday care for children: The City Camps are a real help for parents. Vienna has also created free funding offers, especially for schoolchildren who have to catch up on material due to the lockdowns. Vaccinations: Free flu vaccination, a wide range of corona vaccinations. Even if there are problems here and there when registering or waiting times, the system works exemplary overall. Climate protection: Solar offensive, more trees and bike paths, less asphalt – you can always do more, but the direction is right : The SPÖ is in favor, the NEOS against, the climate activists anyway. You want to stop the city street right away. A constant bone of contention. The immigration authority MA 35: Customers often wait years for their decision, nobody picks up on the phone. Excessive alcohol took place in the offices. City vice-president Christoph Wiederkehr has to clean up here. Rescue: Time and again, employees and staff representatives denounce the high workload and demand more resources. Private rents are going through the roof, at the same time many apartments are vacant. Red is for a vacancy tax, pink against it. Kindergartens: An acute package was only put together after major protests. The sticking points: too few staff, too large groups Presentation in the state hall Despite the lockdown, the red-pink city hall coalition insisted on celebrating the anniversary in the splendid ballroom. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and Vice Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS) presented their first coalition balance sheet. Cultural organizers have currently a compulsory break and the authorities have reduced personal party traffic to urgent and urgent cases. The day before, a 2Gplus rule was originally announced, a little later 2.5G was enough – of course with a mask requirement. Obviously, the auditorium shouldn’t be too small for the appointment – with all confidence in the good corona test offer in Vienna. Around 40 people came together – from media representatives to politicians and their employees – bread rolls and drinks were a must. Vice Mayor Wiederkehr emphasized that they had deliberately not made a big celebration, but presented the facts. City chief Ludwig added that the ballroom had not been selected “because it was splendid, but because the necessary distance was possible”. A lot of harmony between coalitionists, in contrast to turquoise-green in the federal government, showed the government leaders of the self-appointed “progressive coalition” in the city Unity. Ludwig emphasized this by saying that you never emphasize whether it is a red or pink project. “We never make a distinction,” said the city chief. Ludwig also highlighted training initiatives in the field of care, the expansion of primary care centers and the expansion of the subway. “In a crisis, it is important to work constructively and together,” emphasized Wiederkehr. The population would also expect that. He wanted to recognize the pink handwriting on the new whistleblower platform, the learning cafés for schoolchildren or the Sunday opening for the market gastronomy.
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