Vienna relies on the upswing: New coalition is planning big reforms!

Vienna relies on the upswing: New coalition is planning big reforms!

Wien, Österreich - On Tuesday, the Vienna city government under Mayor Michael Ludwig and his deputy Bettina Emmerling presented its new government program. The “upswing coalition” has set itself the ambitious goal of building on the previous success and making Vienna the leading location for digitization and top technology. After an enjoyable economic growth of 2.5 percent in 2023, which broke the Austria -wide tendency in the other direction, the city wants to take concrete measures in order to continue to be involved in the economic competition in the future. According to Profile , the last year is not only shaped by a high deficit: With 1.6 billion euros, the city is faced with great financial Challenges.

A central point of the government program is the reorganization of the minimum security. Here the city administration is planning a uniform regulation that also takes into account the residence obligation for refugees and a basic child protection. In addition, the life situation of multi-child families is evaluated to ensure that the support arrives where it is most urgently needed, as in a report of the The press is summarized .

focus on education and traffic

In terms of early childhood education, the city plans to integrate career changers: integrating into the elementary pedagogy inside and bringing more support staff into kindergartens. This is how the effort for the existing pedagogue should be reduced. Another goal is to increase the weekly attendance for children with language support. The government program will also significantly shape the traffic situation: the unbundling of foot and bike traffic is a visible step towards improvement on the ring road. Along this is to be realized in accordance with this, corresponding entrance restrictions to the city, which also represent a prerequisite for the traffic measures, informs Contrast .

Particular attention is paid to the promotion of small and medium -sized companies. The city will take targeted measures to support companies and invest in training and further education. Challenges such as rising prices and interrupted supply chains do not stop, but Vienna shows itself as a stronger of progress. The city has achieved better economic growth not only last year, but since 2023 than the rest of Austria.

A look into the future

The Vienna Vienna City Government vision until 2040 extends far beyond the points mentioned. A planned European AI data center in Aspern with over 100,000 processors should not only become very important for research, but also for branches of industry. In addition, Vienna should act as a smart city model model-with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2040 and promoting the expansion of district heating and photovoltaics. Future test routes for autonomous driving in public transport bring fresh wind into the mobility of the city.

Overall, Vienna shows itself as a place with great potential that actively accepts its challenges and controls the future with a clear plan. The new city government takes concrete steps to ensure the quality of life of the Viennese: to secure inside and to promote the economic upswing.