Austrian Elections & Politics 5.0 (Burgenland state election - January 26)

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Well this is happening...
Swiss Vet tries to re-establish noble naming rites

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Will this issue be pushed by ÖVP and FPÖ to stick it to the freaks  and Turks in Vienna? I wonder, what are the possibilities that this will be a new calling cry for the EU elections for each party? What will the forum’s Austrian expert, Tender Branson, weigh in on this. Something articulate and informative, I presume?

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UK, Dutch intelligence limit Austria data flow over Russian ties:MP

British and Dutch spy agencies have heavily restricted the amount of intelligence they share with Austria, mainly because of ties between the ruling far-right Freedom Party and Russia, an Austrian opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.

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Kurz has said he plans to make the BVT report to him and FPO Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache although it would still remain part of the Interior Ministry.

The BVT is not currently taking part in working groups of the Club of Bern, a network of European intelligence agencies, because of concerns among members about a club memo that was leaked to an Austrian newspaper, the head of the BVT said last week. He added, however, that Austria remains a member.

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UK, Dutch intelligence limit Austria data flow over Russian ties:MP

British and Dutch spy agencies have heavily restricted the amount of intelligence they share with Austria, mainly because of ties between the ruling far-right Freedom Party and Russia, an Austrian opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.

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Kurz has said he plans to make the BVT report to him and FPO Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache although it would still remain part of the Interior Ministry.

The BVT is not currently taking part in working groups of the Club of Bern, a network of European intelligence agencies, because of concerns among members about a club memo that was leaked to an Austrian newspaper, the head of the BVT said last week. He added, however, that Austria remains a member.

Yeah.

But it would be better if foreign intelligence groups would still warn us if for example they have knowledge of a coming terror attack in Austria. Otherwise it would look kinda bad on their part ...

Plus: we already knew in 2017 that they would limit their flow to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry because of their pro-Russia ties. Nothing new really. They should just report to Kurz instead (not even Strache, Kurz can tell Strache the important parts) and the case is solved. The FPÖ needs to be sidelined here.

The important bits are the stuff they don’t want to give to the Russians. It simple really, either get woke or get cast in the dark, NATO isn’t budging to put itself in risk just because you democratically voted in fifth-columnists.

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UK, Dutch intelligence limit Austria data flow over Russian ties:MP

British and Dutch spy agencies have heavily restricted the amount of intelligence they share with Austria, mainly because of ties between the ruling far-right Freedom Party and Russia, an Austrian opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.

...

Kurz has said he plans to make the BVT report to him and FPO Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache although it would still remain part of the Interior Ministry.

The BVT is not currently taking part in working groups of the Club of Bern, a network of European intelligence agencies, because of concerns among members about a club memo that was leaked to an Austrian newspaper, the head of the BVT said last week. He added, however, that Austria remains a member.

Yeah.

But it would be better if foreign intelligence groups would still warn us if for example they have knowledge of a coming terror attack in Austria. Otherwise it would look kinda bad on their part ...

Plus: we already knew in 2017 that they would limit their flow to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry because of their pro-Russia ties. Nothing new really. They should just report to Kurz instead (not even Strache, Kurz can tell Strache the important parts) and the case is solved. The FPÖ needs to be sidelined here.

The important bits are the stuff they don’t want to give to the Russians. It simple really, either get woke or get cast in the dark, NATO isn’t budging to put itself in risk just because you democratically voted in fifth-columnists.

That’s why the easiest solution for this would be to report the Russia-related stuff only to Chancellor Kurz and the remaining stuff to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry ...

And if some of that info runs tangentially to Russian stuff? For all purposes, leaving Austria in the dark is a good move so as to not have a leaky foundation.

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UK, Dutch intelligence limit Austria data flow over Russian ties:MP

British and Dutch spy agencies have heavily restricted the amount of intelligence they share with Austria, mainly because of ties between the ruling far-right Freedom Party and Russia, an Austrian opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.

...

Kurz has said he plans to make the BVT report to him and FPO Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache although it would still remain part of the Interior Ministry.

The BVT is not currently taking part in working groups of the Club of Bern, a network of European intelligence agencies, because of concerns among members about a club memo that was leaked to an Austrian newspaper, the head of the BVT said last week. He added, however, that Austria remains a member.

Yeah.

But it would be better if foreign intelligence groups would still warn us if for example they have knowledge of a coming terror attack in Austria. Otherwise it would look kinda bad on their part ...

Plus: we already knew in 2017 that they would limit their flow to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry because of their pro-Russia ties. Nothing new really. They should just report to Kurz instead (not even Strache, Kurz can tell Strache the important parts) and the case is solved. The FPÖ needs to be sidelined here.

The important bits are the stuff they don’t want to give to the Russians. It simple really, either get woke or get cast in the dark, NATO isn’t budging to put itself in risk just because you democratically voted in fifth-columnists.

That’s why the easiest solution for this would be to report the Russia-related stuff only to Chancellor Kurz and the remaining stuff to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry ...

And if some of that info runs tangentially to Russian stuff? For all purposes, leaving Austria in the dark is a good move so as to not have a leaky foundation.

In this case, the BVT needs to be put under the supervision of the Chancellery, instead of the Interior Ministry. Problem: the FPÖ would not vote for it unless Kurz threatens to blow up the coalition.

Either that, or Kurz should receive the full data load from abroad. Leaving Austria in the dark about the Russians is not cool.

Well then isolate them, then. Or else wait till the next election and form a new coalition government with SPÖ or Neös or something.

It’s been clear that FPÖ is a security risk, from the inside link by Neonazis and their strong ties, almost allegiance to Russia. Or risk being in the dark for quite some time.

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UK, Dutch intelligence limit Austria data flow over Russian ties:MP

British and Dutch spy agencies have heavily restricted the amount of intelligence they share with Austria, mainly because of ties between the ruling far-right Freedom Party and Russia, an Austrian opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.

...

Kurz has said he plans to make the BVT report to him and FPO Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache although it would still remain part of the Interior Ministry.

The BVT is not currently taking part in working groups of the Club of Bern, a network of European intelligence agencies, because of concerns among members about a club memo that was leaked to an Austrian newspaper, the head of the BVT said last week. He added, however, that Austria remains a member.

Yeah.

But it would be better if foreign intelligence groups would still warn us if for example they have knowledge of a coming terror attack in Austria. Otherwise it would look kinda bad on their part ...

Plus: we already knew in 2017 that they would limit their flow to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry because of their pro-Russia ties. Nothing new really. They should just report to Kurz instead (not even Strache, Kurz can tell Strache the important parts) and the case is solved. The FPÖ needs to be sidelined here.

The important bits are the stuff they don’t want to give to the Russians. It simple really, either get woke or get cast in the dark, NATO isn’t budging to put itself in risk just because you democratically voted in fifth-columnists.

That’s why the easiest solution for this would be to report the Russia-related stuff only to Chancellor Kurz and the remaining stuff to the FPÖ-led Interior Ministry ...

And if some of that info runs tangentially to Russian stuff? For all purposes, leaving Austria in the dark is a good move so as to not have a leaky foundation.

In this case, the BVT needs to be put under the supervision of the Chancellery, instead of the Interior Ministry. Problem: the FPÖ would not vote for it unless Kurz threatens to blow up the coalition.

Either that, or Kurz should receive the full data load from abroad. Leaving Austria in the dark about the Russians is not cool.

Well then isolate them, then. Or else wait till the next election and form a new coalition government with SPÖ or Neös or something.

It’s been clear that FPÖ is a security risk, from the inside link by Neonazis and their strong ties, almost allegiance to Russia. Or risk being in the dark for quite some time.

Austria is arguably now safer as it is not importing new threats DUE to the FPÖ.

Your loving SPÖ imported the threats in the first place, and you cannot factually dispute that.

Plus, American paranoia makes me cringe. In a lot of things, the US and Russia are no different, although the US offers vastly more freedom to its citizens. You both reject the International court and you both overthrow/prop-up regimes (Saudi Arabia, Panama, Iran), so please stop acting like you are the definition of justice and honour.

While I don’t hide that I detest the FPÖ, I wasn’t trying to cover for the United States. I was merely pointing out that Austria will be separated and isolated from the rest of the NATO coalition until the security issue with FPÖ is resolved. How you can get that from me, a person who screetches about US interventionist attitudes nonstop, is a mystery.

I’m not going to debate you on Immigration in Austria, as I can tell that you won’t budge from your absolutism nor do I have the ability to spam evidence appropriately enough for the onlookers, after all I can’t read German. Nor will I get off-topic on the discussion at hand, that Austria is a security concern for NATO due to having leaks in the government due to elements having Russian alignment. So debate me on that. What do you think about the current shunning of Austria by other intelligence partners? Do you prefer to break from NATO? Is being in the Russian sphere optimal for your envisioned future for Austrian society?

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Austrian central bank says government threatens its financial independence

Conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s government, which includes the far-right Freedom Party, announced plans last year to reform banking supervision in Austria, which is currently split between the Financial Market Authority and the central bank.

It says the plan, which will shift 180 jobs to the FMA from the Austrian National Bank (ONB) and do away with one of the two FMA co-chiefs’ jobs, will make for a more streamlined structure and save money.

The central bank, however, said the plan would make banking supervision more complicated and expensive.

“It is to be feared that supervision costs in Austria will increase as a result of these new, complicated structures, taking into account in particular the creation of three new sections in the Finance Ministry,” the ONB said in a statement.

Rip Austria’s long-term growth and financial stability. I wonder though who will be the Austrian Herman Cain?

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Oh God Strache, what have you done...

He did something anyone else in the party would have done. It fits well with the constant corruption scandals, exposed from Italy to Sweden and France to Romania, that seem to follow Right wing populists. Almost like there is something in their worldview that enables this sort of behavior?

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This day brought me up. Thanks FPÖ, you incompetents of the Western Europe right-wing scene.

Just resign Kickl goddamnit, I refuse to see new migration waves.

And what? Lose his perks early for party integrity? Nah, he’ll go crazy before his termination

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The problems facing immigrants and their descendants in Europe are wholly based on the tightening economic conditions of Europe at large. The age in which economic prosperity flourished after the Marshall Plan and a strengthening welfare state are gone or being dismantled with austerity. Coupled with the ghettoization of areas where a high number of immigrant communities live and a lack of connections for jobs, as people noted literally above with the red or black membership, it’s no wonder that many migrants are facing the brunt of this economic stagnation while being exploited in this age of austerity.

I suggest Europe now vote for parties willing to stop austerity and the waste of money on bombing a random country for the United States, you know, what caused this crisis in the first place. So vote for those who don’t do the bidding of this awful NATO system and that instead spends your tax dollars on building a more equitable and prosperous society, like the PVDA or KPÖ+. Voting for closet austerity “populists” and fascists ain’t gonna fix Europe now.