Austria is "Brussels-Obedient": FPÖ Attacks Federal Government

In light of the upcoming EU summit, the FPÖ has sharply criticized the federal government. Austria approves everything and is "subservient to Brussels," said Susanne Fürst, the FPÖ's foreign policy spokesperson, at a press conference on Wednesday morning in Vienna. While the USA under President Donald Trump wanted "an end to the dying on the battlefield" in Ukraine, the EU is aiming for a continuation of the war to use it for its own purposes and goals.

This, however, does not align with Austrian interests, said Fürst. The EU has not made a single constructive contribution to resolving this crisis during the ongoing negotiations, instead speaking of solidarity with Ukraine and military and economic support.

That the fight for peace in Europe is taking place in Ukraine is not true, Fürst continued. Moreover, it is "completely irresponsible not to join the efforts of the USA" to end the war. "There must be a diplomatic solution," otherwise more deaths threaten "or a total escalation that wipes us all out," said Fürst.

Fürst: Brussels Needs Russia as an Enemy Image to Disempower Nation States

Rather, the EU needs this enemy image of Russia to make billions in profits and continue the "centralization program." "Brussels wants to exploit the crisis and disempower national leaders," said Fürst. Joint arms procurement and a European general staff clearly contradict the rules of the EU treaty. This coarsening of language and scaremongering by the EU has been known since the Corona era.

It may be true that Russia, through its intervention in the Syrian civil war, the war of aggression in Ukraine, and the channeling of migrants to the Belarusian-Polish border, has promoted illegal migration into the EU, said Fürst in response to a question from the APA. Nevertheless, the EU must position itself "so that the external borders are closed," and by the way, it was the former German Chancellor Angela Merkel who issued an invitation to millions of migrants to come to Europe, not Putin.

Meinl-Reisinger Defends Herself

Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) should have supported the US peace initiative during her trip to Kyiv and could have offered Austria as a venue for negotiations, Fürst continued. However, that Meinl-Reisinger is distributing millions of Austrian taxpayers' money and claiming that Austria welcomes Ukraine's EU accession is "irresponsible."

Meinl-Reisinger herself defended against the FPÖ's criticism on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers. They support the "Grain from Ukraine" program, which subsequently helps areas that are very unstable and where hunger is great. "Programs that address the root causes of migration must be supported," said the Foreign Minister towards the Freedom Party. "And I am happy to engage in a discussion with the FPÖ. Because I consider it extremely unwise to question something like this."

Kolm: "ReArmEurope" Project "In Truth a Redistribution Plan"

Barbara Kolm, the economic policy spokesperson for the FPÖ, criticized the plan of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to advance the savings and investment union. For this strategic autonomy, they want to use the savings of Europeans. This is "centrally controlled planned economy at its best," with the aim of creating a superstate that controls everything, said Kolm.

By mobilizing 800 billion euros for rearmament projects, for which EU loans amounting to 150 billion euros and exceptions from the strict EU debt rules are planned, debts would be further expanded, said Kolm. The mobilization of the capital market is actually very positive because the European capital market lags behind globally. However, every investor can decide where to invest. The "ReArmEurope" project is "in truth a redistribution plan," said Kolm.

An increase in EU defense spending would indeed have positive effects on the economy, Kolm noted, but the EU states should have done their homework long ago, but they have missed it. Kolm warned against the introduction of a war economy in Europe, as "Austria and the EU are not at war." In a war economy, the suspension of labor rights and the introduction of a planned economy also threaten. One should steer clear of that, said Kolm, as even the Green Deal was a step towards a "socialist union."

(APA/Red)

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