Many Open Questions Before Start of Government Retreat

The government is starting a two-day retreat on Tuesday. What is unusual is that the last one was only three weeks ago. The plan is to seek an agreement on the monitoring of potential threats via messenger services. Whether this will succeed was still uncertain as of Monday. Otherwise, the focus will be on foreign policy, economy, and labor, as stated in a release from the Chancellor's Office on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, a work plan is to be developed by summer.

It remains to be seen whether decisions will actually be presented tomorrow and the day after. At the first retreat, the biggest announcement was the intention to develop an industrial strategy.

Government Retreat Again at the Federal Chancellery

Experts have been consulted again. Invited to the retreat for the security sector is Peter Vorhofer, the government advisor for crisis preparedness and management since last summer. Also invited are AMS board members Petra Draxl and Johannes Kopf, as well as economist Harald Oberhofer.

The government is frugal not only with its announcements but also with its expenses. For budgetary reasons, it was ultimately decided to hold the retreat again at the Federal Chancellery and not, as was previously customary, at a pleasant conference location in the countryside.

The event will start Tuesday noon with a doorstep by the three party leaders. The results of the first day of the retreat are to be announced 2.5 hours later. Two press briefings are also planned for Wednesday, one on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers and one following the government meeting.

(APA/Red)

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