Chancellor Stocker meets Xi Jinping as China eyes Vienna
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Chancellor Christian Stocker met with Xi Jinping to discuss Austria's position on the global geopolitical chessboard. While Beijing reportedly views the country as a key player, domestic attention remains fixed on a different kind of international reach: newly revealed chats from Tsvetana P., a spy linked to the fugitive Jan Marsalek, have detailed her intentions and operations.
The regional states are demanding more federal money for reforms, adopting the slogan "no law without money" to ensure the message is received. It follows a report from the Audit Office that described the current funding for heating system replacements as chaotic. Meanwhile, the Social Democrats are dealing with rumors that their leader, Andreas Babler, is using the Volkshilfe organization as a personal vehicle—a claim the charity’s president has denied.
The Green Party marked 40 years in parliament with Leonore Gewessler declaring a desire to remain in government. Elsewhere, the operators of the Brenner Base Tunnel confirmed a hacker attack by a Russian-speaking group, and a court delivered a guilty verdict in the Benko case, with the defense claiming the property tycoon was himself a victim of deception.