EU Interior Ministers will discuss the rising refugee numbers on the so-called Balkan route in Luxembourg on Friday. Michael Spindelegger, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor and now the Head of the International Migration Center ICMPD in Vienna warns of numbers like in 2015 and speaks of an "alarm signal."
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After Germany, Luxembourg also backs out. The Grand Duchy only wants to join the complaint before the European Court of Justice, but not take action itself. The deadline is October 10.
By Eric Bonse
All budgets in the Alpine Republic will be relieved with a social component. Economists warn against too loose spending policy of the black-green coalition.
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The municipal company Wien Energie needs financial guarantees worth billions from the state to secure the electricity supply in the capital. Apparently, the company took a gamble on futures trades on the electricity exchanges.
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The government in Vienna wants to implement proposals for the electricity price that are circulating for the gas market in Germany. The opposition, on the other hand, wants a comprehensive price cap along the lines of Spain and Portugal.
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