Turquoise-Red Conflict over Eurofighter Successor in the Bundesheer

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Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) called for a special budget via the press, finance minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) does not see a "playroom". The neos refer to negotiations with regard to the conscription debate.

Kronen Zeitung

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Minister of Finance Markus Marterbauer, in his interview in the "Krone", caused considerable trouble in the ÖVP and in the Austrian generality. The SPÖ Minister had given a clear rejection of the wish for several billion euros for the succession of the Eurofighters. The ÖVP reacted with unusually sharp criticism. "The rearmament of the federal army is our obligation in the sense of neutrality. Who is slowing down here, puts the security of our c…

SALZBURG24

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A push by Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) makes the Federal Army shrill the alarm bells. He sees no financial leeway for a Eurofighter succession. The Chief of Staff strongly warns: without new interceptors the security of the country is soon no longer guaranteed.

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The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) issued unusually sharp criticism of Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (Social Democratic Party of Austria, SPÖ) on Saturday. The criticism stems from his statements in the "Kronen Zeitung," in which, when asked about the Eurofighter replacement program, he stated that he sees no room for "additional acquisitions" beyond what has already been agreed upon. ÖVP Secretary General Nico Marchetti believes this viola…

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The SPÖ finance minister said in an interview that there was no room for "additional purchases" in terms of Eurofighter successors. The government partners counter.

austrianwings.info

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The SPÖ finance minister rejects the funding for much-needed Eurofighter successors. It is a irresponsible game of the Social Democrats with the security of Austria. Not for the first time. Sharp criticism of the dangerous and irresponsible attitude of the SPÖ it hails not only from the ÖVP, but also from the Greens and the Freedom Party.