Coalition Negotiates District Court Merger
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After this week's full-time judges have spoken after the presented double budget, the next timpani strike comes from the Ministry of Justice: there are plans to close district courts all over Austria. "A final agreement or location list is not available and is still subject to negotiations, according to the Ministry of Justice. Meanwhile, a number of 16 district courts are circulating, which are to close their doors in Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol, …
Ministry of Justice: Final agreement or location list "not available". Annual savings of three million euros possible.
The Federal Government hopes to save around three million euros per year with the closure of 16 Austrian District Courts. OBERPULENDORF/MATTERSBURG. According to media reports, the Federal Government plans to close 16 Austrian District Courts in the course of its austerity measures. In Burgenland, two locations are to be affected. The fact that, as ÖVP-Landesobmann Christoph Zarits said, Oberpullendorf and Mattersburg were not intended to be inv…
Freedom Party justice spokesperson Harald Stefan reacted with sharp criticism to recent media reports that 16 district courts across Austria are slated for closure. These plans would particularly affect rural regions of Austria: four locations in Carinthia and Tyrol, three in Styria, two each in Lower Austria and Burgenland, and one district court in Vorarlberg are under consideration for closure. "While the losing coalition of the conservative-…
Budget cuts could lead to the closure of smaller district courts. This measure has been rumored repeatedly recently, and on Wednesday the "Tiroler Tageszeitung" reported on negotiations in this direction. The office of Justice Minister Anna Sporrer (SPÖ) confirmed the discussions within the coalition to the APA news agency, but emphasized: "No final agreement or list of locations has been reached and is still subject to negotiation."
Within the framework of possible savings in the justice system, several district courts in Styria are facing an uncertain future. The plans are sharply criticized. In Austria, numerous district courts could stand before the end in the course of planned savings in the judicial budget. According to current plans, the closure of up to 16 locations is in discussion nationwide. According to the first information, the sites Bruck an der Mur, Murau, Mü…
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