Workshops, cheap rents: Villach wants to "strengthen" its city center

After the February Council of Fairs, Villach plans a "power package". From workshops for kindergartens and schools to shopping vouchers and a reduction in rents on city's own business premises.

The aim of the new Youth Council is to set itself a wide range of sustainable themes: from the extension of the Silbersee Opening to the celebration of diversity and human rights to cheaper prizes for young people in public transport. Ideas were collected, discussed and formulated for a whole weekend: the newly elected Youth Council has already its first working session and some plans for Villach's future in terms of youth. In mid-March, one wee…

On Wednesday, the leaders of the city of Villach presented a package of measures to prevent and strengthen the city centre after the terrorist attack in mid-February. For example, workshops and citizens' dialogues are to be held. Furthermore, it is planned to reduce the rents of the city's own business areas by up to 30 percent. The package costs the city around 200,000 euros, the value added should be in the millions, according to a press confe…