Before the coalition talks in the Federal Chancellery on Monday, party leaders Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), Andreas Babler (SPÖ) and Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) barely showed themselves to the media representatives present.

Coalition Negotiations: Agreement in the Subgroup on Migration

There will also not be a press conference after the meeting of the leaders. However, there is said to be agreement between the parties on some issues. In addition to a seven-year budget consolidation, according to media reports, the migration subgroup has also agreed to reintroduce the mandatory integration year. This is to include, among other things, German and values courses for asylum seekers. According to "Standard", its completion is to become a prerequisite for a positive asylum decision.

While their formation is still open, the former EU Commissioner and ÖVP politician Franz Fischler sees no alternative to the three-party coalition. Blue-Turquoise would "tear apart" the ÖVP, he said in an interview with the "Tiroler Tageszeitung". "The ÖVP may then no longer exist as it is. And does the domestic industry know what this means for the business location if the FPÖ provides the Chancellor?"

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