Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz: City of Vienna is penalising homeowners in the gas phase-out
Is it legitimate for the City of Vienna to offer a decarbonisation bonus for flat owners but not for homeowners? And where is the City of Vienna's…
Articles
Filter by:
To activate filters, please activate one of the categories using Enter. Afterwards, you can navigate between them using the left and right arrow keys. Use the Tab key to access the associated filter menu. Each filter change initiates an updated search query.
Call for applications: Head of a nationwide commission of the Austrian Ombudsman Board for GEAS monitoring
The reformed Common European Asylum System (CEAS) provides for an independent monitoring mechanism in all EU Member States to ensure compliance with…
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz calls on ORF Ombudsman: Put up notice board in Saaß again!
Are municipalities allowed to remove analogue notice boards and refer citizens to digital sources of information such as Facebook, Whatsapp or the…
"Sunshine with decibels" - Ombudsperson Luisser: ASFINAG must raise the promised noise barriers on the tangent motorway as quickly as possible!
Noise protection measures for neighbouring residents are a long time coming
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz presents focus report: Care for mentally ill prisoners is precarious!
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz, together with the head of the Federal Commission, Reinhard Klaushofer, presented the alarming results of the focus report…
Ombudsperson Achitz achieved: prosthetic hand for Michael G. approved after two years after all
Social insurance must once again make more decisions in the interests of its policyholders.
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz: Prison staff are at their limit!
The ORF programme "Thema" sheds light on precarious prison conditions in Austria's prisons. Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz points out the virulent shortage…
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz: When light pollution becomes a health hazard
Two cases of light pollution were discussed in the ORF programme "Bürgeranwalt" on 21 March 2026. Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz is in favour of nationwide…
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz: Improve working conditions for psychiatric staff in prisons
Numerous posts for psychiatric staff are unfilled. Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz appeals to improve the working conditions for psychiatrists in prisons.
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz in an interview with Falter: Situation in the penal system shocks me!
"The situation in the domestic prison system shocks me. And not just since the tragic death in Hirtenberg prison. I constantly point out the blatant…
