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20. May 2026 Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz: Wiener Wohnen listens to the Ombudsman Board and allows air conditioning systems

Until now, air conditioning systems in municipal buildings were only authorised for care level 6. This is now being changed following criticism from…

Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz wears a pink trouser suit and sits on an upholstered chair in her office

15. May 2026 Family Day: Ombudsperson Achitz reminds us of the need to reform childcare allowance

Ombudsman's investigations show: Mistakes are not only made by the authorities, but also by the law. Achitz: "We constantly point this out to the…

05. May 2026 Enabling inclusion and self-determination through AAC

Ombudsperson Achitz informs about the focus of the Preventive Human Rights Monitoring - European Day of Protest for the Equality of Persons with…

02. May 2026 Kathrin E. should pay 8,000 euros for unnecessary and rejected helicopter transport

Red Cross operates helicopter AND rescue control centre - Ombudsperson Achitz criticises dual function

Ombudsman Bernhard Achitz in the ORF "Citizens' Advocate" studio

28. April 2026 Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz alarmed: Juvenile detention is worrying

At the presentation of the Parliamentary Report 2025, Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz reports on the worrying situation in the juvenile justice system. The…

Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz is sitting at a table at a press conference, cameras are pointed at her.

22. April 2026 Presentation of the Annual Report 2025

Luisser, Schwarz and Achitz presented their main areas of work - 28 April 2026, 10:00 a.m.

Press wall of the Austrian Ombudsman Board

20. April 2026 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…

13. April 2026 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…

Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz in the ORF studio, next to her is presenter Peter Resetarits

04. April 2026 "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

The picture shows an aerial view of the allotment garden association "Sonnenschein" in Vienna 2.

26. March 2026 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…

Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz sits at a table and speaks into microphones.

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