ÖVP politician Hanger:
“I used to be Russia-friendly too”
The COFAG committee of inquiry is over. Or was it the "Benko U Committee" after all? In any case, financial juggler René Benko is the main topic of today's "Club 3" program with Andreas Hanger from the ÖVP, Nina Tomaselli from the Greens and "Krone" journalist Niko Frings. Tanja Pfaffeneder will host the program.
In Austria, committees of inquiry have become an important instrument of parliament for monitoring the government and administration. The aim is to uncover political irregularities. The FPÖ has also been targeted. For ÖVP parliamentary group leader Andreas Hanger, Herbert Kickl is the "coward of the nation" who would rather go mountain climbing than comply with a second summons. The arrest of ex-BVT employee Egisto Ott burst right into the middle of the U Committee, giving the committee another central topic. Will there now also be a Russia U Committee? It is at least conceivable.
"Must become independent of Russia"
The FPÖ has made headlines in recent years due to its closeness to Russia and in particular to its government under President Vladimir Putin. NEOS parliamentary group leader Yannick Shetty has always emphasized that the "Russia affair" must investigate the "extreme closeness" of the FPÖ and other important parties. In Austria, however, Putin was not only "courted" by the FPÖ. "I was once Russia-friendly too," says ÖVP member of the National Council Andreas Hanger. Green politician Nina Tomaselli is certain: "We have to become independent of Russia".
You can watch "Club 3" every Tuesday from 22:15 on krone.tv
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