Against "castles in the air"

Hannes Androsch reads politics the riot act

Hannes Androsch in front of his country house in Altaussee

(Bild: Jauschowetz Christian/Christian Jauschowetz)

In an interview with the "Krone" newspaper, former Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Hannes Androsch reckons with all parties - including the SPÖ, of course: "We have to say goodbye to missionary pipe dreams and ideological castles in the air!"

While the south of Styria sinks into a thick soup of fog, autumn is at its most beautiful in the idyllic spa town of Altaussee. Hannes Androsch from Aussee invites the "Krone" to his typical local country house not far from Lake Altaussee against the picturesque backdrop of the Loser, one of the two "bread mountains" of Ausseerland. However, no "fair weather topics" will be discussed - on the contrary.