The NEOS answer the questions of the Carinthian homeland service

The most important measures in the next legislative period:
Environment- and climate protection:
NEOS:

• Carinthia should until 2028 become climate neutral. One legislative period must suffice, to achieve this very important goal. Carinthia must therefore become a pioneer for all renewable energies. Rapid investments in the right energy mix from hydropower, wind power, Geothermal energy and photovoltaics will make the country energy sovereign and independent of autocratic states.
• Furthermore, there should be a renewable energy community in each district. This enables the generation and distribution of electricity between households and communities and makes an important contribution to energy sovereignty.
• With a digital platform we want to give every Carinthian insight, what the country has already achieved in terms of the energy master plan, which concrete projects are currently planned where and what the implementation status is. Environmental impact assessments for renewable energies must also be accelerated.
• In addition, the country needs a holistic transport concept, the weaknesses of the individual measures for certain modes of transport such as cars, Bus, Bahn, Micro solution or bike overcomes. With hybrid individual transport, routes are therefore covered with a mix of all mobility offers.
• All gaps in cycling in the cities must also be closed. In addition, there should also be direct cycle highways and sufficient multimodal bus hubs- and train stations provide the fastest connections to the surrounding area and catchment areas.
• With us there are no more rededications in the back room. At the same time, state subsidies and tax mechanisms must be adjusted, to promote land recycling and minimize new construction on greenfield sites. Municipalities should be given the best possible support during implementation.

Social Justice and Prosperity:
NEOS:

• The state of Carinthia needs financial stability to ensure fairness between generations: The debt backpack, that the boys have to shoulder, gets bigger and bigger, which is why every issue of the country needs to be checked for future fitness—i.e. h. you have to clarify, to what extent the money is invested for the future and relieves the young. half of the parties- and club funding should therefore be saved: We don't want to put the money into bloated party apparatuses, but invest purposefully in our children.
• Because there is an urban-rural divide when it comes to equal opportunities, there is a need for targeted measures in rural areas: The state of Carinthia should intensively promote co-working spaces not only in the cities but also in rural areas. This counteracts the sprawling structures in a targeted manner, this creates the best working conditions, revitalizes rural regions and the CO₂-Improved balance sheet in motorized private transport.
• We want to make childcare better and more affordable: Any and everyone, who needs a place, should get one and afford it. At the same time, the care ratio must be drastically reduced, so that children can be supported individually. The best education is the key to an equal opportunity and successful life.

business location:
NEOS:

• We NEOS want to strengthen the business location: The country must create framework conditions, to be an attractive location for companies. It should no longer be left to chance and the companies themselves, whether they are considering Carinthia as a location. Carinthia therefore needs a lot of education, Invest in infrastructure and leisure activities, all the more company, Attracting high potentials and their employees, who live the best for themselves and their families- and working conditions. At the same time, the state of Carinthia should promote the entrepreneurial conditions across all sectors and through the further reduction of bureaucracy, simplified procedures and the expansion of the infrastructure make it easier to make a conscious decision in favor of Carinthia as a location.
• Carinthia can no longer only score points in terms of tourism, to be one of the most beautiful spots in Austria. The beauty of the country should also become one of the most important decision-making bases for internationally active key workers, move to our state and stay here permanently. Carinthia must therefore establish itself as a serious remote working destination. This requires a nationwide expansion of fiber optics- and 5G Internet and a wide range of free advice- and care programs for modern working nomads.
• There are countless committed start-ups in Carinthia - in the digital and technical areas as well as in retail, crafts or tourism. On the one hand, rental prices are rising and at the same time there are many vacant premises in the city centres. surfaces, that belong to the country, Therefore, the founders must be rented cheaply and vacancies must be made affordable by private landlords through subsidies. With this type of open space management, the state of Carinthia is positively counteracting vacancies and falling footfall in the town centres.
• After many years of confusion in the funding jungle, we want a comprehensive digital one-stop shop for funding of all kinds. Ob Start-up, family business, SMEs or large companies - they should keep an overview of all funding offers relevant to them and be accompanied in the processing. In this way, entrepreneurs can concentrate on their core competencies and create jobs and added value.
• Lifelong learning must be taken seriously. With a training account, employees should be actively supported in this, regularly develop their skills and abilities. It works like a personal bank account, which can be used to invest in personal training – on the part of the state, of companies and employees. In this way we create a win-win situation for employees in their professional advancement as well as for employers, the best trained, to employ satisfied and committed employees.

education and job security:
NEOS:

• The profession of preschool teacher must become more attractive in Carinthia, because it is one of the most important professions in our society. On the one hand through appropriate remuneration, but on the other hand also through easier lateral entry or transfer.
• Furthermore, year-round childcare needs to be expanded. After all, childcare is also a labor market policy issue. Carinthia would thus ensure for children and parents - especially in tourism professions, that the little ones at 365 days of the year in their familiar surroundings with the caregivers they are familiar with and the parents can take that holiday, which they have, can spend with the children without worries.
• In addition, the expansion of company kindergartens in Carinthia is to be promoted more and bureaucratic hurdles are to be removed. The offers must be faster, more easily and flexibly adapted to the needs of the modern working world.
• The curricula must 21. Century to be fetched, which is why the schools should be equipped with internet and end devices and the staff must be made digitally fit.
• With us, interlinked all-day schools in Carinthia's cities and rural regions are being massively expanded. Instead of the prevailing system of lessons in the morning and learning- and leisure time care in the afternoon should be taught, Recovery time and study time throughout the day- and distributed in a way that is appropriate for young people.
• One of the greatest opportunities in Carinthia, embedded in the melting pot of three cultures, is the diversity of languages. That is why we NEOS in Carinthia want to create a comprehensive offer of four-language language education in a fixed step-by-step plan: English, Slovenian and Italian as a foreign language from 1. Class of elementary school to the end of the chosen type of school.
• The world of work has become more flexible – just not at school. We therefore need more flexibility, what entry, but also concerns the changeover or opportunities for advancement of the teachers. So the switch between school and adult education or e.g. Switching to administration can be made easier.
• With an increase in administrative staff, the state of Carinthia is intended to relieve the teachers. Each school must therefore have an administrative force, thus teachers and directors or. Directors concentrate on their actual job, imparting knowledge and skills as well as promoting the individual talents of the children, can concentrate.
• Carinthia has everything to do with it, to improve the image of teaching and the attractiveness of the teaching professions. Important levers for this are the increase in apprentice compensation and targeted support for the training companies. At the same time, we improve apprenticeships after graduation and establish them as an equivalent alternative to studying for young adults. This is achieved through a scholarship offer for everyone, who want to do an apprenticeship after graduation, relieved. Through the intensive networking of schools with companies, young people can subsequently gain a much more comprehensive and practical view of the apprenticeship offers, as if they were just strolling from one stand to the next on a school trip to the job fair.
• With the pilot project “Compulsory education instead of compulsory schooling”, Carinthia is to become a pioneer throughout Austria: No matter who, no matter where - all Carinthian young people get the support, which they need, in order to attain the “intermediate maturity”.. The secondary school leaving certificate includes a standardized part of the test on the basic skills and individual ones, portfolio- or project-like components. teenagers, who do not reach this goal after nine school years, are offered additional funding, Learning coaching and psychosocial support to help you achieve your goals.
• We also want, that Carinthia also focuses on extracurricular education and the strengthening of soft skills and must therefore involve clubs and organizations much more. Whether on the soccer field, in nature conservation or in a retirement home - this is where children learn, to take responsibility, to commit to something, to resolve conflicts, to act socially and at the same time, to discover and develop their individual strengths.

folk culture/tradition:
NEOS: We NEOS are committed to the ECHR as a constitutional entity, according to which all people have the subjective public right, associate freely with others. As a liberal party, our position is beyond that, that everyone in this country cares about his or her cause – also in clubs, as part of commemorative events or other civil society initiatives, which of course must not contradict the anti-fascist character – should be able to use.

Alps-Adriatic Peace Region:
NEOS: One of the greatest opportunities in Carinthia, embedded in the melting pot of three cultures, is the diversity of languages. Therefore, in Carinthia, the area-wide offer of four-language language education is to be created in a fixed step-by-step plan: English, Slovenian and Italian as a foreign language from 1. Class of elementary school to the end of the chosen type of school. Learning multiple languages ​​builds empathy at the same time, Understanding and above all respect for other cultures. This is the cornerstone for peaceful coexistence.

In addition, a pro-European ideology protects against an outbreak of former conflicts. The EU is the largest peace project in history and has also won the Nobel Peace Prize. This great success story must therefore be brought to the attention of the population at all political levels.

Kernkraftwerk Krško:
NEOS: We have enough renewable energy, to create the energy transition. But we acknowledge, that there are countries in Europe and in the world, who give other answers. But the security of the Carinthians must not be gambled with. We must therefore continue to campaign for this at international level, that research is carried out in particular on the safety of nuclear power plants, with it, if some are already being built or are to remain in operation, they are as safe as possible. With regard to the nuclear power plant in Krško, a trilateral anti-nuclear summit is needed in this context, aiming to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved.
From a scientific point of view, however, there are some arguments against the operation of the Krško nuclear power plant. For example, recommends. the International Risk Assessment Group to stop the operation of the Krško NPP immediately.

military conflicts in 20. century:
NEOS: Dialogue and diplomacy are an essential tool, especially on the foreign policy stage, and we naturally stand by them. The European integration, above all the German-French friendship as the locomotive of it, can serve as a model here, to ensure peaceful coexistence in the future.

Minority rights for the old Austrian ethnic group:
NEOS: We acknowledge the problem, that the German-speaking minority in Slovenia – still – does not enjoy minority protection. That's why it's important, that Austria is committed to this on a foreign policy level with its European neighbor Slovenia, that the data subjects acquire similar minority rights, as is the case in most western countries.