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As every year, the national holiday began Friday morning with the traditional deposit of wreaths. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and the Federal Government commemorated the outer door of the castle with dead soldiers and victims of the resistance. By a pbadable autumn time, the extensive holiday program around Heldenplatz has also begun.
Austria celebrates Friday the "eternal neutrality" decided by the National Council on October 26, 1955. The official celebrations began with the departure of the Company of the guards of honor by the commander-in-chief Van der Bellen, the minister of Defense, Mario Kunasek (FPÖ) and Chief of Staff Robert Brieger. Then they laid wreaths at the Freedom Fighters Memorial and plaque for the wounded and dead soldiers.
The procedure was repeated a little later with the Federal Government with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ) on the front line.
In addition to the showcase of the army with helicopters and tanks attacking at several locations in the city center, many institutions and ministries open their doors. For example, the parliament is in the current replacement district of the Hofburg, the Presidential Chancellery or the Federal Chancellery.
1021 hired soldiers
The culmination of the festivities, the consecration of 1,021 members of the army, came on stage shortly before 11:30.
Vice Chancellor Strache expressed gratitude to the federal army soldiers in his speech before the announcement of the sentence and characterized the ubiquitous neutrality as "great good". "The love of the homeland does not conflict with our obligations within the European Union," Strache continued. His thanks also go to all volunteers who contribute socially for free, as well as firefighters and the executive.
Time spent with the army was a "training time". A time that recruits "never want to miss".
Memory of Figl
In his speech, Chancellor Kurz recalls the eloquent words of the first Chancellor after the Second World War, Léopold Figl. "I can not give you anything for Christmas, I can not give you candles for the Christmas tree, if you have one, no bread, no charcoal to heat, no glbad to cut. have nothing, I can only ask you believe in this Austria! "
"We must be forever grateful to the generation that built our Austria". The Chancellor also expresses his thanks to all those who "serve our country daily".
"The most beautiful country in Austria in the world"
Federal Chancellor Kurz published a video on social networks in which he reflected on the national holiday. "Austria is the most beautiful country in the world and I would like to take advantage of the National Day especially today to thank all those who are responsible for it," said the Chancellor's speech.
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"I want to thank the generation that rebuilt our country after the Second World War and to all the Austrians who bring their contribution every day, to work, in family and volunteering, and our country like this to do what it is Is. ""
Fight against illegal immigration
The Chancellor also emphasizes the role of his government. "As a federal government, we strive to play our part in the fight against illegal migration in order to ensure security and order in our country in the future, in the fight for a strong economic place so that there are jobs in our country and that we can also finance our welfare state. " and by reducing the tax burden to make sure you can also work in our country.
