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• KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer: at escort Seite 3
• A new alliance of the Carinthian home associations side 5
• ARGE Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations (ARGE KHT) side 5
• The Carinthian Defense Fighters Association side 6
• Volksdeutsche Landsmannschaft in Carinthia (ARGE-WOLF) side 7
• windish? A location determination Page 7-8
• Active school association side 8–9
• 25-Years Society of the Gendarmerie- and police friends Carinthia Seite 9
• The parties are available to KHD for questions and answers:
  • SPÖ side 10–12
  • FPÖ side 12–13
  • ÖVP side 13–14
  • Team Carinthia side 14–15
  • The green side 15–16
  • NEOS side 16
• Andreas Mölzer: How do the parties rate the home associations Page 16-17
• Reinhold Gasper: History of the Ballot Box and Ballots Seite 18
• Franz Jordan: Remember in silent side 19
• Hate is not a good companion side 19
• Remembrance of Bloody Monday in the city center of Marburg (27. January 1919) side 19

In dieser ersten Ausgabe des „Kärntner“ im Jahre 2023 is essentially about the goals and attitudes of the campaigning parties in Carinthia. Am 5. As is well known, the Carinthian state parliament will be re-elected on March 11 and we want to make this clear to our readers on this occasion, like the positions of SPÖ, libertarians, People's Party, Team Carinthia, NEOS and the Greens, vor allem in Hinblick auf die Kärntner Heimatverbände und deren Anliegen aussehen.
In addition, we are able to give the readers of "Kärntner" and in general all sympathizers of the Carinthian homeland service the good news, that in the future there will again be increased cooperation between all Carinthian home associations. In a meeting, which took place these days on the initiative of the KHD, the representatives of these associations decided unanimously, to come together in a working group in the future, to address common concerns. Daher wollen wir in unserer Zeitschrift auch verstärkt über die Aktivitäten der anderen Kärntner Heimat verbände berichten.

Which measures are most urgent for your party in the next legislative period of the Carinthian state parliament to ensure the well-being of the state and its citizens?
SPÖ: In the coming legislative period, we will make kindergarten attendance free for everyone, are gradually reducing groups and increasing teachers' salaries. With this and with the expansion of all-day school offers, we increase the future prospects of our children and improve the compatibility of family and work. We will cooperate with the economy - like Industrie-HAK, Chemie-HTL, Apprenticeship with/after Matura, Teaching and studying – moving forward. The University of Klagenfurt will offer new subjects and together with the University of Education, the University of Applied Sciences and the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music to position Carinthia internationally as an education country. On the one hand, we support employees financially with their job-securing further training through the education grant of the state of Carinthia, on the other hand, via the qualification support for employees, which is complementary to the AMS. Qualification is the key to sustainable job security. At the same time, with our strategies in the field of economic development, we ensure the expansion of qualified jobs in Carinthia, to counteract migration and our SMEs in a targeted manner with future issues, of digitization, through innovation to sustainable forms of production, zu unterstützen.

In the area of ​​protection of the natural landscape, the environment and the climate?
protection of the natural landscape:
SPÖ: Countrywide are currently 24,14 percent of Carinthia's area under protection. The recently published Austrian Biodiversity Strategy 2030+ sees u. a. before, 30 percent of the country's area to be protected in the long term. Carinthia is on the right track, to achieve this goal. In our nature conservation work, we focus on promoting extensive and near-natural management of the areas under protection. In addition to contractual nature conservation, the promotion of land purchases for the long-term securing of land for nature conservation purposes is also important for the SPÖ, an animal that is now rare in Carinthia- and better protect plant species. Targeted reintroduction measures have made it possible, for example, to threaten endangered species such as the German tamarisk and the dwarf cattail from extinction. A sand biotope was created in the Dobratsch Nature Park near Müllnern, to provide an indispensable habitat for the rarest animal, insects- and create plant species. The key species of this biotope is the pine weevil, a kind of butterfly, which represents a gem for Carinthia. It is fully protected and included in the Red List of Carinthia's endangered species ,classified as critically endangered. That's why it's so important to keep this location near Müllnern, because there are hardly any habitats left for this rare butterfly species, which requires a sandy environment, gibt.
Based on the Austrian Biodiversity Strategy 2030+ we want to develop our own Carinthian biodiversity strategy in the next legislative period. For the protection of our nature- and cultural landscape is central to the continued positive development of the Carinthian parks, the u. a. auch durch grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit weiter forciert werden soll.
The protection of the landscape must not be forgotten when expanding renewables. Therefore, there is also the following SPÖ prioritization for photovoltaics: roofs and facades, Deponien und bereits versiegelte Flächen vor Freiflächen.

environmental Protection:
SPÖ: It applies to the environment, the extensive monitoring of air, Water (including lakes and rivers) and floors further to the latest state of the art. Everything has to be done in the waste area, to conserve valuable resources and generate less hazardous waste. Waste management must be understood as a circular economy - according to the motto waste avoidance before recycling and before disposal. This can only be achieved together with the population, which is why the awareness-raising measures should be further strengthened (from toddler age).
In recent years, air quality has been greatly improved in Carinthia, primarily through the expansion of renewable district heating (u. a. also much less particulate matter). It applies now, bestehende Fernwärme-Bereiche weiter auszubauen und zu verdichten.

climate protection:
SPÖ: The SPÖ Kärnten stands for honest, socially acceptable climate policy. That means, it's about social justice and not about “cost it, whatever it may". Many should not pay for the sins of the few - the polluter pays principle must be observed. To our goal, climate neutrality 2040, to reach, we are working within the framework of the climate agenda with the climate study and subsequently with the climate strategy, aber auch mit dem Kärntner Energiemasterplan auf fundierter wissenschaftlicher Basis.
The most urgent is in this area, that we continue to reduce CO2 emissions in the transport and heating sectors. This should be done through incentives and not through bans. In the heating area, they are accurate, attractive promotions, to completely phase out fossil fuels. In the transport sector, it is the further expansion of public transport (plus offer extension, clock compression), sodass dieser für die Menschen in Kärnten attraktiver wird als das Auto.
And of course it's about the continuous expansion of renewable energies according to the Carinthian energy master plan, to further implement the optimal energy mix for Carinthia. We also rely on attractive ones, long-term grants, to empower people, to be part of the solution. However, this must also be accompanied by an expansion offensive of the network infrastructure. The Carinthian energy master plan may be noted, that this is continuously evaluated and adapted to changing framework conditions. Climate protection only works together, no one must be left behind!

In the field of social justice and the preservation of prosperity?
SPÖ: In addition to answering the question 1: When we on the part of the SPÖ Carinthia assure people that we are "always at your side"., then that means first of all, to compensate for social imbalances, create social justice and secure prosperity. We do this primarily with support services, which have legal reliability and are not alms for petitioners. Among other things, we adjust our social benefits every year, such as housing assistance, of inflation, and increase our grants, Example heating subsidy. is essential, that we also help small and medium-sized businesses - and that is exactly what we are doing with our measures, which guarantee social security, especially during the inflation wave. Social justice is to be seen as a comprehensive project, that leaves no area of ​​our lives untouched! This ranges from the "Junges Wohnen" project to upper rent limits and the Carinthian children's grant, with which parents are currently up to 3000 Save euros per year and per child in childcare costs. And it's enough from the Carinthia Bonus Plus 2023 in the amount of 600 euros for around 70.000 eligible households, über die Förderung neuer Formen der Erwerbsarbeit bis zur weiteren Absenkung der Selbstbehalte für Mobile Dienste.

In the field of education and job security?
SPÖ: We make kindergarten attendance free for everyone, shrink groups & increase teachers' salaries. With it & With the expansion of all-day schools, we are increasing our children's future prospects & improve family compatibility & Profession. We will cooperate with the economy - like Industrie-HAK, Chemie-HTL, Apprenticeship with/after Matura, Teaching and studying – moving forward. The University of Klagenfurt will offer new subjects & together with PH, FH, GMPU Kärnten als Bildungsland international positionieren.

What attitude does your party take towards Heimat- and traditional associations, who feel committed to maintaining national patriotism and the traditions of defensive struggles and referendums?
SPÖ: For more than ten years we have been observing a clear change of heart in politics at home- and traditional associations, which has led to a general climate improvement in the relationship between our ethnic groups. Today will be an appreciative discourse, mainly due to the willingness of the former KHD chairman Josef Feldner and the chairman of the Slovenian central association to engage in dialogue, Marjan storm, was advanced, understood as the basis of a successful reconciliation process. We can all be proud of this development, as well as the celebrations of 100. anniversary of the referendum: entsprechend positiv und anerkennend ist auch unsere Haltung zu den Heimatverbänden.

How do you rate the joint commemoration for all victims of war, Dictatorship and violence on Carinthian soil?
SPÖ: Common commemoration of the victims of this barbarism connects us across generations. It helps us, to overcome the traumata that are still having an effect today and to build our society according to the civilizational principles of mutual respect, Hilfe und Solidarität auszurichten.

What is your understanding?- and reconciliation work of the home associations in relation to the Carinthian minority issue and ethnic group politics?
SPÖ: As already indicated, I have the utmost respect for it: I consider the homeland associations' contribution to settling the conflict between ethnic groups to be one of the outstanding achievements in the history of our federal state and the Second Republic. As a result, the political and social climate in Carinthia has improved to a great extent, that is now gradually visible- and becomes noticeable - also in an economical way, kultureller und vor allem zwischenmenschlicher Ebene.

What measures do you want to take to preserve the historically grown Carinthian identity, the indispensable part is also the Slovene language and culture?
SPÖ: Identities manifest and maintain themselves primarily through people's self-understanding and cultural self-assurance, that fill them with life. Die Politik kann und soll dies durch die Bereitstellung angemessener finanzieller Rahmenbedingungen ermöglichen – das tun wir bereits und werden es werden es auch weiter tun.

What measures do you want to take in the future to maintain and strengthen the Alps-Adriatic Peace Region??
SPÖ: Since the founding of the Alps-Adriatic working group and also as part of the 2013 every joint project, that brings people from this room together, als vorbereitende Friedensarbeit verstanden werden.
The Alps-Adriatic Alliance is currently chaired by the province of Styria, which has a clear focus on the Western Balkans as part of its external contacts. In this context, we aim to include the Serbian Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in the Alps-Adriatic Alliance, was natürlich auch hinsichtlich der Freidensarbeit positive Effekte zeitigen könnte.
Various civil society initiatives are also involved, especially those of Prof. Werner Wintersteiner (he taught at the Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt) explizit mit Friedensarbeit im Alpen-Adria-Raum.

Which projects would you initiate in the sense of "senza confini" in the coming years?
SPÖ: The importance of Europe for Carinthia is beyond dispute. It is the task of the state of Carinthia, To help shape Europe in these crucial times and to let Carinthia's voice in Europe get louder and louder. This is the only way for the state of Carinthia to have a say in this, that we can continue to live in a peaceful Europe in the future - in one Europe, in dem Innovation, Research and Development, economic progress and social justice prevail. This is how the existing collaborations with the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, later trilaterally together with the Veneto region, in the European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EVTZ) Senza Confini institutionally consolidated. Carinthia will soon have a second EGTC together with Slovenia through the EGTC Geopark Karawanken. The Euregio has also developed into an important database for cross-border cooperation. At the same time, the Euregio will develop through cooperation with the economic- and chambers of labour, set up more social partnerships in the future. In addition to the cooperation at the regional level through the EGTC, the increased cooperation at the local level will bring the commonalities to the fore in the future. The first steps towards this were taken with the establishment of initiatives supported by the local population (The CLLD Region) gesetzt.
Project development will continue to focus on these areas in the coming years:

• mobility: Public transport does not yet function smoothly across borders. Improvements in cross-border traffic also contribute to counteracting demographic change and the common economic area will be strengthened. There are several projects there, die abgestimmt miteinander ein Netz ergeben.
• Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung und Stärkung der Friedensregion im Sinne von Völkerverständigung und Kooperation.
• Austausch der Jugendlichen forcieren um die Nachbarsprache zu lernen und den Zusammenhalt zu stärken.
• Wirtschaftliche Verbindungen intensivieren und Kooperation stärken.

What possibilities do you see with regard to the shutdown and safeguarding of the Krsko nuclear power plant?
SPÖ: Am 16.01.2023 The SI Ministry of Environment issued an environmental permit for extending the service life of the Krško NPP 20 years to 2043. This completes the environmental impact assessment (RRP) completed. This decision by the Slovenian authorities is absolutely disappointing and difficult to understand from the point of view of our children and grandchildren. The decision to extend the life of this reactor, which stands directly on an earthquake line not far from our border, and who has caused more than one moment of shock in the past, in no way corresponds to a responsible energy policy of the future. I would have expected, that Slovenia has just as much energy in considerations for the development of renewable energy, where Carinthia as European champion, gladly stands by with his know-how and advice and action, plugged, as in his efforts, to extend the operation of these ancient nuclear power plants at any cost. I now expect the Austrian Federal Government to act in a clear and united manner. Slovenia would have to submit a binding plan together with co-owner Croatia, wie sie die Atomkraft schnellstmöglich ersetzen werden.

How do you feel about the dialogue between former opponents of the political and military conflicts of the 20. century?
SPÖ: It is, especially in view of the current events in Ukraine, a consolation for some in human reason (ver-)doubting contemporaries, that even bitter enemies can find their way back to peace: nothing else is the meaning of the dialogue, des Dialogs. We have that in our home country, seen in our history. Even if you don't know the war, can appreciate, wie kostbar unser Frieden und wie wertvoll die Fähigkeit zum Dialog ist.

What possibilities do you see for the old Austrian remaining ethnic group with German mother tongue in Slovenia to obtain ethnic group rights?
SPÖ: We are already supporting this ethnic group in Slovenia - as well as the German-speaking minority in today's Romania - within the scope of our financial possibilities from the budget funds of the ethnic group office located in the office. I emphasize this in every conversation with my Slovenian counterparts, that we demand the same rights for the German-speaking ethnic group in Slovenia as they do, which apply to our Slovene ethnic group in Carinthia. Wir werden uns weiter um Verbesserungen bemühen.

In the press release of 10. February 2023 the Carinthian homeland service invites you to a round table to act as a mediator between the individual interest groups:

Carinthian Homeland Service tries to resolve conflicts

Invitation to a round table on the statement "Stop Slovenianization"

Klagenfurt (OTS) – The home service as a patriotic NGO, as a civil society organization, which feels committed to the preservation and care of the historically grown Carinthian identity, noted with great astonishment the statement made by a party youth organization related to the election campaign, wonach man aktuell im Lande die „Slowenisierung stoppen“ müsse.

The Carinthian Homeland Service regards the language and culture of the Slovene ethnic group as an inalienable part of this historically grown identity of Carinthia and is therefore unreservedly committed to its care and preservation. Historisch bedingte Ängste vor irgend einer Art von „Slowenisierung“ sieht er daher als längst obsolet geworden Relikte aus der längst überwunden Ära der Minderheiten-Konflikte im Lande.

However, since the authors of this statement are the youth organization of the second largest political force in the Carinthian state parliament and since this statement is in the country, but also in neighboring Slovenia for considerable unrest, even caused diplomatic irritation, the Carinthian homeland service allows itself to be invited to a round table, to the representative of the Liberals, or their youth organization, those of the addressees of these attacks, nämlich der Kärntner SPÖ und jene der Kärntner Slowenenorganisationen gebeten werden.

Under the moderation of KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer and the long-standing Slovenian representative Marjan Sturm, this round table is to take place on Tuesday 14. Februar stattfinden.
In the process, latent conflicts and partisan tactics should be discussed in the form of a thoroughly controversial dialogue, aber auch die reale Situation in Kärnten angesprochen werden.

The Carinthian homeland service is trying, with this initiative a contribution to conflict resolution and reconciliation- und Verständigungspolitik im Lande zu leisten.

In the “small newspaper” is reported about the cause

The Slovenian associations reject the KHD's invitation to a round table:

Dear Andreas, dear marian!

First of all, thank you for the invitation! I share with you, that we in the Central Association discussed participating in the round of talks, however, have come to a decision, that we don't want to take part, because the majority of the board members, who have come forward are of the opinion, that the participation of the ZSO is not necessary or possible for various reasons. zielführend ist.

Of course that's what it's all about, that we as an organization of the ethnic groups are largely kept out of the current election campaign, I therefore very much welcome the participation of representatives of the SPÖ and. FPÖ.

Kind regards and good luck with the conversation!

Manuel Jug

Ladies and gentlemen!

The Council of Carinthian Slovenes shares your letter dated 10.02.2023 with, that he was at the round table in the Dermuth inn on 14. Feber nicht teilnehmen wird.

The round table becomes an advisory board for reconciliation – and understanding work, which appears to be welcome in principle, Unfortunately, however, there have been no concrete positive approaches in this regard in the past. One such approach would be to come to terms with the history of the KHD (“There is no Slovene – Carinthia”), the redesign of the site of the Carinthian unit or a re-evaluation of the person Hans Steinacher based on scientifically proven facts. The KHD could also opt for the reintroduction of compulsory bilingual education (with the option to unsubscribe, like religion), insert. As is well known, the KHD was among the leading organizations, the this exemplary, 1945 introduced regulation, 1958 brought them down and caused irretrievable damage to the ethnic group. At that time, the number of students fell from approx. 13.000 to about 1.300. Davon hat sich die Volksgruppe nie wieder erholt.

Best regards

Milena Ošina

Secretary of the Council of Carinthian Slovenes

Ladies and gentlemen!

Dear ladies and gentlemen!

I would like to thank you very much for the invitation, that I will not be taking part in today's round table, because on the one hand I've been in Vienna for appointments since yesterday, and on the other hand, because of the complaint that was filed and the final election campaign, does not want to take any further public steps on the subject at the moment. In further consequence, after the elections, we will be happy to engage in dialogue with the state parliament parties, especially in the context of the dialogue forum, für ein gemeinsames Kärnten/Koroška fortsetzen.

Sincerely, Z lepimi pozdravi

Bernard Sadovnik

The round table took place as planned on 14. Februar 2023 with representatives of the KHD, of the SPÖ and FPÖ – here is the press release:

Round table of the Carinthian home service on "Stop Slovenianization"

Statement to be regretted - reactions exaggerated – Civil society dialogue with SPÖ and FPÖ – without Slovene organizations

Klagenfurt (OTS) – In the course of this civil society initiative of the homeland service, posing as a contribution to reconciliation- and communication work in the country wants to be understood, was agreed: the statement of the Carinthian liberal youth, according to which one must "stop the Slovenianization"., should be rejected. Even the top candidate of the Carinthian FPÖ, Erwin Angerer, who was present, bedauerte diese ausdrücklich.

On behalf of Governor Peter Kaiser, SPÖ-Landes Managing Director Andreas Sucher determined, that such statements would damage the spirit of peaceful coexistence in the country, begrüßte aber das freiheitliche Bedauern darüber.

The reactions to this unanimously rejected formulation of the Carinthian liberal youth appeared to all those present, also the represented Carinthian Slovenes around Marjan Sturm, as excessive: Reports to the court, diplomatic disagreement between Vienna and Ljubliana, the citation of the Austrian ambassador in the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and even demands for the ban of the free youth organization would mean, dass man mit Kanonen auf Spatzen schießt.

These talks took place on Tuesday 14. February instead, since the Carinthian home service had invited to a round table in the Hotel Dermuth in Klagenfurt, one – moderated by KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer and the long-time Slovenian representative Marjan Sturm - to address the heavily criticized statement of the free youth of Carinthia "Stop Slovenianization" in the form of a civil society dialogue between those affected. Eingeladen waren Vertreter der Kärntner SPÖ und der Kärntner Freiheitlichen als die beiden parteipolitischen Antagonisten und die Kärntner Slowenenverbände als Ziel dieses Angriffs.

Regional Managing Director Andreas Sucher took part on behalf of the Governor and the SPÖ, state party chairman Erwin Angerer came for the Freedom Party. Für die Konsensgruppe war der vormalige dritte Landtagspräsident Rudolf Schober anwesend.

Unfortunately, the Slovenian associations canceled, where Manuel Jug declared for the Central Association of Carinthian Slovenes, as a representative of the ethnic groups, one does not want to be drawn into the election campaign. The Council of Carinthian Slovenes, led by Valentin Inzko, let it be known, that one of the reasons why one could not accept the invitation from the home service, because this one 1958, so before 65 years, advocated the end of compulsory bilingual education. Dafür nahm allerdings an der Seite des langjährigen Slowenenvertreters Marjan Sturm eine Reihe anderer Persönlichkeiten aus dem Kreise der slowenischen Volksgruppe an dem Gespräch teil.

Everyone at this round table agreed on this, that civil society initiatives of this kind, based on the model of the Carinthian consensus group, would be useful and necessary for the preservation and expansion of peaceful coexistence. One must strive, expand these beyond national borders in the entire Alps-Adriatic region to deal with old historical antagonisms and current conflicts. Nur so könne man die Friedensregion-Alpen-Adria als gesamteuropäisches Modell und Vorbild weiter entwickeln.

report in the “Kronen newspaper” about the reconciliation work of the KHD

Also the “Small newspaper” reports on the round table

LH Kaiser: Carinthian homeland service has undergone an impressive change under Josef Feldner - Neo-Chairman Andreas Mölzer wants to continue to focus on reconciliation - Feldner will continue to be involved in the consensus group

Klagenfurt (LPD). For around fifty years, Josef Feldner was at the head of the Carinthian homeland service (KHD). Andreas Mölzer has been the chairman since March. In the course of today's inaugural visit of the new chairman, which was also attended by honorary chairman Rudolf Schober, Governor Peter Kaiser acknowledged the commitment of Josef Feldner in the consensus group. “The home service has undergone an impressive change in recent years and has trodden the path of understanding and reconciliation. The atmosphere in the country has improved for everyone as a result.", said Kaiser and referred to the possibilities, die sich aus Kärntens Lage am Schnittpunkt von drei Kulturkreisen ergeben würden und nannte exemplarisch die Bestrebungen einer grenzübergreifenden Olympiabewerbung.

Andreas Mölzer assured, that reconciliation and mutual support for all people in Carinthia will continue to be the focus of all KHD efforts. “We will also have to face the question, what role KHD can play in society in the future. Service to the homeland can also be nature- or be environmental protection", schilderte Mölzer.

The outgoing chairman Josef Feldner reported, that his personally greatest success was understanding and reconciliation with the ethnic group. "It's nice, no longer have to be against it, but to be able to be for it", Feldner summarized, der auch weiterhin eine zentrale Rolle in der Konsensgruppe innehaben wird.

image: LPD Carinthia/Bauer