"It is a Shame": Tojner Criticizes Heumarkt Standstill

Investor Michael Tojner calls on politics to take action in the debate about the future of the planned project at Vienna's Heumarkt. "The city government must now say: 'We're doing this now,'" said the 59-year-old in the current "Kurier" interview. However, the red-pink government shies away from large projects that could bring them criticism, complains Tojner: "The spirit of optimism is missing."

Heumarkt Investor Tojner Calls on City Government to Take Action

"It is a shame that the project is still not being implemented," the real estate investor states clearly and also criticizes the recently revealed decision of the Federal Administrative Court, according to which an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is necessary for the project: "As soon as an EIA comes into play, you know what time it is. The instrument serves in our case to postpone decisions indefinitely."

Accordingly, one can already state regarding the current Intercontinental: "It will stand for a few more years. As always, everything in Vienna proceeds very slowly. Much is over-discussed and little is implemented." However, he has not yet decided whether he will appeal against the EIA requirement before the Constitutional Court.

(APA/Red)

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