City Leaders of Hamburg and Zurich in Vienna

Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) welcomed the city heads from Zurich and Hamburg a day after his re-election as Vienna's mayor. During the two-day meeting as part of a city trilogue initiated in 2019, topics such as energy, climate protection, and health infrastructure were discussed. "We want to learn from each other," emphasized Ludwig at a joint press conference at City Hall.

Large Heat Pump and Hospital

The exchange of experiences takes place once a year in one of the three metropolises. Now, City President Corine Mauch (SP) from Zurich and Hamburg's First Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) were guests in Vienna again. They are participating in an extensive visit program. For example, on Wednesday, the city leaders will be presented with the large heat pump in Simmering.

A visit to the Floridsdorf Clinic is also planned, as healthcare is a "huge issue" in cities, especially in light of demographic changes, as Ludwig emphasized. The challenges, as Corine Mauch also noted, are very similar everywhere. "Transformations always occur first in cities."

City Leaders Commemorated Shooting Rampage

His colleague from Hamburg stated, among other things, that Vienna is a pioneer in public transport offerings. Ludwig also referred to further expansion plans - as well as the necessary investments for them. Whether the annual ticket, which costs 365 euros in Vienna, will become more expensive as part of the planned austerity package is not yet decided, as Ludwig said. He referred to discussions with the departments.

The three city leaders also commemorated the victims of the shooting rampage in Graz during the press event. Such an event of this magnitude has never occurred in Austria before, emphasized Ludwig: "Our sympathy goes out to the family members."

(APA/Red)

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