ORF Foundation Board: Complaint from Universities

The Universities Conference (uniko) has filed a complaint with KommAustria against the composition of the ORF Foundation Board. The reason given is the incorrect composition of the Audience Council when sending members to the Foundation Board. Gertrude Aubauer and Beatrix Karl, who should not have been sent to this body due to their political affiliations, participated in the decision-making.

Both Aubauer and Karl hold positions in ÖVP sub-organizations. However, the ORF law excludes individuals with political functions from ORF bodies. Karl was appointed by the government for the higher education sector.

Withdrawal from ORF Foundation Board

In the meantime, both have withdrawn from the Foundation Board due to suspicion of incompatibility and have already been replaced. "But we cannot change the fact that the Audience Council was incorrectly composed - it was anything but politically independent," said uniko President Brigitte Hütter at a press conference on Monday evening. It is about who represents the tertiary sector. "We want to establish that an incident occurred that is unacceptable to us."

(APA/Red)

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