Austria's Commitment to the 2030 Agenda

ACTIVE ON NATIONAL LEVEL
DIALOGUE WITH POLITICS
SDGS IN AUSTRIAN
PARLIAMENT
The stronger involvement of the Austrian Parliament in the
implementation of the SDGs is, among other things, the result
of the commitment of the active national members of Parliament
(MPs) and Austrian Federal Minister Karoline Edtstadler.
On 10 th December 2020, international
Human Rights Day, the Austrian National
Council decided for the Parliament to get
actively involved in the implementation of
the SDGs. The political wish has already
been expressed before, to ensure a close
cooperation between the parliament and
the federal government on the implementation
of the SDGs.
2030 Agenda as a “guiding principle” for
the MPs
It was during the above mentioned plenary
meeting that Federal Minister Karoline
Edtstadler emphasised the great importance
of the strong involvement of the
Parliament. Despite this, it is evident that
implementing the SDGs is also a task for
society as a whole, which is why the general
public must also be strongly involved at
all times.
Based on the values of democracy,
human rights and the rule of law which
are adhered to in large parts of Europe,
the SDGs are intended to work towards a
better and just future for all. During the
session, Austrian national MPs Carmen
Jeitler-Cincelli, Gertraud Salzmann
(both from the Austrian People’s Party)
and Astrid Rössler (the Greens Party)
echoed this notion. The initiative of the
Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), the Social
Democratic Party (SPÖ), the Greens and
the NEOS, which was presented to the
plenary and adopted in its entirety, was
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