KTM insolvency

“We will definitely get through this crisis”

Daniel Lang has had to overcome many a crisis in his city since taking office in November 2021. Now KTM is worrying him before Christmas.(Bild: Fesl Manfred)

Nothing has been the same in and around Mattighofen since November 29. On that day, KTM announced that insolvency was unavoidable and that many employees would lose their jobs. Daniel Lang (35), the mayor of Mattighofen, is right in the middle of it all. The "Krone" newspaper asked him for an interview.

"Krone" : Mr. Mayor, is this the most difficult phase of your time as mayor?
Daniel Lang: To be honest: no. I became mayor in the middle of the corona period. I was only sworn in in November because half of the municipal council was corona-positive. That's why we postponed it. I thought to myself: "It can't get much worse than this." And then came the energy crisis, then the war in Ukraine and now the KTM insolvency. I guess I wasn't right. Honestly, I believe that we will get through this economic crisis locally.