In the middle of the election campaign

Political turmoil over explosive ministry mail on the S8

The "Gewessler Ministry" is obviously delighted with the court's decision.(Bild: APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER)

One man's sorrow is another man's joy. While tens of thousands of commuters in Lower Austria will have to continue to meander through traffic jams following the Federal Administrative Court's ruling on the S8, government offices are apparently delighted with the decision. At least that is what an explosive email obtained by the "Krone" suggests. 

The red-white-red Federal Environment Agency is wholly owned by the Republic of Austria. However, not all Austrians are 100 percent in agreement with the internal correspondence between the office and its "direct" owner, the Ministry of Climate Protection. An explosive correspondence between the office and the green climate protection ministry was leaked to the "Krone" newspaper.