City Councillor in conversation

Where Vienna’s culture could be saved and where not

From savings and art scandals to Mary Poppins and the search for pirates with a penchant for culture: an interview with Veronica Kaup-Hasler(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Zwefo)

Veronica Kaup-Hasler defends Vienna's culture and city government with a "hot heart" - as well as her distance from political parties. She warns against budget cuts in her "added value" department, but lets us look at her cards when it comes to savings plans and reveals what kind of art she herself is annoyed about.

"Krone": Ms. City Councillor, which cultural event that you attended recently deserved a really bad write-up in the newspaper?
Veronica Kaup-Hasler: Wow, I really have to think about that now - but that alone tells you something about the quality of this city (ponders)...at the risk of coming across as extremely unambitious: I really can't think of anything.