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Gemeinsames Forderungspapier des Netzwerks für Daseinsvorsorge an die nächste EU-Kommission, damit Daseinsvorsorge in der nächsten europäischen Legislaturperiode in den Mittelpunkt rückt!

Vienna is making social housing available to those on higher incomes.

To understand Vienna´s unique housing-situation, you have to know its history.

It is largely due to female hands that Vienna's public life keeps running as smoothly as we are accustomed to. This is particularly true when it comes to those services, that are run for the benefit of the many, not the few: Public Services.

Anlässlich des Internationalen Tages der Daseinsvorsorge 2024 lud das Netzwerk für Daseinsvorsorge zu einer Veranstaltung, die ganz im Zeichen Europas stand. Mit dabei: Das Büro für Daseinsvorsorge und Kommunalwirtschaft der Stadt Wien.

Aktuell werden die Weichen für die Zukunft Europas gestellt. Um die aktuellen Krisen gut zu bewältigen, braucht es eine europäische Politik, die öffentliche Daseinsvorsorge stärker in den Mittelpunkt rückt. Lesen Sie hier

With its rapid public transit system, including subway lines, countless streetcar lines and bus routes, Vienna has one of the densest public transport networks in the world. Thanks to the € 365 annual pass, there are more annual public transport pass holders than registered cars.

Services of general interest are directed to the benefit of the common good. This means that essential services should be available to all people at affordable prices. Private companies on the other hand, have the aim of making the biggest profit possible. Therefore, a service, that is not profitable, is of no interest to private operators.

Public investments in services of general interest are primarily investments in infrastructure. This includes, for example, the construction and maintenance of roads and transportation networks, digital networks, energy supply, water pipes and sewage systems, hospitals, housing and educational facilities and many more.

After a company is privatized, it is usually trimmed exclusively to generate the highest possible profits. After privatization, the profits go exclusively to the private shareholders instead of benefitting the public in general. However, if the private company makes losses or even has to file for bankruptcy, the public sector is asked to intervene again in a manner, that is most of the times pretty pricy, to save the day - because water supply or energy supply e. g. cannot simply be dispensed with.

Services of general interest are focused on serving the common good. This means that essential public services are available to all people at affordable prices. Private companies, on the other hand, mainly focus on generating the biggest profit possible. An offered service, that is not profitable enough, is of no interest to private operators.

The term (re-)municipalization refers to the (re-)purchase of a company by municipalities (or municipally owned companies).