Due to the corona, the big New Year’s reception in the old town hall was canceled this year. Mayor Klaus Luger normally invites around 600 people from business, culture, politics and public life. As a symbolic act, the traditional pig head cut with Governor Thomas Stelzer took place via video this year.
LINZ. „With this symbolic act we look hopefully and with a lot of confidence into the still very young year 2021. We would like to set an example that we will also master future challenges, above all overcoming the Corona crisis, together between the country and the city “, Mayor Klaus Luger and Governor Thomas Stelzer agree.
Important topics for 2021
In addition to fighting the pandemic, the head of the city of Linz sees the most important issues for 2021 as the economic consequences of the corona crisis and the ongoing expansion of the transport infrastructure and safeguarding the future through urban development and digitization.
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