On May 11, 2021, Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria received the President of the National Council (the lower house of the Austrian Parliament), Wolfgang Sobotka, and the member of Austria’s National Council, Gudrun Kugler.
The meeting discussed issues related to the position of Orthodoxy in Austria and all over the world, its presence from a historical point of view in Austria, and the dynamic presence of the Orthodox Church and its flock as vital part of the Austrian society.
In particular, they discussed the request of the Metropolis for the tax reduction on the amounts of donations of those citizens who contribute to the work of Orthodoxy in Austria.
Finally, the members of the National Council of the Austrian Parliament were shown around the premises of the Metropolis, as well as to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.