# #WolfgangHattmannsdorfer in the news

September 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM

> Austrian Minister Meets Saudi Energy Minister · Austria Cuts Strategic Gas Reserve Costs by 58% · Austria to Prioritize Local Public Procurement

[Austrian Minister Meets Saudi Energy Minister](<https://austriareport.com/article/austrian-minister-meets-saudi-energy-minister-91399f3d>)
*September 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM* - Minister Hattmannsdorfer met with Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman following an attack on the Saudi East-West pipeline to discuss energy.

[Austria Cuts Strategic Gas Reserve Costs by 58%](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-cuts-strategic-gas-reserve-costs-by-58-9751b580>)
*September 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM* - The Austrian Ministry of Economics will reduce annual gas reserve spending to 38.75 million euros through 2029 via new tender conditions.

[Austria to Prioritize Local Public Procurement](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-to-prioritize-local-public-procurement-4110729c>)
*August 27, 2026 at 05:38 PM* - The Austrian government is introducing new 2026 guidelines to favor domestic and European value creation in public sector spending.

[Austria Reviews €67 Billion Procurement Spending](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-reviews-67-billion-procurement-spending-c4aaeee2>)
*August 26, 2026 at 10:57 AM* - Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer outlines state spending trends as the EU shifts procurement rules to favor local industrial growth.

[Austria to Lift Ban on Geological CO2 Storage](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-to-lift-ban-on-geological-co2-storage-57dd34c5>)
*August 25, 2026 at 10:33 AM* - The Austrian government will end its 2011 ban on carbon storage to help industry manage unavoidable emissions and rising certificate costs.