Constitution from Lower Austria: Mandl in conversation about the “Unterolberndorf Manifesto”

Lower Austrian MEP Lukas Mandl, in his capacity as chief negotiator for the European People's Party on development cooperation and international partnerships, received the Vice-President of the Parliament of Uganda, Thomas Tayebwa, in the European Parliament.

The discussions revolved around "helping people help themselves," economic cooperation, and Uganda's opportunities through hydropower, which offers optimal conditions for energy-intensive economic development, for example in the field of artificial intelligence.

It is noteworthy that Mandl, Thomas Tayebwa, and his delegation, which included several members of parliament, were able to engage in intensive discussions about how the foundations for the constitution of modern Uganda were developed in the federal state of Lower Austria.

Exactly 40 years ago, reformers for their country's freedom convened at the "Zum grünen Jäger" inn in Unterolberndorf, in Mandl's neighboring district of Mistelbach, to draft the structure of the country, which now has a population of around 49 million. The "Unterolberndorf Manifesto" remains in effect to this day.

A few years ago, a book about this astonishing story was published by Ferdinand Rieder, entitled "Ten Points for Uganda."