[6] Its importance is also reflected in the fact that although it has no constitutional basis, numerous legal texts refer to it.
[7] At the Conference of State Governors, an attempt is made to establish a common channel for representing the interests federal states in order to be able to take this unified position and to confront the federation in negotiations.
Due to the informal nature of the meetings, decisions will not be published, but will be made available to the participants and the federal government, insofar as it is affected by them.
Due to their unanimity, they represent a reliable - albeit potentially minimal - common position at the state level.
[14] On the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the republic of Austria an extraordinary conference took place in 2018 which also addressed the relationship between the federal states as regions in the European Union.