Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on Tuesday that he will introduce measures to enhance Austria's counter-terrorism capabilities, following the recent disruption of an alleged ISIS-inspired attack targeting a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. In a post on X, Nehammer outlined a series of actions designed to combat terrorist activities, referencing a media report detailing his plans to strengthen domestic intelligence services. The article in the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung, cited by Nehammer, outlined four key initiatives, including the authorization for security services to monitor communications on messaging apps, which is currently prohibited in Austria. As a conservative candidate aiming for re-election, Nehammer emphasized the need to empower intelligence agencies with greater decryption capabilities after the thwarted plot. Polls indicate that the far-right Freedom Party poses the greatest challenge to Nehammer's Austrian People's Party (OVP) in the upcoming September 29 parliamentary election. Nehammer is expected to present his proposals at a meeting of the national security council later on Tuesday. The Kronen Zeitung reported that his measures include stricter regulations on the right to assembly for groups considered anti-democratic, as well as efforts to de-radicalize extremists and provisions for mandatory pre-trial detention of young suspects involved in serious crimes. Nehammer's office has not yet commented on these developments. Austria's stringent privacy laws regarding personal data have led to conflicts with the Green coalition partners over the OVP's attempts to ease communication monitoring.