Op-EdKurt Bayer - March 7, 2021

As criticism and corruption allegations pile up against his administration, the biggest cause for concern is Sebastian Kurz’s deliberate attempts to undermine the nation’s checks and balances.

Park Life – Classic Cocktails and Wiener Modern

Food & DrinkBinu Starnegg - July 29, 2020

This summer, amid varnished wood and polished brass, the tree-sheltered Kleinod Stadtgarten behind the Kursalon could be the ideal place to see and be seen.

EU to Issue COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Amid Sluggish Rollout

Amina Frassl - March 5, 2021

Op-Ed

Transparency Requires Civil Courage

Dardis McNamee - March 4, 2021

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Print Editions

The Black Box of Media Funding

Ryan Powell - March 6, 2021

Print Editions

Margaret Childs Reflects on Austrian Corruption

Margaret Childs - March 6, 2021

Op-Ed

Transparency Requires Civil Courage

Dardis McNamee - March 4, 2021

Cover Stories

The Biggest Austrian Corruption Scandals in History

Simon Ballam - March 1, 2021

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Cases Going Up Again in Europe, Vaccines News From J&J

Every Sunday, Metropole brings you a COVID-19 update from Prof. Dr. Florian Krammer, an Austrian virologist who works and teaches at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City.

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No More Hiding – Austria Set to Disclose State Information

If the measure passes, the Republic will dismantle its nearly 100-year-old Official Secrecy Laws – the last EU country to do so – and launch new measures increasing public insight into state operations.

Amina Frassl -

CoV on Feb. 21-28 | Vaccination Speeding Up

The coronavirus is shaping our lives. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Austria this week – updated regularly.

Daniel Jacob El-Sabeh -

Survey – A Discouraged Public Gives Coalition Poor Marks

A year after the start of the pandemic, trust in the government has plummeted to new lows, as frustrations mount amid evidence of a new ÖVP scandal.

Bogdan Brkić -

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Team Sports to Resume on March 15, Restaurants to Reopen Outdoors on March 27

For the next opening steps, Vorarlberg will be a test region. Team sports for the young are to resume on March 15, other countrywide opening steps are envisioned for March 27.

Benjamin Wolf -

The Vaccines – How They Work and Why We Can Trust Them

The Austrian vaccination program for SARS-CoV-2 is slowly but surely underway, but approximately one third would currently refuse inoculation.

Dr. Robyn Leigh Schenk -

Austria’s Lockdown: Schools, Shops, & Services to Reopen on February 8

The country plans to reopen schools, shops, museums and services on February 8 – with stricter rules, regular testing and mandatory FFP2 masks.

Benjamin Wolf -

How Austria Plans to Support Its Schools & Artists

With schools in distance learning until February and cultural institutions closed perhaps through March, the government is stepping up support measures.

Benjamin Wolf -

Corruption Culture – Spring 2021
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The Black Box of Media Funding

Print media received unprecedented public advertising during the pandemic, but a lack of transparency raises questions about how taxpayers’ money is being spent.

Ryan Powell -

Margaret Childs Reflects on Austrian Corruption

Metropole's publisher introduces the spring issue, which is all about corruption.

Margaret Childs -

Transparency Requires Civil Courage

With the dismantling of Official Secrecy Laws in Austria, real transformation will require a change of culture.

Dardis McNamee -

German Community
Home Is Where Herz Is

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Same But Different – How Austrian German Compares to German German

Germany and Austria share many of the same values, and much culture and history. Yet, in spite (or possibly because) of that, the little brother staunchly holds on to a distinct cultural identity – most notably in language, which can sometimes make communication

Eva Goldschald -

Love During COVID-19 – Closed Borders Between Austria and Germany Can’t Stop Couples

On March 16, 2020, European politicians closed internal EU borders to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It was more than a formality: this massive restriction on interpersonal relationships did not go over easily.

Eva Goldschald -

Vienna’s Money Boy Is Dominating the German Rap Scene

He’s weird, he’s scandalous, and he’s influencing the German language like no Austrian rapper before. May we present the phenomenon that is Money Boy.

Cosima Weiske -

Dark and Morbid – How Germans Perceive Austrian Films

Why Austria is considered to be the capital of "feel bad cinema."

David Sievers -

Home Is Where the Herz Is

“Home Is Where the Herz Is” is an award-winning project by Metropole that aims to explore and celebrate Vienna’s diversity, giving voice to the 40% of Viennese who have a migrant background.

Teams from Vienna’s 10 largest communities with roots abroad will publish a magazine and digital content on Metropole and you’ll find us at events across the city.

Romanian – September 2020
Hungarian – October 2020
Polish – November 2020
Serbian – December 2020 / January 2020
German – February/March 2021
Bulgarian – April/May 2021
Syrian – June/July 2021
Turkish – August/September 2021
Croatian – October/November 2021
Bosnian – December 2021 / January 2022

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