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All the latest news from Austria & Vienna – short, concise, and in English.

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Omicron is officially in Austria. With vaccine protection and virulence unconfirmed, PCR tests are being upgraded to help track the spread.

We’ve all been there: It’s Sunday and we need new shoes, a haircut or just a day shopping across the Austrian border.

In view of the new coronavirus mutation Omikron, Austria is trying to get them around 200 registered Austrians who are currently on vacation in southern Africa back home.

In an interview with the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Linhart said that he was looking forward to getting to know his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov personally.

Just because you're a long way from home doesn't mean you can't enjoy Thanksgiving in Vienna - even during a lockdown.

Despite all efforts, the negotiations and talks about nuclear inspections were without result. Inspectors have not been given access to IAEA surveillance cameras and to a workshop for uranium centrifuges for months.

New research says most victims know the perpetrators - and usually have family ties. Perpetrators need to be punished "with the full force of the law", stated Minister for Women's Affairs Susanne Raab.

The founder of Self-employed in Austria reveals the three mostcommon questions about starting your own business.

Parliamentary immunity was lifted for Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), under investigation for alleged bribery and corruption in the tabloid scandal.

Turkish-born Ali Gedik's social consciousness has led him to Verein Wiener Jugendzentren, Winterquartier and Volkshilfe.

Here is everything you need to know, the documents you need, and which steps to take to get your student visa in Vienna and Austria.

"We all want a safe winter season for our guests, so joint regulations between the involved countries are necessary and sensible", said Minister for Tourism Elisabeth Koestinger.

The European Commission sees higher-than-expected GDP growth in Austria in 2021, but the impact of coming corona measures remains unclear.

In the pandemic year of 2020, twice as many people reported symptoms of depression - in fact, more than one in five.

According to data from Statistics Austria, 754 insolvencies were reported in the third quarter of 2021, 24.2 percent more than in the third quarter o...

Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) is due to meet with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem, with whom he will visit the Knesset.

While Austrian law requires most stores in Vienna to lock their doors on Sundays and holidays, there are a few exceptions allowed.

Up to 40,000 Bosnians live in Vienna. We talked to some of them to learn what brought them here and what makes them feel at home.

1.22 million people were at risk of poverty in Austria. According to government figures, this was 13.9 percent of the population.

A survey conducted by the Gallup institute and the Medienhaus Vienna found that public trust in media has plummeted following recent political scandals.

Forest fires on a mountainside in Lower Austria started last week and may not be extinguished until the weekend, despite continuous firefighting efforts and international support.

When speaking about the climate crisis at the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow, Alexander Schallenberg reminded everyone that we all need to act together.

The WIFO Business Climate Index shows that the Austrian businesses are more optimistic this month, despite the pandemic

The opposition NEOS party has accused the center-right Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) of "systemic corruption" following multiple scandals and the resignation of Sebastian Kurz as chancellor.

Most Austrians consider motorway expansion and other highways development to be at odds with climate goals: 63% are in against it.

A Greenpeace report shows most European short-haul flights can be easily replaced by train journeys - and calls for some routes to be banned

President Van der Bellen spoke on the importance of fighting climate change in his traditional televised speech on Austrian National Day, October 26.

The anti-vaccine party entered the Upper Austrian assembly during the regional elections in September and now plans to run nationwide.

A video of a soldier with a far-right symbol on his helmet found its way into an Austrian army online game. The game has been taken offline.

Around 300 people were vaxxed against corona on Austria's National Day - most of them for the first time - in the "vaccination palace."

Austrian AIDS organisations have called for a de-stigmatisation of HIV-positive people in the criminal justice system.

On Oct. 26, Austria-wide "climate tickets" for trains and other public transportation go into effect - with 70,000 sold already.

Austria takes pride in its museums. While some only open their doors “gratis” on certain days, others even go so far as never charging.

The Austrian labor minister was in Washington to discuss employment measures and pandemic recovery with his U.S. counterparts..

As in the previous year, the military parade on Austrian national day will largely take place virtually due to the corona pandemic.

The sixth "Vienna Migration Conference" is all about migration partnerships and the focus of this years' discussions was Afghanistan.

od star Matt Dillon, who last caused shivers in Lars von Trier's "The House that Jack Built", is coming as a guest of honor.

President Alexander Van der Bellen commended the efforts of Greenpeace in a Hofburg palace meeting held on Monday.

According to interviews with several daily newspapers Austria's new Foreign Minister Michael Linhart of center-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) plans continuity in Austrian foreign policy.

Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had exchanged "in a friendly atmosphere" on topical issues with regard to the European Council this week.

Interior Minister Karl Nehammer of the conservative People's Party (VP) travelled to the Netherlands on Friday for talks about migration.

Only three days after his swearing-in ceremony, the new chancellor Alexander Schallenberg travelled to Brussels for his first foreign visit.

Opposition says budget draft for 2022, presented by Finance Minister Gernot Blümel on Wednesday, is short-sighted and lacks ambition

Viennese scientists find "massive fraud" in Russian elections.

Justice minister Zadić and the EU commissioner for Justice Reynders discussed rule of law this Monday amid the ruling party's corruption scandal.

With a gender pay gap of 19.9% in 2019, equality in the Austrian labour market seems like it’s still a long way off. But within the alcoholic beverage industry, these women are already reversing the trend.

Allegations are coming hard and fast in scandal already dubbed the “Ibiza of the ÖVP“: Chancellor Kurz and tabloid Österreich under extreme scrutiny

Inflation in Austria is expected to level off by 2022.

A cold weather forecast in Austria heralds rain - and the start of sweater season

President Alexander Van der Bellen continued his Poland trip on Tuesday with an official visit to the capital, Warsaw.

The exhibition "Distance - Austria and Auschwitz" has been revised to spotlight Austrian complicity in the Holocaust.

Amadeus International School Vienna: An obsession with high-quality education and the arts.

Hit by "period poverty"? The Vienna pilot project "Red Box" seeks to offset the financial burden of menstrual hygiene on poor people.

The Austrian federal competition authority (BWB) has fined the Austrian construction giant, Porr, 62.35 million euros over cartel violations.

The climate ticket, which now also includes Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland province, will start on October 26.

Austria has received the first installment of the corona aid from the EU, for its "development and resilience plan".

The Austrian Ministry of labor has again recorded a slight increase in unemployment rates due to a high number of job training participants.

The Communist Party won the Graz elections with 28.9%, the ÖVP plummeted to 25.7%, and Mayor Nagl (ÖVP) resigned.

In the preliminary final results on Monday morning, the vaccine skeptics were set to join the Upper Austrian parliament with seven percent, while the...

Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) confirmed this week that Vienna would soon be hosting talks with Iran to revive the nuclear agreement of 2015.

Climate Minister Leonore Gewessler has presented a legal report stating that nuclear power must not be ranked as green and sustainable energy in the EU.

The EU guidelines on combating terrorism have punishments and sanctions for terrorism-related crimes as well as special regulations for victims. Aside from Austria, the EU Commission was also suing Finland, Croatia, and Luxembourg.

Sparkling wine used to be just for grand occasions ... now we can celebrate every day! The inside story of the bubbly.

The pandemic has contributed to our weight gain in many cases. Learn everything about that meaty cushion we carry around with us everyday!

After US president Joe Biden's speech at the UN General Debatein New York on Tuesday, Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), says he is pleased that the "US has made a clear commitment to multilateralism".

53 times World Cup record winner Gregor Schlierenzauer is ending his ski jumping career, announced the the 31-year-old Tyrolean on his own online blog on Tuesday.

The unemployment rate in Austria continues to fall.

More than a year after the Ischgl outbreak the first lawsuit was brought before the civil court last Friday. The widow and son of a 72-year-old jo...

Under the designated ORF general director Roland Weissmann, ORF III managing director Eva Schindlauer will be the new finance director, ORF III chief...

Cost of living varies wildly in Europe.

The corona pandemic continues to make itself felt keenly in schools. Problems with corona tests, hard-to-reach healthcare authorities, and poor communication with parents led to a rocky start of the new school year.

Coming out of the corona crisis, economists have adjusted the forecasts for the Austrian economy upwards for 2021 and 2022.

A 28-year-old man confessed to have murdered his ex-wife and current girlfriend in Vienna while intoxicated with alcohol.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) stands by his declared tough line on immigration, while Austria has in fact welcomed more refugees than almost any other European country in the last 10 years. Civil initiatives and the opposition see much room for improvement when it comes to the government’s migration and integration policy.

The Austrian unemployment continues to fall, with the pre-crisis level within reach.

The IAEA and the Iranian nuclear agency are making progress on monitoring the country’s nuclear program.

The City of Vienna and the AMS start a new initiative to bring unemployed people 50+ into employment.

A huge thank you to all 500 (!) attendees of Herz Fest the biggest International Block Party in town. On September 10, we celebrated the award-wi...

The pandemic has contributed to our weight gain in many cases. Learn everything about that meaty cushion we carry around with us everyday!

When touring Vienna’s Altstadt, it's enough to lift your head just a little to see the cannonballs catapulted over the city walls by the Ottomans centuries ago. And there are other ancient secrets in store.

Here's everything you need to know about fighting hangovers the Austrian way, just drink more. It's like extinguishing fire with fire!

What's a "Rauschkind"? Learn about the term's connection to alcohol with its side effects, and a medically dubious Austrian old wives’ tale,

As the pandemic winds down and television production ramps up, this summer sees a cavalcade of quality programming, including the return of an animated icon, a long-awaited spinoff of a beloved Marvel antihero, a star-studded musical parody, the next chapter in a hit French series and a Canadian cult comedy coming to Austrian streaming services.

The challenges to interpreting laws and contracts in an international setting.

What does "tschechern" mean? Learn about how the word derived from Yiddish, how it is connected to the thieves’ cant and alcoholism.

Russian aggression against Ukraine has recently entered its eighth year. Over 13 thousand people have been killed and 30 thousand have been wounded, in addition to over two million people displaced, their homes and infrastructure destroyed.

Surrounded by annoying people and their Spompanadln? If one is making your life needlessly complicated, just tell them with Viennese "charme".

What does Radler mean? Where does the word come from? What connects lemonade and a lack of beer to a German innkeeper and Austrian cycling?

Twisting, turning, rolling: "wuzeln" has to do a lot with kinetics. Find out what it means and for which activities you can use the term.

A typical Viennese euphemism related to death is "Holzpyjama". Learn about this humorous word used to describe “cashing in one’s chips.”

Here you can learn about the Viennese slang word for the infamous, culinary tool, used in the violent process of preparing Wiener Schnitzels.

Noun. A loss, originally in the central European card game, Schnapsen.

What does fremdschämen mean? We explain the perfect word to include in spiteful expressions thowards people with a lack of self-awareness.

What does genieren mean? Find out about how this term is tied to French language and how you can properly use it in context.

What does Schmähtandler mean? This common Viennese dialect term is great for describing liars and tricksters.

What does pflanzen mean? Which use of the term does it find in Viennese slang? What does pflanzen have to do with describing being annoyed?