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The new chancellor Karl Nehammer also has confirmed that the coronavirus lockdown will end on the coming weekend. “The opening will take place”. It was only a question of how.

The French newspaper “Liberation” raises serious allegations against Austria’s EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).

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Every year, the InterNations’ Expat Insider surveys thousands of expats all over the world, who score their new home countries across several categories. This year, Taiwan is expats’ favorite country, while Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, is the top city. And …

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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.

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.

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

“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.

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 of 2020. However, the numbers are still lower than in the pre-pandemic year of 2019. “The …

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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.