Julia Seidl
Julia started out at "Die Presse." She went on to study "Journalism & Media Management" in Vienna and worked for several local news outlets such as ORF, Kurier and Falter before joining Metropole as online content and social media manager.
Online
In Vienna, 50,000 Demonstrated for #BlackLivesMatter
The trigger was the death of the US-American George Floyd during a police operation in Minneapolis. The protest in Vienna was the biggest in Europe.
Online
Simon Inou About the #BlackLivesMatter Movement and Racism in Austria
"I wrote so much and nobody listened. I no longer believed," says the journalist and media critic in his first public interview in four years.
General
The End of the City Bikes?
The all-purpose workhorses of the inner city are the last remaining rental bikes in public spaces. But they could disappear soon, says sponsor Gewista. The reason is a dispute over financing.
Spring, 2020
Fighting Flight Shame? The ÖBB Nightjet’s 28 Destinations Take You all over Europe While you Sleep
Flight Shame getting to you? The ÖBB Nightjet offers low-impact alternative routes to several major European cities – or did so before the corona lockdown. A nightly trip to Milan on the eve of the coronavirus crises.
Coronavirus
Reopening the Borders | What Our Neighbors Are Doing
Austria, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary plan a coordinated opening in mid-June.
Coronavirus
President Van der Bellen Addresses the Nation for a Third Time
“I don't think it's possible for us to see yet what significance this crisis will have for our society. Just as it is impossible for a drop of water to understand the course of a river.”
Coronavirus
Doomsday Music | 11 Dystopic Songs About the End of the World
Earthquake, disease or environmental disaster. Even before the crisis, these artists were already thinking about what the proverbial Last Days of Mankind might look like.
Coronavirus
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen Addresses the Nation for the Second Time on the Corona C...
“One day, we will look back on this strange, painful, unreal spring of 2020. And we will find: It has passed. It has passed.”
Coronavirus
Coronavirus | Everything You Need to Know About Food Delivery in Vienna
Some restaurants have switched to take-out, while large delivery chains have found new ways to safely bring your lunch or dinner.
Coronavirus
What to Read in Quarantine | Books Recommended by the Metropole Team
We have compiled a lively list of modern and classic novels and non-fiction, favorites of ours and, we hope, soon of yours.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus | Which Stores Are Open, Which Are Closed in Austria
Since Monday, March 16, Ausgangsbeschränkungen (movement restrictions) have been in force in Austria. How does that affect public transportation, can you go to the doctor, take a walk or buy hygiene products? Can the police penalize you? This list should answer all your questions.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus | Austrian President Van der Bellen Addresses Nation
“I am confident that we will succeed, just as we have already achieved a lot together in our country. Please look after yourselves! And together we will look after our Austria. Thank you."
Featured
Teachers Hope to Ban Cell Phones in Schools
About 12 years ago, the first “Handys” snuck into school classrooms - and stayed there, distracting students and frustrating teachers. The effects can no longer be denied.
Coronavirus
The Coronavirus in Austria | First Incidents, Few Fears
While some make dystopian jokes, others are buying the last face masks on the Internet. How the country is dealing with COVID-19.
Online
“Mein Fall” | Austrian Writer Tells of Sexual Abuse
As a choirboy at the Zwettl Monastery in the 1960s, novelist Josef Haslinger was regularly assaulted by his superiors. Now he wrote about it.
Online
16 Viennese Idioms That Make No Sense Whatsoever
The Viennese sometimes have their own special way of using the German language, especially when they lapse into dialect. It is often a mixture of gleeful malice, eloquence, flattery and charm.
Online
ÖVP Must Pay an €800,000 Fine
The People's Party has exceeded the upper limit of € 7 million in campaign spending for 2017. Now it is being asked to pay it back.
Online
Telenovela Subtitles for Government Ceremony
Politics sometimes resembles a soap opera. But this gaffe by the ORF takes the comparison to a new level. The results are frighteningly fitting satiric images.
Online
English Cinema Vienna | Our Top 5 Picks
English Cinema Vienna | Getting tired of wanting to go to the movies, only to discover that you still don’t speak German? We got you covered.
Online
Devastating Weather Conditions in the South and West of Austria
Mudslides, snowstorms and floods cause sleepless nights for the residents of the affected areas.
Online
Calls for Violence Against Women After Wiener Linien Anti-Manspreading Campaign
Some Internet tough guys felt attacked by the Wiener Linien’s anti-“manspreading” campaign. So they started their own.
Online
Education Minister Bans “Original Play”
At this club, adults play with children in kindergartens and schools on mats on the floor. Experts see this as an invitation for pedophiles and child abuse.
Online
Outrage Over Contracts at Lauda(motion)
Under a new contract, future flight attendants face salaries below the minimum wage, loss of job protections, and uniforms at their own expense. The union calls these terms “unacceptable”
Online
Constitutional Court Rejects Last Ditch Appeal Against Smoking Ban
Several nightclub owners had appealed the absolute ban on smoking. They had one specific argument.
Online
Austria’s Next Vice-Chancellor | Coalition Carousel Part II
Red, blue, green and pink: Each party has its color, each its own leader. Here, the second two of four mini portraits.
Online
Austria’s Next Vice-Chancellor | Coalition Carousel Part I
Red, blue, green and pink: Each party has its color, each its own leader. Here, the first two of four mini portraits.
Fall 2019
Swarovski | Salt, Silver & Crystal
He lies there in silence, motion-, and emotionless. Eyes wide open, staring into the distance while a seemingly endless stream of silvery wa...
Online
The Fall of Heinz-Christian Strache
The long-time FPÖ leader – recently disgraced by the Ibiza video and a scandal over his expense account –announced yesterday that he is putting his party membership on hold, calling for party unity.
Online
The FPÖ Considers Expelling Strache
Shortly before National Assembly elections, news about the former head’s expense reports are causing a stir.
Online
What the ÖVP and Falter Are Fighting About
Last week, the weekly newspaper Falter published a report stating that the ÖVP is heavily indebted – now they’re seeking an injunction from the court.
Online
Who Lives, Who Dies
Last week, a woman in her mid-50s stood before the Vienna Regional Court because she assisted in the death of her partner. She says he would have wanted it that way.
Online
The Top 15 (Weird) Things People Google About Austria
Does Austria exist? Why do Austrian toilets have a shelf? The hive mind sure asks Google some strange questions.
Online
Heinz-Christian Strache’s House Searched
The far-right FPÖ is accused of having secured a top position at Casinos Austria by making political promises to Novomatic.
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#dichterdran | Women Show Literary Men How It Feels
In response to condescending treatment of an award-winning young novelist, many take to twitter to turn the tables and reveal sexist attitudes that often pass unremarked.
Online
#Schreddergate – Kurz‘ Social Media Manager Secretly Destroys Hard Drives
Shortly after the Ibiza video was published, an employee of the former Kurz-cabinet shredded several hard disks under a false name at a digital security firm.
Online
Female Only “I Am from Austria” Musical Now in Japan
The Japanese premiere of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien in-house production will take place on October 4, 2019.
Online
New Party Funding Law Passed
With the votes of the SPÖ, FPÖ and JETZT, the Nationalrat (National Council) has decided to reform the funding of political parties.
Explore Vienna
Böhmischer Prater | The Fairytale Road
A whistle blares unmistakably through the bushes and shrubs. The little train is ready to depart. “Einsteigen bitte!” (All aboard!) says an au...
Online
Marriage for All – Now For Foreigners, Too
+++ UPDATE +++On June 26, a committee of the Austrian Parliament passed an amendment by the NEOS that makes same-sex marriage legal for couples li...
Explore Vienna
Schützenhaus | A Lock on Tradition
Dedicated to the cuisine of imperial times, to Otto Wagner Schützenhaus is steeped in history.The legendary architect Otto Wagner shaped modern Vi...
Online
In Case of a Nationwide Blackout
What would happen if the power failed across Europe? Last week, the Austrian government ran a three-day trial to find out – and they have some pointers for the rest of us
Online
The White Stallions as Cultural Heritage
Forgetting their differences, Austria and Slovenia join forces to seek UNESCO recognition of the Lipizzaner as an "immaterial world cultural heritage....
Online
Kurz in China
At the international Silk Road Forum in Beijing, the Austrian chancellor met Chinese leaders and signed several ambitious new bilateral treaties.W...
Online
Game Over at Carl Hilpert
With its owner retiring and no successor in sight, the Alt-Stadt’s oldest toy shop by Stephansdom will close after 147 years.Schulerstraße 1-3 is...
Online
Brutal Training at the Balletakademie
The elite dance training at the Vienna State Opera school is a scene of everyday emotional and physical abuse, says a recent exposé: Former students a...
Online
New Rules for Cyclists in Vienna
New rules for cyclists have been in force since April 1st as a result of the 30th amendment to Austria’s Road Traffic Regulations (StVO)Riding you...
Online
Kickl Proposes €1.50/Hour
Interior Minister Herbert Kickl (FPÖ) wants to limit the hourly wage for asylum seekers in public service jobs. To date, cities and municipalities ha...
Online
Google Launches “Market Finder” in Austria
An online platform with digital tools and practical know-how for exporters, the initiative was launched and introduced jointly with the Handelsverband...
Online
Creeping Message Control
Recent government moves appear to be aimed at restricting official data collection and distribution. The opposition sees this as unwarranted interfere...
Features
The Code Makers
Programmers are in high demand. Two Viennese are helping more women to close the digital gap.It’s going on 18:30, but the windows of the...
Books
Book Release | From Empire to Republic
Home Town Media presents From Empire to Republic
Thanks for attending the event atBuchhandlung Kuppitsch
Schottengasse 4, 1010 WienIn case...
Online
Austria Had One Police Tomcat – and It Ran Away
The tomcat was "hired" to chase away mice in the stables of the new police horses in the Military Academy Wiener Neustadt – but apparently, Austria’s ...
December/January 2018/2019
What It Means to Be Austrian
Cultural heritage is not just monuments, artworks, and great literature — it is, above all, who we are.To a newcomer, Austria may not seem l...
Online
“CEU has been forced out”
Because Hungary’s Lex CEU forbids Central European University (CEU) to accept new students after January 1, 2019, CEU says, it is forced to announce t...
Sport
Sports | Hit Me!
With more women getting involved in combat sports, we visited one of Vienna’s all-women gyms.
The only man in the room has no arms, legs, hands, feet...
General
CEU to move to Vienna in 2019
Press Release - The Board of Trustees of Central European University (CEU) announced today that incoming students for its U.S.-accredited masters and ...
General
After Sexual Harassment on Facebook l Controversal Verdict in Sigrid Maurer Trial
On October 9, an Austrian judge hands down a controversial verdict. A young woman, called Sigrid Maurer, has to pay €4,000 to Albert Lastufka, the own...
Features
Travel | Living History
A stately gem in Lower Burgenland, Bernstein castle offers respite from modern living
History has a way of drawing you in. Lords and ladies, knights ...
General
Austria’s Interior Ministry under fire for suggesting blocking “critical media”
On September 24, some troubling news broke: News outlets like Kurier and Der Standard published a leaked email that was sent from within the Interior ...
