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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.

Sebastian Kurz announced today that he will step down as chancellor. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) is tapped to take over.

In 2019, it was a secretly filmed video that broke the coalition between ÖVP and FPÖ. For the ÖVP-Green government, chats may spell the end of the coalition.

The Austrian government is on the brink of collapse following allegations of corruption against chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the ÖVP. Here’s what could come next.

After the raids Wednesday, October 6, on ÖVP offices and allegations that favorable newspaper coverage was paid for with taxpayer money, the chancellor is under intense political pressure.

The political fall-out continues after Chancellor Kurz and associates are implicated in bribery and corruption allegations

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

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

“This is supposed to be a positive incentive and not punishment”, said Finance Minister Gernot Bluemel on television on Tuesday.

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 government’s new eco-social tax reform has not exactly been received with enthusiasm by NGOs. As of July 1, 2022, Austrians will pay additional taxes for their CO2 emissions.

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 conservative People’s Party (VP) and the Greens are currently discussing the eco-tax reform, which is aimed at reducing CO2 emissions. A CO2 tax can be used as anan instrument for this purpose, but “caution is needed”, said the Institute …

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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.

Monthly inflation has accelerated to 3.2%, the highest since 2011. With the economy recovering rapidly, all eyes are now on wage negotiations.

A meteorite was found in Styria eight months after a green fireball descended over Austria. One of only eight-such discoveries for the country, the find will be displayed at Vienna’s Natural History Museum.

Should sales employees be responsible for mask regulations in Vienna? For companies and unions, the planned regulation is unrealistic.

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.

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

A new form of investment intended to bankroll sustainable projects and help the country meet its environmental goals, projects are myriad – but international standards remain murky.

Editor’s note: A few days before Kabul fell to the Taliban, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Austria, Manizha Bakhtari, agreed to an interview with Metropole, answering pre-approved questions in writing, under the condition that none touched upon deportations.

Vienna’s MA 35 is responsible for immigration and citizenships. Now, an anonymous official has shared an account of how dysfunctional and gridlocked the office has become.

The Austrian Education Ministry’s new plan hopes to guarantee a low-risk return to classrooms this fall.

After almost 20 years of transnational cooperation, the ruins of the ancient Roman frontier fortifications along the Danube are now recognized by UNESCO as sites of particular cultural value.

The new Personalausweis will have three different security levels and new features like a QR code, a photo with a tilting effect and a see-through window.

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.

The Office of the Federal President has approved Victoria Kennedy as successor to Trevor D. Traina.

Downpours this past weekend caused floods across the country, leaving Hallein in Salzburg and Kufstein in Tyrol underwater. In the capital, more rain fell in an hour than in the
previous seven weeks together.

Premier Viktor Orbán encounters increasing criticism from the EU over legislation violating core European principles.

A joint project of the City and the Vienna Business Agency, this new service point in the 1st district for qualified professionals moving to Austria is scheduled to open by Fall 2021.

Three of the four suspects are asylum seekers with criminal records and denied applications, leaving the government struggling to explain why they had yet to be deported.

Seeking to bridge the digital divide, the government will deliver subsidized devices to students starting this fall.

The Slovenian government of Prime Minister Janez Janša is overseeing an increasingly systematic effort to undermine critical media, a coalition of press freedom organisations and journalism groups warn today in a new report.

A non-partisan initiative seeks to raise awareness against corruption and protect Austria’s separation of powers and freedom of the press.

After police dispersed a large gathering on Karlsplatz with riot gear, stakeholders seek to address the needs of Vienna’s youth.

The controversial website has been temporarily removed after an incident involving the right-wing “Identitären” movement.

Popular among party hardliners, the former interior minister and vocal Kurz critic assumes leadership following the sudden resignation of Norbert Hofer.

In response to numerous complaints
about the rentable e-scooters, Vienna’s Economic Chamber is partnering with Lime to pilot a new initiative.

Residents of the Alpine Republic reported some of the highest numbers in the European Union, with people of Sub-Saharan African origin reporting twice as frequently.

After 300 years of independent reporting, the world’s oldest newspaper is likely to fall victim to EU digital democracy.