October, 2018

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 ...

Julia Seidl - October 8, 2018

General

Wienerberg | Working-Class Playground

On a late summer afternoon, a man pushes a cooler across the dirt paths around the Wienerberg pond, selling cold beer for €2 a can to visitors of this...

Andreas Rainer - October 4, 2018

Features

Risk & Reward

After 1989, Austrian companies were among the first to invest in Europe’s “Wild East.” But in assessing political risk, they have to up their game. Th...

Marcus How - October 3, 2018

City Life

Industry Next Door

Like the trams and trains produced by Siemens, manufacturing is still part of Vienna. Glowing sparks arc through the air as massive cranes transport ...

Bernd Vasari - October 3, 2018

Features

From Slaughterhouse to Lighthouse

Biomedical research in Vienna is revealing the secrets of life, as two research institutes make breakthroughs in cancer treatment. The announcement ca...

Roxanne Powell - October 3, 2018

Business & Career

Buy me a Forest

It’s not easy to buy woodlands in Austria. You need passion, roots in the local area and many millions. Cord Prinzhorn, the chief executive officer o...

Matthias Wabl - October 3, 2018

Culture

Expat’s Voice | The (Other) Sound of Music

Austrians like to show off their serious appreciation of classical music. But if you want them to erupt into joyful singing, you’ve got to play them s...

Richard Asher - October 1, 2018

Expat's Voice

Expat’s Voice | The Future is Female

Three women now head the parties of the opposition. A small revolution for Austria Sometimes reality overtakes prophecy. Christian Kern was quicker...

Rainer Nowak - October 1, 2018

General

Opinion | Women’s Rights Sell-Out

The Austrian government has cut essential funding for feminist organizations and initiatives – a move that says a lot about its image of women This...

Nicole Schoendorfer - October 1, 2018

General

Profiles | Karin Fleck

Founder, Vienna Textile Lab “If synthetic dyes originate from crude oil, does it make sense to be using them for a 5-euro T-shirt you throw out aft...

Janima Nam - October 1, 2018

October, 2018

October 2018 | Hidden Champions

How Austrian industry powers the global economy Flip through the digital version

Metropole - October 1, 2018

General

Profiles | Toni Steinmetz

Regional Secretary, PRO-GE Vienna “Some say, ‘Live and let live.’ I can only live well if I can allow others to live well and be able to look after...

Janima Nam - October 1, 2018

General

Profiles | Helene Wagner

Deputy Head of Special Exhibitions, Vienna Technical Museum “Our goal isn’t to say to our visitors, ‘OK, here’s the future, take it or leave it.’ W...

Janima Nam - October 1, 2018

General

Profiles | Thomas Gratzer

Executive Director, Production & Technology for Manner Schnitten “Vertical production is an essential component of urban production. Our factory...

Janima Nam - October 1, 2018

Features

How to… Visit a Factory in Vienna

See how Augarten porcelain is crafted, learn how to make chocolate pralines, and sample Schlumberger Sekt right at the source Walking through the Ott...

Claudia Paccosi - October 1, 2018

Diplomacy

Diplomacy | Out of Poverty

UNIDO sees regearing industrial development in public/private partnerships as a key to world peace The United Nations Industrial Development Organiza...

Stephanie Liechtenstein - October 1, 2018

General

Vienna Legal | Incorporating in Austria

Austrian law offers a number of options for establishing a business here. The legislative jungle can be quite confusing, so here’s a brief overview A...

Maximilian Koenig - October 1, 2018

Business & Career

Career | Jobseeker – In Austria, There’s a Visa for That

If you are committed to moving to Austria but don’t have an employment contract yet, one may be eligible to apply for a six-month, “job-seeker” visa ...

Jennet Orayeva - October 1, 2018

Cover Stories

Cover Story | Hidden Giants

Austria may sometimes appear frozen in time. But below the surface, its people power one of the most vibrant globalized economies in the world Skis, ...

Benjamin Wolf - September 28, 2018

Melange

Martin Foussek & Thomas Niss of Own Austria are Making Everyday Investors

With the platform Own Austria, founders Martin Foussek and Thomas Niss aim to help people make better investments through trust and familiarity Few Au...

Margaret Childs - September 28, 2018

October, 2018

Opinion | Kurz’s Course Correction

The EU is finally getting tough on Europe’s strongmen. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz played a major role in this turnaround On September 12, th...

Dardis McNamee - September 28, 2018

Blog

Publisher’s Letter | The Best Kept Secrets

We live in one of the most globalized countries in the world, the fourth richest country in the EU and one of the top funders of research and developm...

Margaret Childs - September 28, 2018

Travel | Living History

Wienerberg | Working-Class Playground

Risk & Reward

Industry Next Door

From Slaughterhouse to Lighthouse

Buy me a Forest

Expat’s Voice | The (Other) Sound of Music

Expat’s Voice | The Future is Female

Opinion | Women’s Rights Sell-Out

Profiles | Karin Fleck

October 2018 | Hidden Champions

Profiles | Toni Steinmetz

Profiles | Helene Wagner

Profiles | Thomas Gratzer

How to… Visit a Factory in Vienna

Diplomacy | Out of Poverty

Vienna Legal | Incorporating in Austria

Career | Jobseeker – In Austria, There’s a Visa for That

Cover Story | Hidden Giants

Martin Foussek & Thomas Niss of Own Austria are Making Everyday Investors

Opinion | Kurz’s Course Correction

Publisher’s Letter | The Best Kept Secrets

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