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The coronavirus has arrived in Austria. Here’s all you need to know about current measures, including where to get help, information and tips – updated regularly.

Following the popular Black Lives Matter protest in Vienna, young activists launched a Citizens’ Initiative demanding a national action plan against racism.

More than 25,000 Hungarians live in Vienna. We talked to some of them to learn why they moved here and what makes them feel at home.

The mayor’s delegation will meet with all the parties before formal coalition negotiations begin on October 26.

Viennese voters have handed the ruling SPÖ of Mayor Michael Ludwig a decisive victory. All other parties win a higher vote share. Only the far-right-wing FPÖ implodes, losing more than three quarters of its voters.

Everything in Vienna is connected to Hungary – or written record in the Salzburg diocese of 881 so Hungarians would have you believe. The first mentions “Wenia” falling to Hungarian nomads. Here is a short walking tour of the city’s Hungarian landmarks.

Check out the best of Hungarian fashion and culture in Vienna.

Vienna has been the closest and most accessible heaven on earth for Hungarians for centuries.

The coronavirus has arrived in Austria. Here’s what happened in September, 2020.

How to get started on two wheels.

Founded in 1741, the Burgtheater always had a strong link between language and national identity, but today it stages an international ensemble of artists. Just like the Volkstheater, Vienna’s stages are opening up to Europe and beyond.

It’s Friday afternoon at Praterstern. Eight strangers pile into a small van that commutes between Vienna and Budapest at least twice a day ‐ even during COVID, when regulations allow. It’s much more than hitching a ride.

As the city prepares to go to the polls, the streets are plastered with party propaganda posters. Michael Ludwig will almost certainly remain mayor, but his potential partners are pitching for a piece of power.

Since the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hungarian musicians have adored Vienna’s art scene. The tradition of displaying their talents in Vienna continues to this day.

The university's move from Budapest to Vienna last year meant not only re-establishing itself in a new host city, but also moving hundreds of Budapest-based staff here. Three Hungarian faculty members tell us what it has been like to be “replanted” to Vienna.

As travel restrictions eviscerate Vienna’s hospitality sector, the city’s tour guides show locals the oddities, hidden spots and secrets of the city they call home.

Close-knit ties triumph over trauma in Anna Goldenberg’s moving family memoir of torture, exile and ultimate homecoming.

You don’t have to be an expert to enjoy the wide world of contemporary art – but enthusiasm and courteousness helps.

After delays and controversy, Albertina Modern opens with an extensive review of Austrian art from 1945-1980.

The British Ambassador to Austria, Leigh Turner, takes stock of how Vienna has and hasn’t changed since his first posting to the city in the 1980s.

Our publisher and CEO has been living in Vienna for 24 years but she can’t vote in the city she calls home. Time to change that.

The City Council voted to take in 100 minors from the overcrowded refugee camp – principally from the Moria camp on Lesbos.

We kick off our new reportage series “Home is where the Herz is” with a heartfelt essay about Romanian Vienna.

Here’s all you need to know about current measures and developments, including trusted sources and tips – regularly updated.

A history and a memoir, the Swedish journalist's And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain is the story of a family, reconciling the past, and the power of friendship over politics.

Businesses that span generations are known for consistency, stability and tradition. Keeping these values alive is a continuous labor of love.

Having relatives all around the planet makes for exciting family stories, but keeping in touch with your loved ones is also a constant challenge.

Families come in many shapes and sizes, but they share challenges. These Viennese are here to guide and inspire.

Brothers Matty and Arik Vinnitski’s Matiki Bar brings a tropical summer feel to Spittelberg – or your home.

After the lockdown, here is how Austria is dealing with the “new normality” of the coronavirus.

In the 2020 summer of Covid-19, the famed Film Festival continues with cautionary measures for anxiety-free evenings of memorable performances and international cuisine.

A cooperation between the Kunsthaus and the urban design project Schimmverein Donaukanal hopes to persuade the public of the pleasures on their doorstep.

Explore our curated selection of the hottest boutiques, eateries, and spots around town this season, hand-picked by the Metropole Team.

With summer approaching, new challenges await Austria in dealing with the coronavirus.Here’s all you need to know about current measures and developments, including trusted sources and tips – regularly updated.

Ubiquitous multinational retailers have flattened the quirky individuality of the world's great cities. Stadt Wien is pushing back. A little anyway.

The Greens have long pushed for a car ban in Vienna’s first district. Now, this is becoming a reality.

"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.

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.

Austria has successfully flattened the curve, for now. Here’s all you need to know about current measures, including available resources, trusted sources and tips – regularly updated.

Many performers have taken to the internet where they teach, play and release fresh content, keeping our spirits alive during the crisis. Here are some of Metropole’s favorites!

The SPÖ Party leader risked everything on a vote of confidence – and won. Then the sniping began.

A photographer takes us on a walk through Vienna by night in the time of corona.

Austria has successfully flattened the curved. Here’s all you need to know about what happened in April 2020 in Vienna and beyond.

This spring is different. A report from a Styrian in Vienna, as we all stay together apart.

A public international lawyer with 25 years at the UN recounts her experience of living through the pandemic in Vienna.

The once-flourishing Austrian tourism is suffering, as government and banks intervene to safeguard existing jobs.

Small and cozy, eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 is like having dinner in your living room.

The coronavirus has arrived in Austria. Here’s all you need to know about what happened in March 2020 in Vienna and beyond.

Some restaurants have switched to take-out, while large delivery chains have found new ways to safely bring your lunch or dinner.

Over the mid-March weekend, the Austrian government put together a €4 billion relief package for companies and the self-employed, who have suffered massive losses due to the coronavirus.

The MA 35 still operates, but remotely. And Vienna’s Mayor issued an urgent plea to the Viennese to not overwhelm the city’s administration at exactly this time.

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

From the dark sewers of 1949 to 21st century drone shots, Vienna has shown many faces on the silver screen.

In several Vienna neighborhoods, streets have been transformed into spaces for joint use. Largely successful, they are now models for further projects.

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

Real time surtitles in German and English now make it possible for non-German speakers and the hard of hearing to enjoy Vienna’s greatest stage. But maybe you don’t need them.

Jobs continue to bleed at the Opel plant in Aspern, but the City's political and economic clout may help to ease the pain.

The Opel factory on the edge of Vienna has been fading for years. It now looks like the end is in sight for the remaining employees.

Vienna’s temple of movie nostalgia, the legendary Bellaria cinema, has gone dark. Energetic rescue attempts are going on behind the screen, but a happy end is not yet in sight.

Beethoven was a “Wahlwiener,” a Viennese by choice. During this 250th anniversary year of his birth, his adopted city has pulled out all the stops on this great organ of musical life, to bring him alive in sounds­­­­, sights and special events.

The longest-running piece of musical theater of all time, Die Fledermaus captures an era, and (perhaps) the way Austrians like to see themselves.

A new law ends the practice of deporting asylum seekers in formal training for jobs in Austria

There are tons of great activities you can enjoy alone or with friends, even after the holidays end. Need some ideas? Metropole’s got you covered.

No one can say Vienna is a sore loser. After Austrian media picked up the Expat Insider study’s City Index ranking Vienna the second least friendly city for expats, the “news” spread like wildfire.

Vienna’s historic and spiritual city center may be Stephansplatz, but its actual pulsating heart is Karlsplatz.

Love and Desire, War and Human Suffering in Ingeborg Bachmann’s Malina.

Three FPÖ members of the Viennese municipal council announced today that they’d form a new political club – The Alliance for Austria (DAÖ). Former FPÖ chief H.C. Strache is expected to head the new party in due time.

Matschnig’s approach to DJing has been called everything from “experimental,” “post-club,” “hybrid,” to “deconstructed.”

Vienna made music ... and music made Vienna. As told by “Metropole” writers – a libretto for life in the Austrian capital. With an overture by our Editor in Chief Dardis McNamee.

A century after the end of the Habsburg Empire, and 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Vienna has finally resumed its role as the hub of Central and Eastern Europe

The furniture retailer is opening its first location near Vienna’s center. 

The new night train connection from Vienna to Brussels will be launched on January 19, 2020. And the ÖBB are already working on more nocturnal rail connections.

Vienna's population is growing fast, but the city's commitment to social housing means people in all parts of society can still afford to live here.

Where else can you answer the call of nature in facilities under Denkmalschütz (historic preservation protection)?

Austria's newest premier university, Central European University (CEU) is already an integral part of Vienna's academic community, settling in nicely ...

The Central European University finds a safe-haven in Vienna. Amid the optimism of the move its rector warns of the dangers of complacency  

Listening to new music is not rocket science – it is simply a blend of memories, expectations and discovery.

Austria’s newly elected National Assembly is the most female and diverse in its history – but imbalances remain.

Vienna continues to grow, blending into the new millennium while keeping its Old World charm. The how and the why.

Buying real estate can be a daunting task – especially if you’ve just relocated from another country. Not only is it a major financial commitment, it will affect your and your family’s quality of life for years to come.

Red, blue, green and pink: Each party has its color, each its own leader. Here, the second two of four mini portraits.

Red, blue, green and pink: Each party has its color, each its own leader. Here, the first two of four mini portraits.

“Austrian wines, sir? Certainly ...” Store manager Allyson showed me to a shelf of Yellowtail Chardonnays and Sauvignons. No, I reply, no ka...

In September, over 220,000 Viennese students went back to school. Some go willingly, some have to be dragged, but Austrian parents have a stock response to unwilling schoolgoers: Blame Maria Theresa

It’s easy to be a film buff in Vienna: With not one but two film museums and numerous cinemas specializing in original-language fare, offbeat, indepen...

With high culture such an integral part of the Austrian identity, there are few positions as coveted and prestigious as director of Vienna’s B...

You couldn’t miss it if you tried. After the vast vineyards, golden sunflower fields, apricot trees heavy with fruit and century-old farmhouse...

The basic tenets of the program are and remain, according to Kurz: no new debt, a lower tax burden and the fight against illegal immigration.

The 46-page SPÖ manifesto focuses on health, work, education, infrastructure and protecting the climate – but also contains some bold policy proposals.

The FPÖ’s manifesto is thus a mix of praising the measures taken over the last two years and promises to go further.

the party’s 80-pages manifesto focuses on protecting the climate and sustainability, alongside long-term NEOS topics such as education, a pension reform and more transparency for parties and state authorities.

Led into the 2019 elections by long-time politician Werner Kogler, the fight against climate change and for sustainability takes center stage in the Green party manifesto.

The list led by former Green MP Peter Pilz seems unlikely to make it into parliament this time. The central idea of the Liste JETZT is better control of the government.

Seven smaller parties are also running in the 2019 parliamentary elections, but only two – Wandel and the KPÖ – made it onto the national ballot.

Shortly before National Assembly elections, news about the former head’s expense reports are causing a stir.

At a Vienna Design Week-sponsored event earlier this year, panelists discussed “the direction in which toilet trends will flush us and how w...

Recent exhibits show that graffiti and street art have found a place in Viennese culture – well, maybe

Bins full of sorted junk, sewage, waste - and all that trash...For all cities, garbage is a fact of life that must be managed - but for Vienna, waste ...

Digital, green, innovative – what's the real deal behind the buzzwords?

Come the hour, come the woman. Leading the interim government was going to be a tough gig, but she was ready.