More than 200,000 electricity and gas customers have switched providers this year

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According to E-Control, the increase in provider switching is partly due to the savings opportunities. Up to 465 euros can be saved on electricity and up to 610 euros on gas. "It is definitely worth taking...weiterlesen »

Stabber from Yppenplatz Caught in Vienna Hospital

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During the altercation on Saturday, a 26-year-old was seriously injured. According to police spokesman Markus Dittrich, the West branch of the State Criminal Office identified a 32-year-old as a suspect....weiterlesen »

Crime Scene Favoriten: Armed Robbers on the Run - Manhunt

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On August 3rd, two men aged 18 and 19 became victims of an armed robbery on Troststraße in Vienna-Favoriten. According to the police, two as yet unknown perpetrators allegedly forced the young men to hand...weiterlesen »

Drunk Man Caught After Threatening with Knife at Vienna Central Station

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The station's security forces, who had already been alerted, intervened and took the folding knife from the 28-year-old. Officers from the police station at the main train station provisionally arrested...weiterlesen »

Police Find Drugs After Knife Threat in Vienna-Favoriten

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On August 3, a 24-year-old Syrian national was provisionally arrested in Vienna-Favoriten. According to the police, he allegedly threatened a 40-year-old man on Favoritenstraße with a folding knife around...weiterlesen »

Bicycle Thieves Caught Red-Handed in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

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The resident had observed the two suspects from his window while they were tampering with a bicycle and spoke to them, whereupon they quickly walked away. He then notified the police emergency number....weiterlesen »

Strangled with Belt and Robbed: Vienna Police Search for Youth

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The Vienna police are investigating a robbery that occurred on April 14, 2024, around 3:00 a.m. in the Favoriten district. A 39-year-old man stated that he had made contact with the alleged perpetrator...weiterlesen »

COP30: Van der Bellen Does Not Travel to Climate Conference Due to High Costs

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"The main reason for this is budget consolidation, which requires cuts and budget discipline from all public bodies," said a statement from the Presidential Chancellery regarding Federal President Van...weiterlesen »

Quality Standards for Summer Camps Demanded

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According to a survey by the Chamber of Labor, children and adolescents in Austria spend an average of one week per year in holiday camps. The regulations for this are the responsibility of the federal...weiterlesen »

Six Traffic Fatalities in Accidents Last Week

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In the last week alone, three car drivers, a light motorcycle rider, a passenger in a car, and a cyclist lost their lives in traffic accidents. A serious traffic accident occurred on Friday, August 1,...weiterlesen »

Ministry of the Interior: Fewer Drunk Drivers, but More Drug Drivers

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The Ministry of the Interior reported this balance on Sunday, noting an overall positive trend and attributing it to the numerous police focus checks. Due to alcohol at the wheel, there were 13,662 reports...weiterlesen »

Summer Care: Greens Criticize Gaps

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On average, nurseries and kindergartens are closed for nine days in the summer. Daycare centers are particularly long with 15 days, with Vorarlberg standing out among the states with 44 days. In light...weiterlesen »

Woman Injured in Apartment in Vienna-Ottakring: Two Men Reported

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The officers from the Ottakring City Police Command, who arrived shortly thereafter at the scene, were told by the 31-year-old woman that she had been attacked in the nearby apartment of an acquaintance...weiterlesen »

Knife Attack in New Vienna Weapon Prohibition Zone Yppenplatz

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Witnesses initially called the police because of a brawl. The officers then found a 26-year-old lying on the ground in Brunnengasse with multiple cuts on his arms and head. The unknown perpetrator or perpetrators...weiterlesen »

Three Street Robberies in Vienna: Two Injured

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The younger man was robbed of two backpacks in Mariahilf after being punched and kicked, and a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were arrested. The 73-year-old was deprived of his e-scooter by three unknown...weiterlesen »

Vienna Police Car Crashed into Tram During Chase: Two Female Officers Injured

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In heavy rain, the 25-year-old policewoman at the wheel, with her 22-year-old colleague in the passenger seat, crashed into the tram during an evasive maneuver at Schottenring in the city during a pursuit,...weiterlesen »

Two Injured in Accident on A1 Exit in Vienna-Penzing

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The 70-year-old driver and his 61-year-old passenger, who was rescued from the wreck by the fire department, suffered bruises and abrasions, reported Andreas Huber, spokesperson for the Vienna professional...weiterlesen »

Viennese Taxi Drivers Criticize App Fixed Prices

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The legally required route planner does not always take current construction sites and traffic jams into account, so according to 40100, the fixed price does not always reflect the real road conditions....weiterlesen »

76-Year-Old Pedestrian in Rust Hit and Injured by Car

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The man was on the roadway when a car wanted to turn left at an intersection. According to the police, the driver likely overlooked the pedestrian in the darkness and on the rain-slicked road. The 76-year-old...weiterlesen »

Burglary in Vienna-Floridsdorf: 22-Year-Old Injured

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They threatened the tenant with a knife and demanded cash. When the man refused and called loudly for help, the perpetrators punched him several times in the face and fled through the window without any...weiterlesen »

Fall into River in Lower Austria: 70-Year-Old Rescued

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The man got stuck in the riverbed of the "Kalten Gang," causing his head to be pushed underwater, reported the fire department. A witness to the incident immediately intervened as a first responder, entered...weiterlesen »

Multiple Car Rollovers in the Waldviertel

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The 37-year-old driver left the L8150 road between the Vitis area and Kleingloms with his car at around 1:15 a.m., reported the police. According to a fire department release, the car slid about 60 meters...weiterlesen »

Again Illegal Beauty Clinic Discovered in Vienna: Already Third Case Since July

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In a facility operated as a nail salon, treatments with Botox, fillers, and so-called "fat-dissolving injections" were offered without medical authorization, reported the Immediate Measures Group of the...weiterlesen »

78-Year-Old Robbed After Visiting Betting Shop in Vienna: Perpetrator on the Run

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A 78-year-old woman was mugged on her way home from a betting shop in Vienna-Döbling in the night from Thursday to Friday and robbed of her winnings of a few thousand euros in cash. The woman noticed that...weiterlesen »

Armed Gas Station Robbery in Vienna-Rudolfsheim: Perpetrator at Large

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One of the two dark-clothed perpetrators remained in the entrance area - apparently to secure the escape route, reported the police. Meanwhile, his accomplice forced the gas station employee with a presumably...weiterlesen »

Car Crashed into House Wall in Burgenland: Driver Dead

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A 26-year-old driver overtook a car at around 1:30 AM before the town entrance, according to the statement of the overtaken driver, at a significantly excessive speed. 200 meters after the town entrance,...weiterlesen »

Man Threatened Passersby in Vienna with Stabbings: WEGA Operation

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Several witnesses called the police, who reported this in a statement on Saturday. Officers from the special unit WEGA overpowered the man at the Museumsquartier using a taser. The Slovak, who was showing...weiterlesen »

Austria Second Most Popular Travel Destination for Germans

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The travel enthusiasm of Germans remains unbroken even after years of high inflation. In 2024, 277 million private and business trips with at least one overnight stay were undertaken domestically or abroad,...weiterlesen »

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