Ministry of Economic Affairs Wants to Take Action Against Shrinkflation

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A draft for a law against shrinkflation is to be created this year, as the ministry announced on Wednesday. Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) also initiated an intensive inspection campaign in the...weiterlesen »

Seven Arrests After Robberies at Altaussee Fair: Police Seek More Victims

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The police in the Upper Styrian district of Liezen arrested seven people who committed two robberies in the vicinity of the Altaussee fair on the night of last Sunday. In one of the robberies, the victims...weiterlesen »

Accident in Schwechat: Man Fell to His Death

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During a rappelling exercise in Schwechat (district of Bruck a.d. Leitha), a 57-year-old Lower Austrian fell to his death on Tuesday afternoon. The accident took place on a company premises, the state...weiterlesen »

German Emigrants Flock to Austria

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Switzerland remains the most popular European emigration destination for Germans ahead of Austria and the increasingly popular Spain. Nearly 323,600 people with German citizenship had their residence in...weiterlesen »

German Emigrants Flock to Austria

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Switzerland remains the most popular European emigration destination for Germans ahead of Austria and the increasingly popular Spain. Nearly 323,600 people with German citizenship had their residence in...weiterlesen »

Accident at Dachstein: Tourist Fell into Crevasse

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Two German climbers rescued a Latvian tourist from a crevasse on the Dachstein on Monday. The police reported this on Wednesday. Thanks to their quick intervention, the woman survived the accident hypothermic...weiterlesen »

Local Tax: Increase in Vienna in Reduced Form and Postponed to 2026

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Specifically, this means that the local tax will be raised from the current 3.2 to 5 percent on July 1, 2026. The next step will follow a year later: from July 2027, it will climb to 8 percent. Originally,...weiterlesen »

Viennese Policewoman Bitten by Shoplifter

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When the shoplifter left the clothing store in Vienna-Neubau with several pieces of clothing in a white bag without paying, the store detective then called the police. He waited for the officers at Christian-Broda-Platz...weiterlesen »

Supermarkets Closing: Fewer Branches, Higher Prices

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According to a press release from the market research institute RegioData, the closures are increasingly affecting not only small grocery stores but also large supermarket chains. Nevertheless, the food...weiterlesen »

OGH: Health Insurances May Not Refuse Cost Coverage for Gender Reassignment

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The exclusion of risk by the "muki Mutual Insurance Association" deprives transgender and intersex individuals of the opportunity to "undergo a medically necessary gender reassignment with coverage by...weiterlesen »

Next Arrest After Robbery in Amstetten

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After a serious robbery on Friday in Amstetten, the Lower Austria State Criminal Office tracked down a previously fugitive suspect and arrested him in Aschbach-Markt (Amstetten district). According to...weiterlesen »

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