How Vienna Lives Compared to the Rest of Austria

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While just over half (56 percent) live in an apartment nationwide, in Vienna it is a full 87 percent. Houses remain the exception here. Vienna also lags behind in terms of ownership. Nationwide, 57 percent...weiterlesen »

Expert Commission Presents Package of Measures to Combat Fraud

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Starting Thursday, coalition-level discussions will take place on proposals such as the abolition of the input tax deduction for luxury real estate and access rights to the account register for shell companies....weiterlesen »

Austria's Real Estate World in Transition: Who is Buying the Boomers' Houses?

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The Austrian real estate market is in transition - as shown by various studies and surveys. Particularly noticeable are the differences between generations and their respective housing orientations. While...weiterlesen »

Wizz Air Says Goodbye: No More Flights from Vienna in the Future

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The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is giving up its location in Vienna. After a "strategic review," the base will be closed in two phases, the company announced on Wednesday. Accordingly, on October...weiterlesen »

EU Climate Target 2040: Totschnig Defends Government's Approach

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Environment Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) has called for a "broad discussion" around the European climate target 2040. After the announcement that Austria, together with other EU states, wants to postpone...weiterlesen »

Correctional Officer Charged with Coercion and Abuse of Authority

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A correctional officer must answer to charges of abuse of authority and coercion at the Regional Court of Steyr on September 29. He is alleged to have had sex with a woman housed in a forensic-therapeutic...weiterlesen »

Wizz Air Says Goodbye: No More Flights from Vienna in the Future

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The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is giving up its location in Vienna. After a "strategic review," the base will be closed in two phases, the company announced on Wednesday. Accordingly, on October...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack in Villach: Report on Intent Submitted to Higher Authority

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The public prosecutor's office in Klagenfurt submitted a project report to the higher authority in the investigation proceedings following the Islamist terrorist attack in Villach last February. Public...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 »

Wizz Air Says Goodbye: No More Flights from Vienna in the Future

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The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is giving up its location in Vienna. After a "strategic review," the base will be closed in two phases, the company announced on Wednesday. Accordingly, on October...weiterlesen »

Indictment in the Wienwert Case Final

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In February, former Wienwert head Stefan Gruze filed an objection against the indictment, which was rejected, as the Vienna Higher Regional Court announced in a press release on Wednesday. The Economic...weiterlesen »

Truck with Defective Tire Stopped During Focused Operation on Vienna A23

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During the special operation, heavy vehicles were inspected regarding the transport of dangerous goods and their technical condition. Compliance with the drivers' driving and rest times was also checked....weiterlesen »

Over a Kilo of Cocaine Hidden: Wild Chase in Vienna-Ottakring

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Yesterday, Tuesday, around 1 PM, police officers noticed a vehicle in the area of Hasnerstraße. After the passenger got out at Römergasse, the officers wanted to stop the driver. However, he evaded the...weiterlesen »

Next to Vienna Children's Playground: 58-Year-Old Drew Knife and Threatened Woman

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The incident occurred around 7:10 PM on Kürschnergasse. The verbal altercation escalated: the man insulted the woman and suddenly pulled out a knife, with which he threatened her. He then fled to a nearby...weiterlesen »

Pensioners Targeted: Duo Arrested After Attempted Theft in Vienna-Floridsdorf

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Officers from the task force for combating street crime targeted two individuals at Franz-Jonas-Platz on Tuesday morning, a 41-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man. The two Romanian citizens were specifically...weiterlesen »

39 Offenses in Four Federal States – Police Arrest Criminal Trio

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According to police information from Wednesday, 39 crimes in Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Vienna, and Styria have been attributed to three men aged 20, 29, and 30 after investigations by Schwechat detectives....weiterlesen »

Vienna Court Confirms Plagiarism: Furniture Chain Kare Loses Against Chinese Artist

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The figure "Welcome Guests" distributed by the furniture company "Kare" - a sculpture that greets with a friendly expression and in a bowed posture - is a plagiarism. The Vienna Commercial Court reaffirmed...weiterlesen »

First Free RSV Immunization for Babies Throughout the Entire Cold Season

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The risk of a severe course is particularly high in the first six months of life, warned the physician Volker Strenger in a background discussion initiated by the pharmaceutical company Sanofi with the...weiterlesen »

Victory in Bosnia: ÖFB Kickers Let Us Dream of the World Cup

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Austria's national football team has taken a big step closer to the ticket for the 2026 World Cup. The ÖFB team won 2:1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica on Tuesday, securing their fourth win in...weiterlesen »

Victory in Bosnia: ÖFB Kickers Let Us Dream of the World Cup

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Austria's national football team has taken a big step closer to the ticket for the 2026 World Cup. The ÖFB team won 2-1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica on Tuesday, securing their fourth win in...weiterlesen »

Percentage of Teachers Without Traditional Teacher Training Increases

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While in the 2014/15 school year, 1.2 percent in primary schools and 3.1 percent in secondary education (mainly middle schools, AHS, BMHS) were student teachers or career changers, in the 2022/23 school...weiterlesen »

Big Plus: Car Registrations on the Rise

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Domestic car buyers stepped on the gas in August. New registrations increased by a quarter year-on-year, after already rising by a third in July. Overall, 10.7 percent more new cars were registered in...weiterlesen »

Teenager Out of Life-Threatening Danger After Stabbing Near School in Vienna-Brigittenau

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"She is, however, out of danger," said police spokeswoman Julia Schick to the APA. A subsequent search of the building was negative and ended shortly after 12:00 PM. The search for the suspect or suspects...weiterlesen »

Baby with Shaken Baby Syndrome: Father Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Vienna

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The father was charged as the direct perpetrator, the mother as an accomplice. The 26-year-old was unanimously found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His 23-year-old wife...weiterlesen »

Baby with Shaken Baby Syndrome: Father Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Vienna

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The father was charged as the direct perpetrator, the mother as an accomplice. The 26-year-old was unanimously found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His 23-year-old wife...weiterlesen »

Austria Vienna without Defender Handl for Months

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The 27-year-old Handl has been suffering from a viral illness for several weeks and is currently only allowed to exert his body moderately, according to Austria Wien on Tuesday. Team training is not expected...weiterlesen »

Teenager Out of Life-Threatening Danger After Stabbing Near School in Vienna-Brigittenau

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"She is, however, out of danger," said police spokeswoman Julia Schick to the APA. A subsequent search of the building was negative and ended shortly after 12:00 PM. The search for the suspect or suspects...weiterlesen »

16-year-old Convicted for IS Propaganda

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On Snapchat, the 16-year-old shared a photo showing him masked with a clenched fist. The caption announced attacks in churches. On February 14, 2024, at least three people received a post that alerted...weiterlesen »

After Shooting Rampage: How the First School Day at BORG Dreierschützengasse Went

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Some teachers naturally sought psychological support over the summer months. Before the start of school, there were also workshops and training sessions for the teaching staff. She also sensed a good mood...weiterlesen »

Teenager Out of Life-Threatening Danger After Stabbing Near School in Vienna-Brigittenau

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"She is, however, out of danger," police spokeswoman Julia Schick told the APA. A subsequent search of the building was negative and ended shortly after 12:00 p.m. However, the search for the suspect or...weiterlesen »

Failed Supermarket Robbery in Vienna-Donaustadt: Cashier Fought Back

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The facts presented by police spokeswoman Julia Schick suggest that the suspect did not plan the robbery very thoroughly. Accordingly, he entered the store around 7:45 AM, turned around in the entrance...weiterlesen »

Teenager Out of Life-Threatening Danger After Stabbing Near School in Vienna-Brigittenau

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"She is, however, out of danger," said police spokeswoman Julia Schick to the APA. A subsequent search of the building was negative and ended shortly after 12:00 PM. The search for the suspect or suspects...weiterlesen »

Break-in at Vienna Art Trade Shop: 58-Year-Old Identified

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The burglary took place around 1:30 AM. According to police spokeswoman Julia Schick, he stole a valuable cutlery box from the store - valued in the mid-five-figure range. The perpetrator had broken a...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 »

Burglary in Vienna Art Trade Shop: 58-Year-Old Identified

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The burglary took place around 1:30 AM. According to police spokeswoman Julia Schick, he stole a valuable cutlery box from the store - valued in the mid-five-figure range. The perpetrator had broken a...weiterlesen »

NÖ established a Corona Evaluation Commission

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The body, agreed upon in the 2023 work agreement, is to examine the activities of the already concluded Corona Fund and deal with measures, impacts, and consequences of the Covid period. According to a...weiterlesen »

Coworker Catches Man Breaking into Vienna Van

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The incident occurred around 9:30 PM. A 28-year-old called the police emergency number, as he reportedly noticed a man rummaging through a vehicle. It was parked in a lot and is said to belong to a colleague...weiterlesen »

22-year-old cyclist critically injured in crash with car in Vienna city center

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The accident happened around 10 a.m. According to initial investigations, an 84-year-old car driver was reportedly driving on Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz towards Marxergasse. At the same time, a 22-year-old...weiterlesen »

High Visit from China on Friday in Vienna

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The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Vienna on Friday. Wang will also meet his counterpart Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS), a spokesperson confirmed to APA upon request. It is a "completely...weiterlesen »

Two-Year-Old Freed from Trunk in Vienna-Alsergrund: Parents Show Understanding

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After the discovery of a two-year-old in a car trunk in Vienna-Alsergrund, the boy's parents showed understanding in a conversation with the responsible child and youth services (MA 11). "They were deeply...weiterlesen »

Burglary Series with 200,000 Euro Damage in Burgenland: Perpetrator Caught

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Together with the Hungarian authorities, the five suspected perpetrators were identified, reported the Burgenland State Police Directorate on Tuesday. Two men have already been arrested, and three others...weiterlesen »

NÖ established a Corona Evaluation Commission

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The body, agreed upon in the 2023 work agreement, is to review the activities of the already concluded Corona Fund and address measures, impacts, and consequences of the Covid period. According to a press...weiterlesen »

Vienna Electric Days Rise at Rathausplatz

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Every fifth newly registered car this year was an electric car, and the used car market for electric vehicles is also picking up. To further boost sales, the automotive industry is hosting the "Vienna...weiterlesen »

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