vor 3 Stunden - VOL.at
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) should use the planned tightening of gun laws "to finally introduce comprehensive documentation," demands the Green security spokesperson Agnes Sirkka Prammer in...weiterlesen »
VOL.at
vor 6 Stunden - VOL.at
"Next weekend, the Wurstelprater will become a large children's zone: The Prater Aktiv association is bringing the popular OKIDOKI tour to us on Saturday, and on Sunday, a children's flea market for a...weiterlesen »
vor 17 Stunden - VOL.at
The coalition has agreed on the pension adjustment for 2026. The specific result is to be presented on Friday morning at a press conference by the main negotiators, led by Social Minister Korinna Schumann...weiterlesen »
vor 18 Stunden - VOL.at
However, the Ministry of Finance stated that they are still examining the budgetary impacts of the measures, "as agreed in the discussions." Therefore, until the examinations are completed, "no final approval...weiterlesen »
vor 20 Stunden - VOL.at
The farmers are not price drivers, emphasized Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP), Farmers' Union President Georg Strasser, and Chamber of Agriculture President Josef Moosbrugger on Thursday....weiterlesen »
vor 21 Stunden - VOL.at
Domestic tourism advertises with Austrian cuisine and regional foods, but cheap foreign products often end up on the plates. This was criticized by the initiative "Land Creates Life" on Thursday during...weiterlesen »
On Wednesday, the government reached an agreement on the final details, and the plan is to be presented to the Constitutional Committee on Monday. In the future, each company will only pay the ORF fee...weiterlesen »
Austria had filed a lawsuit with the ECJ against the decision of the EU Commission to approve state aid for the Hungarian nuclear power plant Paks II. The court declared the Commission's decision to approve...weiterlesen »
vor 22 Stunden - VOL.at
Austria's largest team at World Athletics Championships since Athens 1997 (13), consisting of ten athletes, aims to compete at the world championships in Tokyo starting Sunday. The mega event with 2,203...weiterlesen »
vor 23 Stunden - VOL.at
The chairwoman of the Pensioners' Association, Birgit Gerstorfer, expressed her confidence that it is possible to "prevent the worst." For her, this means reaching an agreement that is not below inflation....weiterlesen »
vor 24 Stunden - VOL.at
The University of Vienna is once again the best Austrian university in the university ranking and, as in the previous year, is listed in the group 101-150 (from rank 101, classification is in steps of...weiterlesen »
vor einem Tag - VOL.at
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 »
Austria had filed a lawsuit with the ECJ against the decision of the EU Commission to approve state aid for the Hungarian nuclear power plant Paks II. The Court declared the Commission's decision to approve...weiterlesen »
According to information from the Ministry of the Interior, the annual meeting of interior ministers of the "Salzburg Forum" is expected to include department heads from the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary,...weiterlesen »
Austria has a "very high standard in the accessibility of transport stations in international comparison, which is nevertheless continuously being advanced," emphasizes Transport Minister Peter Hanke (SPÖ)....weiterlesen »
In the first half of 2025, 787 crimes were recorded, representing an increase of 41.5 percent compared to the same period of the previous year (556 in the first half, 1,486 in 2024), even though the numbers...weiterlesen »
The Slovenian Foreign Minister Fajon laid a wreath to commemorate the victims of the Nazi massacre and reiterated Slovenia's demand for a swift clarification of the police operation, which was heavily...weiterlesen »
On Wednesday, there were different signals from the ÖVP-SPÖ-NEOS coalition regarding the planned reform of social assistance. The SPÖ-led Ministry of Social Affairs announced that the planned "integration...weiterlesen »
The three-party coalition is, as announced, initiating a headscarf ban for underage girls in schools. A corresponding draft law will be reviewed on Wednesday, as Integration Minister Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP)...weiterlesen »
The EU court in Luxembourg dismissed Austria's lawsuit against the classification of nuclear energy and gas as sustainable on Wednesday. At the beginning of 2022, the EU taxonomy regulation was expanded...weiterlesen »
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 »
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 »
However, not all fans can access tickets directly at first - FIFA is relying on registration, a lottery system, and flexible pricing for ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup . The most important questions...weiterlesen »
"The frequency of errors needs to be dramatically reduced," said ORF Foundation Board Chairman Lederer on Wednesday at a press conference. Schütze called for a transformation of the ORF-Beitrags Service...weiterlesen »
The reform of social assistance was not ready for discussion in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. SPÖ club chairman Philip Kucher explained in the press foyer after the government meeting that it...weiterlesen »
vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at
However: "As children get older, parents can, depending on their assessment of their children's safety and reliability behavior, handle this duty of supervision more loosely. It is important for guardians...weiterlesen »
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 »
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 »
Specifically, this means that diesel or gasoline could become up to 285 euros more expensive per year for consumers, it says. Overall, Greenpeace expects additional costs in the EU to reach the triple-digit...weiterlesen »
The EU court in Luxembourg dismissed Austria's lawsuit against the classification of nuclear energy and gas as sustainable on Wednesday. At the beginning of 2022, the so-called EU taxonomy regulation was...weiterlesen »