Estate of Helmut Berger: Several Pieces Available

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Personal items from the estate of Austrian actor Helmut Berger are being auctioned. Available are 42 exhibits, such as various photographs showing Berger with film stars like Romy Schneider or Liz Taylor,...weiterlesen »

Meinl-Reisinger on ESC Boycott: "Exclusion Does Not Alleviate Any Crisis"

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Ireland, Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Belgium have announced or are considering boycotting the 2026 ESC in Vienna if Israel participates. This step would "make it impossible for an important...weiterlesen »

Over 3,000 Participants at Palestine Demonstration in Vienna

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According to police reports, between three and three and a half thousand people demanded measures against the Jewish state on Saturday afternoon during a demonstration in Vienna in connection with what...weiterlesen »

OMV employee allegedly spied for Russia

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An employee of the Austrian oil, gas, and chemical company OMV is reportedly suspected of being unmasked as a spy for Russia. The magazine "Profil" reported that the Directorate for State Protection and...weiterlesen »

Fraud Prevention: ÖVP Also Wants Social Abuse in the Package

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Negotiations on the federal government's planned anti-fraud package are ongoing. Initial key points from the expert commission set up by SPÖ Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer include the abolition of...weiterlesen »

Civil Servant Salaries: According to Stocker, Zero Pay Rounds Threaten Without Talks

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As is well known, the federal government wants to reopen the salary agreement in the public sector. However, it is unclear whether the union will actually enter into talks. "The question is whether negotiations...weiterlesen »

Daniel Fellner is the new Carinthian SPÖ Party Leader

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Fellner received 481 of the 499 valid votes cast. Opponent Wolfgang Rami received 3.61 percent, and 13 votes were invalid. Previously, Kaiser had bid farewell to the delegates after 15 years as party leader....weiterlesen »

Late Summer Troubles Elk "Emil"

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Moose "Emil" continues to roam through Upper Austria after having wandered over from Lower Austria on Friday morning. He was last seen in Hargelsberg (Linz-Land district) on Friday evening before disappearing...weiterlesen »

14-Year-Old in Custody After Threat of Shooting Rampage

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The Eisenstadt public prosecutor's office then ordered the temporary arrest of the teenager, according to the "Kronen Zeitung". Pre-trial detention was imposed, reported ORF Burgenland online. The authority...weiterlesen »

Issues with Budget for Vienna Subway Expansion: Renegotiations Needed

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Three years ago, a financial package of 5.7 billion euros was agreed upon for the construction of the U-Bahn lines U2 and U5 between the city of Vienna and the federal government. However, these conditions...weiterlesen »

Moose "Emil" on a Journey: Why We Should Not Intervene

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The moose "Emil," presumably migrated from Poland, has been roaming through Austria for weeks. In St. Pölten, he brought the Westbahn railway line to a standstill, and he has been repeatedly sighted in...weiterlesen »

Medvedev Threats Against Austria: "Russia is Testing Us"

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The Secretary General in the Ministry of Defense, Arnold Kammel, sees Austria as a target of Russia's hybrid warfare. Verbal outbursts and threats from Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chief of the Russian Security...weiterlesen »

New Hydrogen E-Buses Make Their Rounds in Vienna's City Center

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From September 22, electric hydrogen buses will be regularly deployed on the inner-city Vienna bus lines 2A and 3A for the first time. The ten new vehicles combine electric drive with fuel cell technology...weiterlesen »

NR Election: Court of Audit Found No Cost Violations

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The review of the FPÖ's election campaign report is still ongoing. The ÖVP came closest to the legal campaign spending limit of 8.66 million euros, spending 7.9 million euros on the campaign, followed...weiterlesen »

Subsidy for Annual Pass of Wiener Linien Remains After All

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This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) to the APA on Friday. Initially, it was planned to end the corresponding support. Affected individuals could have purchased the new "Special Annual Pass"...weiterlesen »

Power Industry Criticizes Planned E-Law: Warning of "System Break"

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In particular, the proposed additional cost burden for feed-in would have adverse effects on domestic producers, says Barbara Schmidt, the Secretary General of the Austrian Energy Association. "That would...weiterlesen »

TikToker Approved Graz Rampage: 14 Months in Prison

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The influencer with millions of followers had endorsed the rampage at the Graz BORG Dreierschützengasse in two videos, likely out of anger at the authorities. Judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner also ordered...weiterlesen »

NEOS launch "Education Tour" for Reforms in the Education Sector

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It is about involving citizens in the "massive upheavals" in the education system, said NEOS club chairman Yannick Shetty at a press conference on Friday. At the same time, he tempered the "huge expectations":...weiterlesen »

"Dumb and Pointless": Schellhorn Against "Cultural Boycotts" Before ESC

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In the increasingly heated debate about Israel's participation in the Vienna Song Contest 2026, NEOS State Secretary Josef Schellhorn has now intervened. In response to the announcement by numerous countries...weiterlesen »

"Stupid and Pointless": Schellhorn Against "Cultural Boycotts" Before ESC

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In the increasingly heated debate about Israel's participation in the Vienna Song Contest 2026, NEOS State Secretary Josef Schellhorn is now getting involved. In response to the announcement by numerous...weiterlesen »

Vienna ÖVP Officially Elects Markus Figl as Chairman

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Figl was already designated by the committees as the state party chairman after the People's Party's election defeat in the Vienna election in April. Now he officially takes office. The party conference...weiterlesen »

Conscription for Women

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

After war-mongering Russia under Vladimir Putin has evidently sent drones to Poland, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) is not reacting calmly and is not pretending as if nothing happened. On the contrary,...weiterlesen »

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