August: Household Energy Prices Slightly Decreased Overall

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Overall, the energy price index (EPI) of the energy agency showed a decrease of 0.4 percent compared to the previous month, while prices increased by 5.9 percent year-on-year. The general inflation (consumer...weiterlesen »

Alarming Shortage of Crisis Foster Parents in Vienna

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In Vienna, more and more babies who are particularly vulnerable due to family crises are being removed from their own families. The number of these babies has recently exceeded the capacities of the responsible...weiterlesen »

Rare Scimitar-Horned Oryxes: Double Offspring at Zoo Schmiding

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Unusually late in the year - the main birthing season is in spring and summer - the two young animals were born healthy and lively within a few days, the zoo reported on Friday. ABD0056_20251003 –...weiterlesen »

Ministry of Social Affairs Filed Class Action Against Temu

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The accusation is that customers are being enticed to disclose personal data and make generous expenditures. The legal leverage for consumer protection is provided by the law against unfair competition...weiterlesen »

ÖVP Club Chairman Wöginger Must Answer to Linz Court

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The charge is abuse of official authority. Wöginger is accused of intervening with the former Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance, Thomas Schmid, on behalf of a party friend and ensuring that...weiterlesen »

ÖVP Club Chairman Wöginger Must Answer to Linz Court

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The charge is abuse of office. Wöginger is alleged to have intervened with the former Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance, Thomas Schmid, on behalf of a party friend and ensured that this person...weiterlesen »

Municipal Debt in Austria Strongly Dependent on the Federal State

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For example, the debt in Vorarlberg is 2,913 euros per inhabitant, more than three times higher than in Salzburg with 862 euros per municipal citizen. This is shown by data from Statistics Austria for...weiterlesen »

Empower the Woman!

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It may initially be unbelievable that ten boys were acquitted in the "Anna Case." That is, in the trial concerning alleged sexual offenses with a then twelve-year-old. However, this is mainly because it...weiterlesen »

New Community Building with 70 Apartments is Being Built in Vienna-Donaustadt

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At Weidingergasse 2 in Vienna-Donaustadt, another new municipal housing project is entering the construction phase. The project includes 70 high-quality yet affordable apartments, generous community spaces,...weiterlesen »

New on Netflix, Apple TV+ & Co.: The Releases from October 6 to 12

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Attention film and series fans: These are the film and series releases from September 29 to October 5 on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Paramount+. >> More streaming news at a glance Boots...weiterlesen »

Smoke at Praterstern: Faulty U1 Triggers Major Operation

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A defective train of the Vienna subway line U1 caused smoke development and a major fire department operation on Thursday evening. According to the professional rescue service and Vienna Lines, there were...weiterlesen »

Oscar Winner Juliette Binoche Comes to the 63rd Viennale

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The French actress Juliette Binoche ("The English Patient", "Chocolat") also appeared in front of the camera for her first directorial work "In-I In Motion", as the film reflects on her experience of developing...weiterlesen »

Drunk Man with Blank-Firing Gun Fled from Vienna Police

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Officers from the Vienna-Brigittenau city police command were called because of an intoxicated man with a suspected firearm. When the patrol encountered the man, he did not respond to the officers' commands...weiterlesen »

Long Waiting Times, Doctor Shortage: Austrians Detect Deterioration in the Healthcare System

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Currently, half of the people in Austria are generally satisfied with the public healthcare system, with eleven percent even being very satisfied. However, according to a Gallup survey, 45 percent also...weiterlesen »

Bold: Robbery of Packages from Manned Delivery Van in Vienna-Favoriten

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The incident took place around 10:50 AM on Raaber-Bahn-Gasse. The delivery driver heard noises in the cargo area and subsequently found two individuals handling packages. When the men attempted to flee,...weiterlesen »

Drunk Man with Blank-Firing Gun Fled from Vienna Police

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Officers from the Vienna-Brigittenau city police command were called because of an intoxicated man with a suspected firearm. When the patrol encountered the man, he did not respond to the officers' requests...weiterlesen »

Budget deficit to remain at 4.5 percent despite worse forecast

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Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) specifically expects a deficit of over 23 billion. This would correspond to 4.54 percent of GDP, instead of the originally forecasted 4.51 percent. The fact that...weiterlesen »

"Gans to Go" available again in Vienna: VIENNA.at raffles Goose Package

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According to the announcement, the "Gans to Go" package includes "a crispy roasted goose and, as classic side dishes from grandma's cookbook, a fruity apple red cabbage with glazed chestnuts and grapefruit...weiterlesen »

Doskozil: Debate on Guest Patients Can Only Be Resolved with Financial Equalization

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"There are the 15a agreements, there are contracts, and there is the fundamental financing of public services," therefore this question will not be answered between the three states of Vienna, Lower Austria,...weiterlesen »

Domestic Film Industry Demands Streaming Levy

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The battle for the future of the domestic film industry has been raging for months - after all, the government announced a halt to the disbursement of the ÖFI+ film funding due to budgetary concerns. In...weiterlesen »

FPÖ Expects Approval for Inquiry Committee

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For example, there is still no fixed date for the necessary Rules of Procedure Committee, so that the request can be dealt with in the National Council meeting on October 15. However, such a meeting is...weiterlesen »

Federal Chancellor Stocker: Ukraine's Experiences are "Valuable for Us"

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Austria has set many impulses in combating illegal migration in Europe, he emphasized before the meeting. Heads of state and government from all over Europe are coming together today, and Ukrainian President...weiterlesen »

Budget deficit to remain at 4.5 percent despite worse forecast

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Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) specifically expects a deficit of over 23 billion. This would correspond to 4.54 percent of GDP, instead of the originally forecasted 4.51 percent. Marterbauer...weiterlesen »

Austria Misses Climate Targets Significantly

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In June, the "Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change" (AAR2) was published. In this report, 200 scientists from 50 institutions concluded that Austria has warmed by 3.1 degrees Celsius compared...weiterlesen »

Prison Sentence After Attempted Murder of Police Officer in Front of Parliament

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According to the prosecutor, the accused suddenly tried to pull the service weapon from the holster of a 26-year-old police officer to kill him. The officer was able to prevent the act by quickly stepping...weiterlesen »

So Vienna's Kitchens Want to Waste Less Food

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Around 100 establishments, including hospitals, nursing homes, company restaurants, and schools, are currently participating in the food waste monitoring of the initiative United Against Waste (UAW). The...weiterlesen »

Resignation in the SOS Children's Village Case

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On Wednesday, it was announced that the team will consist exclusively of external experts. Former bank manager Willibald Cernko is stepping down from his mandate on the supervisory board. This step is...weiterlesen »

Vienna Museum Dedicates Its Own Exhibition to Meat

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It is food, a status symbol, and a cause for sometimes heated discussions - now the Vienna Museum is also focusing on the controversial product: The exhibition "Meat" traces the history of eating cattle,...weiterlesen »

The basic food supplies are running out at the Vienna social markets

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In September, 26,000 Viennese already had shopping authorization for the five social markets of the Samaritan Association - and the trend is rising. Customers can purchase food and everyday products here...weiterlesen »

High Inflation Could Overturn Trade Collective Agreement

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Last year, the social partners agreed that the trade KV agreement for 2026 would become void and need to be renegotiated if the inflation rate reaches 3 percent or more during the period from October 2024...weiterlesen »

61-year-old Fence Caught by Vienna Police

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The man was caught trying to sell a stolen e-bike. He had previously offered it for sale on an online classifieds platform, whereupon the rightful owner recognized his bicycle and notified the police....weiterlesen »

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