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He received the main prize for his work "City of Ideas. When Vienna Invented the Modern World" (Molden Verlag, 2024). The jury praised Cockett's work as a "tribute to Vienna and an advocacy for the importance...weiterlesen »
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On Thursday, the National Council re-regulated the tip allowances against the strong opposition of the Freedom Party. Essentially, it is about the fact that these are now uniformly regulated, after there...weiterlesen »
"The civil service is and remains a reliable and stable pillar," said the responsible Minister of the Chancellery, Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP), during the quarterly presentation of the figures on Thursday. However,...weiterlesen »
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People who are no longer fully capable of acting and have a court-appointed adult representation (formerly "guardianship") should in the future have the right to apply, and their care environment should...weiterlesen »
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Energy-intensive businesses will also be granted electricity cost compensation this year and next year. The National Council made a corresponding decision on Wednesday afternoon. This is intended to assure...weiterlesen »
The Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Association criticized too much regulation. Minister of Economic Affairs Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) called for an objective discussion of the heated debate. "The...weiterlesen »
"Where should my career journey go? What educational paths are open to me? What can I do and what do I want?" The Career Information Center of the Vienna Economy (BiWi) has been supporting young people...weiterlesen »
In the three months since the start of the pilot project, the e-bikes have been rented about 37,000 times. On average, an e-bike is currently used twice a day. For comparison: the 3,000 WienMobil bicycles...weiterlesen »
Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) is attending this year's summit meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, on Wednesday and Thursday. There, she intends to promote...weiterlesen »
However, the 48-year-old was acquitted of part of the charge concerning an advance payment of rent and operating costs amounting to around 360,000 euros for the rental of a house on the Innsbruck Hungerburg...weiterlesen »
The collective agreement and actual salaries will increase by an average of 2.7 percent with the agreement on a railway collective agreement. This agreement is socially tiered: lower and middle incomes...weiterlesen »
The economic outlook in Austria has noticeably deteriorated in the fall. The economic indicator of Bank Austria fell to minus 2.2 points in September. Thus, the sentiment is practically back to the level...weiterlesen »
Every third woman in Austria living in a shared household with others is at risk of poverty. This is shown by a study commissioned by Caritas, which for the first time examined the individual poverty risk...weiterlesen »
On Tuesday afternoon around 3 PM, a violent confrontation occurred in the area of Keplerplatz in the 10th district of Vienna. According to the police, a 25-year-old man was attacked and injured by three...weiterlesen »
DNA evidence implicates the 28-year-old, who has so far denied the allegations. The jury trial, scheduled for two days, will continue on November 25, explained Birgit Borns, spokesperson for the regional...weiterlesen »
Among other things, Vienna will save on people with subsidiary protection. They will no longer be entitled to minimum security benefits in the future. This group will also fall under the basic provision...weiterlesen »
In the specific case, a journalist from "Profil" wanted information from the Minister of Finance about a company that might have circumvented EU sanctions against Russia. The Ministry of Finance maintains...weiterlesen »
"A suspended sentence of 24 months with a probation period of three months was imposed," said a spokesperson for the competent district court See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen to the APA. In addition,...weiterlesen »
Science Minister Eva-Maria Holzleitner (SPÖ) emphasized after the Council of Ministers on the development of the Higher Education Strategy 2040 that universities should combat anti-science sentiment and...weiterlesen »
"The worse a business performs during an inspection, the more frequently the Market Authority conducts inspections," said Market Authority Director Andreas Kutheil. The Ministry of Social Affairs stated...weiterlesen »
"The worse a business performs during an inspection, the more frequently the Market Office conducts inspections," said Market Office Director Andreas Kutheil. The Ministry of Social Affairs stated in a...weiterlesen »
In the first half of 2025, approximately 37,000 real estate transactions were registered in Austria, representing a decrease of about 5 percent compared to the previous year. After a strong first quarter,...weiterlesen »
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The city of Vienna will present a savings budget for 2026, which aims to reduce the deficit to a projected 2.65 billion euros through a consolidation of 2 billion euros. About 1.35 billion euros of this...weiterlesen »
Luxury cars with stolen license plates are believed to have been used for the transport. The money earned was laundered, among other things, through vehicle purchases, the Upper Austrian police announced...weiterlesen »
The suspect was an employee of the Strasshof Railway Museum on the Northern Railway (Gänserndorf district) for many years. The assaults are said to have occurred in the museum. This was announced by the...weiterlesen »
Following the non-final acquittals for ten youths, predominantly aged 14 to 17 at the time of the offense, who had sexual contact with a twelve-year-old, the Association of Prosecutors and the Association...weiterlesen »