Youth Report Shows: Teenagers Want More Political Participation

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More than 18,500 young people aged 14 to 22 participated in the participatory study between February 2023 and May 2025. Qualitative data was collected in around 25 workshops and focus groups at schools...weiterlesen »

Lower Austria Facing Stricter Social Assistance Regulations

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The Lower Austrian state government decided on stricter rules for social assistance in its meeting on Tuesday. Longer reductions for those unwilling to work and higher penalties for false information are...weiterlesen »

Next Round in Debate on Vienna Heumarkt Project

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While the project brought Vienna's historic center onto the "Red List" of endangered World Heritage sites and UNESCO is demanding a resizing, a recently submitted report by urban planner Christa Reicher...weiterlesen »

Green Party: Childcare Should Not Depend on Place of Residence

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The Greens are demanding more pressure from the federal government on the states regarding the expansion of childcare. There are dramatic differences in the availability of childcare facilities between...weiterlesen »

Christmas Village Belvedere Palace 2025: Advent Romance in a Baroque Setting

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With the start of the Advent season , the area in front of the Belvedere Palace in Vienna once again transforms into an atmospheric Christmas landscape. The Christmas village at Belvedere Palace, in front...weiterlesen »

Clear Demand for Mandatory Education for Young Refugees

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They are based on three scientific analyses on the subject. The exclusion of asylum seekers from compulsory education until 18 violates children's rights and international guidelines, it was stated at...weiterlesen »

Fewer Children with Poor German Skills in Vienna's Schools

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The number of extraordinary students in public compulsory schools in Vienna has decreased this year after years of increase. This was announced by the office of City Councillor for Education Bettina Emmerling...weiterlesen »

Partner Beat and Locked Up Children: Mother in Krems Convicted of Neglect

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A woman from the Waldviertel was sentenced on Monday in Krems to 20 months of suspended imprisonment for tormenting or neglecting minors, younger, or defenseless persons. According to court information,...weiterlesen »

Accusations in the SOS Children's Village Case Also at the Location in East Tyrol

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"I would be surprised if there had been no violence or abuse in an SOS Children's Village. The closed, patriarchal system of the past was the breeding ground for it," said a woman who grew up in the SOS...weiterlesen »

"Play Christkind" with Post and Samaritan Association Austria

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For the 13th time, the Samaritan Association and the Austrian Post AG are inviting people to the popular Christmas campaign "Play Santa". People all over Austria can send gifts free of charge to children...weiterlesen »

Wiederkehr Believes in a Constitutionally Compliant Headscarf Ban

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In the government program, ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS agreed on a constitutionally compliant headscarf ban, according to Wiederkehr. As Education Minister, he sees it as his duty to present this to Parliament....weiterlesen »

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