WKÖ Salary Increase Halved After Criticism

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"In difficult national situations, the chamber also needs to send a signal," explained WKÖ President Harald Mahrer in the Ö1 "Midday Journal" for the step. In view of the "skewed optics," he has now put...weiterlesen »

EU Launches Turbo Trains with Billion-Euro Initiative

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According to the EU Commission's plans, travel times for train journeys between European metropolises should drastically decrease by 2040 at the latest. An action plan for high-speed trains presented in...weiterlesen »

Manhunt After Knife Robbery in Vienna-Margareten

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Following a robbery in early August in Vienna-Margareten, the police are now requesting information from the public. Two as yet unknown men are suspected of having robbed a 17-year-old boy in Hollgasse...weiterlesen »

WKÖ Salary Increase Halved After Criticism

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"In difficult national situations, the chamber also needs to send a signal," explained WKÖ President Harald Mahrer in the Ö1 "Midday Journal". In view of the "bad optics," he has now put his foot down,...weiterlesen »

After WKÖ Salary Increase: Industrialist Against Contribution Payments

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"Perhaps it is time for the Chamber to finally feel what the rest of the country has long been hearing: the warning shot," it says in a statement also reported by the "Krone". The former board member of...weiterlesen »

Vienna Relief Organization Sounds the Alarm: Decline in Food Donations

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Social organizations are heavily dependent on food and goods donations from retail and wholesale, food manufacturers, agricultural businesses, catering businesses, and bakeries to supply people at risk...weiterlesen »

85-Year-Old Driver in Styria Hit by Train: Dead

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An emergency doctor could only confirm the death of the 85-year-old at the scene. There were about 30 passengers on the train. They remained uninjured. The accident occurred shortly before 7:00 PM. The...weiterlesen »

Media Employees in Austria Fear for Jobs and Freedom of Expression

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Job satisfaction among media employees is high, but there is dissatisfaction with the structures. 53 percent criticize the communication culture. Only 25 percent are satisfied with co-determination opportunities....weiterlesen »

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 »

Westbahn orders new trains from China, sparking debate

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The partially private railway company Westbahn introduced four new trains on Monday. There is now criticism that the double-decker units come from the Chinese manufacturer CRRC. The Chamber of Labor, unions,...weiterlesen »

Westbahn Expands Fleet with Four Double-Decker Trains

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The Westbahn ordered the trains back in 2019. Haselsteiner criticized the long approval duration: "You are not a customer, but a supplicant." According to Haselsteiner, the European industry takes four...weiterlesen »

Emergency Landing of Austrian Armed Forces Helicopter in Lower Austria

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The emergency landing occurred around 9:15 a.m. The flight's destination was the barracks in St. Michael in Upper Styria. The emergency landing of the Federal Army helicopter of type HS O-58 took place...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 »

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