Energy No Longer a Driver of Inflation from 2026

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At the beginning of 2025, annual household energy expenses had increased by up to several hundred euros. This was less due to direct energy prices and more due to the significantly increased fees for the...weiterlesen »

Eisenstadt becomes a festival hotspot in 2026: Headliners are set

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The summer of 2026 will be rocking in Eisenstadt: Alice Cooper and Rise Against will perform in July as headliners at the Lovely Days and Remember Forestglade festivals in the castle park. The latter,...weiterlesen »

Free Shingles Vaccination Launched

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"From now on, along with the already available influenza vaccination, we also have the free vaccination against shingles and pneumococci - regardless of how much money people have in their wallets," said...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" for the step. In view of the "skewed optics," he has now put...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 »

Fewer Job Openings in Austria

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In the third quarter, domestic companies reported 138,100 job vacancies, as Statistics Austria announced on Wednesday. This represents a decrease of 6.6 percent compared to the previous quarter and 17.7...weiterlesen »

Carinthia: Renegotiations on Civil Servant Salaries Failed

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The salary increase of three percent will come into effect as planned from January 2026. This was the result of the renegotiations initiated by the state of Carinthia with the union regarding civil servant...weiterlesen »

Uniform Quality Criteria Planned for 24-Hour Care

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The commission, established in 2024 under the turquoise-green government, includes delegates from the federal government, the states, the municipalities, and the cities. At the next meeting in the coming...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 »

Study Shows Need for Action Against Climate Crisis

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The topic of when human society will be affected by rising average temperatures and changes to the planet, and when planetary boundaries will be crossed, is being discussed in science and politics. This...weiterlesen »

Gmeiner Park in Vienna City Center to be Renamed Following SOS Children's Village Case

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Following the recently publicized abuse allegations against the founder of SOS Children's Villages, Hermann Gmeiner, who died in 1986, he should no longer be honored in public spaces in Vienna. The first...weiterlesen »

Virologist Warns: When Bird Flu Can Become Dangerous

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Since the beginning of the week, "increased risk" regarding avian flu applies to all of Austria. The highly pathogenic H5N1 flu virus has now caused enormous ecological and economic damage worldwide -...weiterlesen »

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