Vienna Could Experience a Ball Season Like Never Before

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The upcoming ball season is expected to be the best ever in Vienna: According to a study commissioned by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, which was presented at a press conference on Wednesday, records...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 »

Government Wants to Adjust Controversial German Support Classes

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Alternatively, school-autonomous models for learning German within the class group should be possible. Changes are also planned for the much-criticized MIKA-D language test and the rules for repeating...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 »

Despite Open Questions: Flat Tax for Working in Retirement to Come in 2026

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"We are working hard to meet the date," said SPÖ State Secretary and government coordinator Michaela Schmidt on Wednesday after the cabinet meeting regarding the flat tax for work during retirement. "There...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 »

"Supermoon" Shines Over Austria Tonight

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On the night of Thursday, a special celestial event will be visible over Austria: the largest full moon of the year, a so-called "supermoon". The moon will reach its closest distance to Earth in the year...weiterlesen »

Joint actions act like "social glue"

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The background of the work by sports scientists and cognitive biologists at the University of Vienna is the fact that joint actions create a connection between people, which is crucial for the functioning...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 »

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 »

Hotel Savoyen Vienna in Wien-Landstraße Becomes Sheraton Hotel

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Specifically, MHP Hotel AG will take over the operation of the property located in the immediate vicinity of the Belvedere on Rennweg at the beginning of 2027. A franchise agreement was concluded with...weiterlesen »

Football: Austria Squad with Alaba and Schlager

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Austria's football team coach Ralf Rangnick is avoiding experiments in the crucial World Cup qualifiers. David Alaba is included despite his recent calf issues, and Xaver Schlager returns after recovering...weiterlesen »

Sale of Legal Cannabis Flowers: Law Aims to Provide Clarity

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According to a draft, cannabis products may only be sourced from approved wholesalers and sold at fixed retail prices until 2028, as the responsible Ministry of Finance informed the APA upon request. Additionally,...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 »

Deceased Patient in Upper Austria: Pammer as Commission Leader

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The former state audit office director Friedrich Pammer will lead the expert commission that is to investigate the procedures surrounding the death of a patient at Rohrbach hospital. This was announced...weiterlesen »

Doubling of Deaths in E-Bike & E-Scooter Accidents: More Controls Announced

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According to Karner, the reasons for the increase are primarily "excessive speed or overestimation of one's own abilities." With e-bikes, for example, "it's relatively easy to get to the top of the mountain...weiterlesen »

Football: Austria Squad with Alaba and Schlager

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Austria's football team coach Ralf Rangnick is avoiding experiments in the crucial World Cup qualifiers. David Alaba is included despite his recent calf issues, and Xaver Schlager returns after recovering...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 »

Chamber of Physicians Sees Itself Unjustly Criticized for Nursing Competence

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The Medical Association (ÖÄK) does not see itself as a hindrance in the discussion that flared up at the beginning of the week about expanding competencies for nursing professionals. "We are in favor of...weiterlesen »

Care Association Criticizes Barriers in Heavy Worker Regulation

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The Austrian Health and Nursing Association (ÖGKV) still sees some gaps in the heavy labor regulation for nursing staff, which was introduced about two weeks ago via ordinance. ÖGKV President Elisabeth...weiterlesen »

Vienna Hotel Sacher Among the Best Hotels in the World for the First Time

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The Hotel Sacher in Vienna is delighted with a special accolade: The five-star establishment with more than 150 rooms near the opera has been included in the list of the "World's Best 50 Hotels 2025."...weiterlesen »

OeNB Chief Kocher Sees Economic Recovery

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However, it is clear "that there is a growth outlook in the Eurozone and in the EU area overall that is not very dynamic," says National Bank Governor Martin Kocher. The second half of 2025 could still...weiterlesen »

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