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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Statistics vs. Feeling: How Safe Are Vienna's Residential Areas Really?

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Whether it's a Gründerzeit district, a municipal housing complex, or a new development on the outskirts of the city – the question of safety in one's own living environment concerns many people in Vienna....weiterlesen »

Martini Geese in Local Gastronomy Mostly from Abroad

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In 2024, the consumption of goose meat in Austria amounted to around 930 tons, which is roughly one dish per person. Only about a third of the geese come from Austrian production. In gastronomy, imported...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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Vienna Animal Shelter Starts the Pre-Christmas Season

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When the days get shorter and it gets cold outside, a particularly touching tradition begins at TierQuarTier Vienna: the Christmas wish campaign. This year, too, all the animal residents - dogs, cats,...weiterlesen »

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