Sauna at Heldenplatz: What the Action in Vienna Serves As

vor einer Stunde - VOL.at

Right in the middle of Heldenplatz in Vienna City, you could relax in a specially set up sauna on Tuesday. Until the evening, it was possible to sweat there for free, announced the operators, the Association...weiterlesen »

Economist Comments on EU Deficit Procedure

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The government's plan to reduce the deficit to below three percent of GDP by 2029 "is becoming less likely," according to the expert. However, Heimberger does not believe that the EU Commission will impose...weiterlesen »

Debts: This Was Communicated to Marterbauer

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Now Marterbauer is waiting for "detailed information." However, he did not want to confirm at a press conference with Upper Austria's State Councilor Martin Winkler (SPÖ) in Linz that this could increase...weiterlesen »

Sauna at Heldenplatz: What the Action Served as in Vienna

vor 5 Stunden - VOL.at

Right in the middle of Heldenplatz in Vienna City, you could relax in a specially set up sauna on Tuesday. Until the evening, it was possible to sweat there for free, announced the operators, the Association...weiterlesen »

Leopoldi: First Children's State Holiday in Lower Austria

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The establishment of St. Pölten as a separate state capital since 1986 has made a significant contribution to strengthening the state's identity, said Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) in a press conference...weiterlesen »

Debts: This Was Communicated to Marterbauer

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A confirmation from Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) that the budget deficit could rise from 4.5 percent of GDP to 4.9 percent was also not available on Tuesday. However, during a press conference...weiterlesen »

Child and Youth Welfare: Ombudsman Demands Nationwide Uniform Standards in Austria

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Such standards were developed six years ago by the association FICE Austria for residential child and youth care. These "must become mandatory in all facilities. This, of course, must also be appropriately...weiterlesen »

Car Registrations 2025 Increased in Austria

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According to Statistics Austria, a total of 239,594 cars were newly registered between January and October, which represents an increase of 12.5 percent (26,590 cars) compared to the same period in 2024....weiterlesen »

Naturalizations in Austria: Number Continues to Rise

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This represents an 11.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year (15,824). Of these, 10,885 people (61.7 percent) live in Austria, while 6,764 people (38.3 percent) reside abroad. Almost...weiterlesen »

Caritas Warning of Increasing Poverty in Austria

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"Many do not know how they will afford their next purchase," said Caritas Vienna Director Klaus Schwertner on Tuesday at a press conference at a Le+O distribution point in Vienna-Favoriten. According to...weiterlesen »

One Third of Austrians Support Driver's License from Age 16

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Almost half of the respondents (46 percent) believe that the accident risk for car drivers over 75 is higher than for 16-year-olds. Even 43 percent expressed that they find older drivers frightening. According...weiterlesen »

Booker Prize for Vienna Resident David Szalay

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The Vienna resident by choice, David Szalay, who was already on the Booker shortlist in 2016, is now the first Hungarian-British author to succeed with the novel "Flesh." The story is about István, a loner...weiterlesen »

National Fund Speech: Van der Bellen Wishes for "Memorial Site" for All Nazi Victims

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In his keynote speech, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen expressed the wish that - metaphorically speaking - a "place of dignified remembrance" would be created for all victim groups of National...weiterlesen »

Federal States Increase Budget Deficit

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According to media reports, the financial situation of the federal states is worse than expected, while the federal government is saving more than planned. Vienna, in particular, is being blamed for the...weiterlesen »

Flood Protection in Vienna is Being Expanded

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"This means that the Wien River is not prepared for a thousand-year flood as before, but for a flood that statistically occurs only every 5,000 years," said Ulli Sima (SPÖ), the city councilor responsible...weiterlesen »

Vienna is building too little: Housing shortage threatens to worsen

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The real estate service provider CBRE identifies a "structural undersupply" in the Vienna housing market. Due to a low number of completions, high construction costs, and population growth, the demand...weiterlesen »

Wolves: Changes Planned in Lower Austria

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Through an amendment to the hunting law, the criteria for wolf shootings in Lower Austria are being simplified. This affects cases of approaches to settlements or attacks on properly protected livestock....weiterlesen »

Totschnig Withholds Promised Money for Climate Protection

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"Every euro not spent on climate protection today can cost us up to ten times more tomorrow," warns Stefan Fritz from Hilfswerk International. The funds would be available in the 2025 budget, but it seems...weiterlesen »

New Strategy in the Fight Against Antisemitism

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In response to the sharp increase in antisemitic incidents since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in Israel, the governing coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS presented their "National Strategy Against...weiterlesen »

Subway Makes Cities Like Vienna Car-Free

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If a city establishes a subway network, it has a statistically proven greater potential to reduce car traffic than the expansion of trams. This is a result of a study by Rafael Prieto-Curiel from the Complexity...weiterlesen »

New Strategy in the Fight Against Antisemitism

vor einem Tag - VOL.at

In response to the sharp increase in antisemitic incidents since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in Israel, the governing coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS presented their "National Strategy Against...weiterlesen »

Fewer Fully Trained Teachers: Students and Career Changers Fill Gaps

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In this school year, there was a slight easing of the teacher shortage for the first time, Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS) identifies a "renaissance of the teaching profession" due to increased...weiterlesen »

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