Despite Rising Costs: Viennese Do Not Skimp on Visits to the Christmas Market

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The people of Vienna plan about four million visits to the capital's Christmas markets. 71 percent want to visit at least once, with many going once or twice and a quarter even weekly or more often. There...weiterlesen »

WKÖ Stops Increase in Compensation for Top Officials

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The decision will be made next week in the WKÖ Presidium. "All state chambers will take the same step," said the WKÖ on Tuesday. The 693 independent professional organizations "are strongly advised to...weiterlesen »

Green Light from Ministerial Council for Health Reform Fund

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The health reform fund will be financed by higher health insurance contributions for pensioners. From 2026 to 2030, the funds are intended to help health insurance companies improve care in the outpatient...weiterlesen »

New AI and Robotics-Supported Bio-Research Laboratory Opens in Vienna

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The Artificial Intelligence is supposed to help with the design of experiments, said Malik, who recently moved from the USA to the new institute called "AITHYRA" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW),...weiterlesen »

WKÖ Stops Increase in Compensation for Top Officials

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The decision to stop the increase in compensation for top officials will be made next week in the WKÖ Presidium. "All state chambers will take the same step," said the WKÖ on Tuesday. The 693 independent...weiterlesen »

Viennese broke into at least 34 Austrian municipal offices

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A 41-year-old is said to be responsible for burglaries in municipal offices in Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria, and Styria. The comprehensively confessing suspect was arrested and taken to the...weiterlesen »

AK Survey Shows: More Than Half in Part-Time Due to Childcare or Caregiving for Relatives

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In the Chamber of Labor's online survey, the question "Why do you work part-time?" could be answered with multiple responses. For nearly a quarter of the respondents, the high professional workload was...weiterlesen »

National Council: Greens Want to Address Violence Protection and the Principle of Consensus

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The Greens want to bring the topics of violence protection and the principle of consent in sexual criminal law to the agenda. FPÖ General Secretary Christian Hafenecker saw a government "at the end." The...weiterlesen »

"Visible Sign": Vienna Also Wants Zero Salary Increase for Politicians' Salaries

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This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on Tuesday on the sidelines of the municipal council in a conversation with media representatives. The measure is intended to be a "visible sign" that they...weiterlesen »

Cuts in Women's and Girls' Counseling: Experts Sound the Alarm

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In women's and girls' counseling centers, employees have to be laid off, switch from full-time to part-time, and further reduce part-time hours because the Public Employment Service (AMS) and the Ministry...weiterlesen »

National Council: Greens Want to Address Violence Protection and the Principle of Consensus

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"If one of the top topics is the digital vignette, then everyone in the country understands that the big problems are not being addressed," said Deputy Club Chairwoman Alma Zadic at a press conference...weiterlesen »

Forecast: Austria 2026 Among EU's Laggards in Economic Growth

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He warned that "trade policy decisions by the USA and the reactions of other major players like China would dampen global trade." The forecast assumes that "all tariffs introduced or credibly announced...weiterlesen »

Tom Cruise Awarded Honorary Oscar

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In a moving acceptance speech, Tom Cruise explained that as a boy, he did everything he could to get movie tickets. Filmmaking is more than just his profession - "it's who I am," the actor stated. Cinema...weiterlesen »

After Acquittal in Abuse Case: Two Boys in Custody on Suspicion of Robbery

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They are alleged to have committed a robbery in a garage in Vienna, confirmed Mirsad Musliu, the lawyer of the younger one - he is 17 years old - initially on Monday in response to an APA inquiry, following...weiterlesen »

Social Assistance Tightening: ÖVP Wants Lower Austria Model as Upper Limit

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The stricter rules are to be decided in the state parliament session on Thursday. "Lower Austria thus remains a pioneer in the fight against social abuse," Zauner declared at a press conference on Monday....weiterlesen »

FPÖ and NEOS for Reversal of WKÖ Salary Increases

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FPÖ and NEOS renewed their long-standing demand to end the mandatory membership of businesses in the Chamber of Commerce. "The system remains completely untouched," said Schnedlitz regarding the interim...weiterlesen »

New System MeinAMS Launches: Unemployed Must Now Switch

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The Public Employment Service (AMS) is replacing the eAMS account for job seekers with the new online platform MeinAMS. A three-week transition phase started on Monday. During this time, you can still...weiterlesen »

Mayor of Neunkirchen Resigns

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"This decision was not easy for me, as I have carried out my work as mayor with great commitment and passion," said the mayor of Neunkirchen, Klaudia Osztovics (ÖVP). For Berlosnig, the resignation came...weiterlesen »

FPÖ State Councilor Antauer to Be Blue Top Candidate in St. Pölten Election

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"St. Pölten needs a mayor who makes the city safe - I am ready to take on this task," said Antauer. Due to the existing incompatibility, he would resign from the position of regional councilor to become...weiterlesen »

Forecast: Austria 2026 Among EU's Laggards in Economic Growth

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The EU Autumn Economic Forecast presented in Brussels on Monday predicts a growth of 0.9 percent for Austria. Only Ireland with 0.2 percent and Italy with 0.8 percent perform worse. At the top is Malta...weiterlesen »

Mayor of Neunkirchen Resigns

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"This decision was not easy for me, as I have carried out my work as mayor with great commitment and passion," said the mayor of Neunkirchen, Klaudia Osztovics (ÖVP). For Berlosnig, the resignation came...weiterlesen »

Antisemitic Arson Attack at Vienna Central Cemetery: Trial in December

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A previously unblemished 27-year-old is accused of having set fire to the anteroom of the ceremonial hall with an accelerant on the night of November 1, 2023, after climbing over a one and a half meter...weiterlesen »

New Visitor Record at Buch Wien 25

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The addition of one hall and a 20 percent increase in exhibition space resulted in a visitor increase of more than ten percent compared to the previous year. According to the organizers, around 72,000...weiterlesen »

Representatives of the Assad Regime Indicted in Vienna

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A 61-year-old ex-general, who was brought to Austria in 2015 by the domestic intelligence service due to a deal with Mossad, has been in pre-trial detention since the end of December. However, the second...weiterlesen »

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