"Socialism at 55 Percent": IV Criticizes High Government Spending

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The Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) sees cautiously positive economic signals despite new bad news in the domestic economy with the loss of hundreds of jobs. However, to generate real economic recovery,...weiterlesen »

Two Men in Vienna Frozen to Death: Caritas Appeals to the Population

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On Saturday, they found a homeless man in Floridsdorf, he was taken to the hospital where he died. On Sunday, street workers found a man motionless in a park in Favoriten, and the rescue team could only...weiterlesen »

Dead Styrian Woman: Suspect Cobra Police Officer Facing Possible Pre-Trial Detention

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It is highly likely that the Cobra officer will be taken into custody. Meanwhile, investigators are still waiting for the autopsy results from the forensic medicine department. They are examining the woman's...weiterlesen »

Package and Plastic Tax to Finance VAT Reduction

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Following the announcement of a VAT reduction for basic foodstuffs on Wednesday, it remains unclear which specific products will be subject to the lower tax rate of just under 5 percent. The shopping basket...weiterlesen »

Two Men in Vienna Frozen to Death: Caritas Appeals to the Population

vor 5 Stunden - VOL.at

On Saturday, they found a homeless man in Floridsdorf, he was taken to the hospital where he died. On Sunday, street workers found a man motionless in a park in Favoriten, and the rescue team could only...weiterlesen »

Fatal Fall from Kleiner Schönberg in Upper Austria: 61-Year-Old Accident Victim

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He had set out on a mountain tour there on Tuesday and was reported missing a few hours before being found, the police informed. The accident victim from the Eferding district is believed to have fallen...weiterlesen »

Highlight for Sweet Tooths: Chocolate Festival Returns to Vienna's Marx Halle

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On 12,000 square meters, Austria's largest chocolate festival in the Vienna Marx Halle presents the full range of sweet culinary delights – from classic bars to experimental creations like chocolate beer,...weiterlesen »

Government Agrees on Reduction of VAT on Basic Foodstuffs

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The reduction had been demanded by the SPÖ for some time, for example by party leader Andreas Babler last autumn. The halving of the tax is to take effect in the middle of the year. Which foodstuffs will...weiterlesen »

Felbermayr on VAT Reduction: Trade Should Pass Relief on to Customers

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The planned industrial electricity price is also necessary to keep the domestic economy competitive with Germany. He is not "particularly enthusiastic" about the counter-financing, but understands the...weiterlesen »

Conditional Prison Sentences After Attempted Disruption of Identitarian Demonstration in Vienna

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Due to the attempted disruption of an assembly or resistance against state authority as part of the "Black Block," three of the five defendants received suspended sentences of three, four, and eight months....weiterlesen »

Government Agrees on Reduction of VAT on Basic Foodstuffs

vor 23 Stunden - VOL.at

The reduction had been demanded by the SPÖ for some time, for example by party leader Andreas Babler last autumn. The halving of the tax is to take effect in the middle of the year. Which foodstuffs will...weiterlesen »

Process Regarding Violent Attack at Vienna Meidling Station: Now the Victims Speak

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They vividly described to a jury how they were attacked on the station premises by mostly masked, black-clad assailants for inexplicable reasons. Some are still suffering from the psychological consequences...weiterlesen »

Pilnacek-U-Committee Starts with On-Site Inspection

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The deputies walked through the village with about 350 inhabitants, as their bus was too large to reach the parking lot at the Danube tributary, where the former head of the justice department, Christian...weiterlesen »

Government Agrees on Reduction of VAT on Basic Foodstuffs

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The reduction had been demanded by the SPÖ for some time, for example by party leader Andreas Babler last autumn. The halving of the tax is to take effect in the middle of the year. Which foods will become...weiterlesen »

With this, Syrians are to be encouraged to voluntarily return home

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After concluding their retreat, the government has committed to the national implementation of the new European asylum rules. The goal is to conduct procedures at the external borders and make the necessary...weiterlesen »

Government Agrees on Reduction of VAT on Basic Foodstuffs

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The reduction had been demanded by the SPÖ for some time, for example by party leader Andreas Babler last autumn. The halving of the tax is to take effect in the middle of the year. Which foods will become...weiterlesen »

Shots Triggered WEGA Operation in Vienna-Ottakring

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Officers from the Ottakring City Police Command and officers from the special unit WEGA were alerted to Hasnerstraße in Vienna-Ottakring on January 14 due to alleged shots. According to a witness, a man...weiterlesen »

Process on Violent Attack at Vienna Meidling Station: Now the Victims Speak

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They vividly described to a jury how they were attacked on the station premises by mostly masked, black-clad assailants for inexplicable reasons. Some are still suffering from the psychological consequences...weiterlesen »

Missing 34-Year-Old Styrian Woman Found Dead: Body Identified

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"It is now a sad certainty," said Styria State Police Director Gerald Ortner. A 30-year-old man is considered a suspect, who led the police to the location of the body, a forest near his residence. An...weiterlesen »

Vienna's Albertina Celebrates 250th Birthday with Anniversary Program

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A quarter of a millennium old - a circumstance that few things on this planet can claim, unless they are a Greenland shark. However, the Vienna Albertina is one of them, as the museum is celebrating its...weiterlesen »

Missing 34-Year-Old Styrian Woman Found Dead: Body Identified

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"It is now a sad certainty," said the Styrian State Police Director Gerald Ortner. A 30-year-old man is considered a suspect, who led the police to the location of the body, a wooded area near his residence....weiterlesen »

Cigarette Likely Caused Fire with Ten Partially Seriously Injured in Krems

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An electrical defect in a battery-powered device cannot be ruled out as the cause of the fire according to the current state of investigation, said police spokeswoman Manuela Weinkirn on Wednesday in response...weiterlesen »

Hollywood Star Kiefer Sutherland Arrested for Assault and Threats

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According to a police statement, the Canadian allegedly physically attacked and threatened a ride service driver in Los Angeles. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday. The victim did not...weiterlesen »

Fire in Linz: Children's Room Fully Engulfed in Flames

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A mother and her four children fled from a fire in their apartment on Tuesday evening in Linz. The woman and the children, aged one to seven, were treated by emergency services along with a neighbor, reported...weiterlesen »

Lower VAT on Basic Foodstuffs Likely to Come

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The results of the meeting will be presented on Wednesday afternoon. The reduction of the value-added tax on staple foods has been demanded by the SPÖ for some time, for example by party leader Andreas...weiterlesen »

Two Children & Five Adults Injured in Apartment Fire in the City of Salzburg

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According to the police, the fire broke out in an apartment on the first floor. All residents and the guests of a restaurant on the ground floor were evacuated. Five adults and two children had to be taken...weiterlesen »

Already Almost 50 Defendants: Vienna Trial Against "Last Generation" Escalates

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Whether further charges will be added before the trial date, which has not yet been set, is still uncertain. The space problem surrounding the trial for serious property damage and other charges is thus...weiterlesen »

Missing 34-Year-Old Likely Dead: Partial Confession Made by Suspect

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Indeed, a body was found on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed the spokesperson for the State Police Directorate of Styria, Markus Lamb, in a report by the "Kronen Zeitung". It is highly likely that it is the...weiterlesen »

Violent Attack at Vienna Meidling Station: Trial Resumed

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With Abu Bakar D., the alleged leader of a total of 24 defendants with Chechen roots spoke. The 25-year-old is said to have called for the attack in Meidling. He did not confess. Six co-defendants were...weiterlesen »

No Trace Yet of Missing Styrian Woman

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In the case of the missing woman from Styria, the 30-year-old suspect is to be questioned again by investigators on Tuesday. Additionally, there will be further interrogations in the 34-year-old's environment,...weiterlesen »

Tuesday Brought First Vienna Special State Parliament 2026

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In the Vienna City Hall, the first meeting of the city parliament in the year 2026 took place on Tuesday. The agenda included a special session of the state parliament on the topic of housing. This was...weiterlesen »

Smartwatch in Focus: Debate on Missing Data in the Pilnacek Inquiry Committee

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The FPÖ, which initiated the investigation committee, accused the ÖVP on Tuesday of systematically obstructing clarification in the case of the former head of the justice department, Christian Pilnacek,...weiterlesen »

Government Retreat Begins at the Hofburg

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With about an hour's delay, the government leaders started their first retreat of the new year on Tuesday afternoon. After a meeting with Federal President Van der Bellen, they proceeded to the conference...weiterlesen »

Is there soon going to be meat from South America at Billa and Spar?

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Argentinian steaks will not be available at the two largest domestic supermarket chains Spar and Billa even after the imminent signing of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. For both food retailers, fresh...weiterlesen »

600 Jobs Will Be Cut at Automotive Supplier ZKW

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The main site affected is in Wieselburg, where a total of around 570 jobs will be eliminated, as a spokesperson specified upon request. 30 jobs at ZKW in Wiener Neustadt are also affected. The measure...weiterlesen »

Smartwatch in Focus: Debate on Missing Data in the Pilnacek Committee

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The FPÖ, which initiated the investigation committee, accused the ÖVP on Tuesday of systematically obstructing clarification in the case of the former head of the justice department, Christian Pilnacek,...weiterlesen »

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