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Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) stated before the start of the government retreat on Tuesday afternoon that the published inflation figures are "not good news." An inflation rate of 4.1 percent...weiterlesen »
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Defense attorney Michael Dohr relies on the decisions by which the St. Pölten Regional Court imposed or extended the pre-trial detention. However, his applications for bias were rejected by the court's...weiterlesen »
"This is the highest value since March 2024. Almost all expenditure groups contributed to this increase," said the Director General of Statistics Austria, Manuela Lenk, regarding the inflation in August....weiterlesen »
Update: Based on incoming tips from the public, three suspects have been identified. They are Austrian citizens aged 19 and 20 years. The investigations and the public search for the fourth suspect are...weiterlesen »
Sales in the Vienna trade sector increased nominally by 3 percent to approximately 61 billion euros. In real terms, this means an increase of 1.6 percent, explained the Vienna Chamber of Commerce in a...weiterlesen »
The coalition partners, however, showed openness to only moderate increases. SPÖ leader Andreas Babler wants to negotiate a "socially balanced" package, while the NEOS saw a "need for adjustment" in pensions....weiterlesen »
Consumers can therefore look forward to a high-quality, "fruit-focused" vintage. In 2024, the weather spoiled the wine harvest for the winemakers, resulting in the smallest harvest in 14 years. For comparison:...weiterlesen »
But also the head of the ÖVP-affiliated Senior Citizens' Association, Ingrid Korosec, called an increase below inflation "unsocial, unjust, and disproportionate" and, like the president of the SPÖ-affiliated...weiterlesen »
On Thursday, September 4th, the Interior Committee will begin discussions on tightening the gun law. This measure became necessary due to the rampage at a school in Graz. If the committee agrees in time,...weiterlesen »
The robbery occurred on August 9 at 4:55 PM on Brünner Straße. The man is said to have hidden in the supermarket branch and waited for the store to close. In the office, he then threatened the employees...weiterlesen »
Drug investigators from the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, Center-East branch, in collaboration with the Federal Criminal Police Office, achieved a significant investigative success. In a coordinated...weiterlesen »
The Eurobarometer survey shows that 56 percent of citizens in the EU support an enlargement of the Union, while in Austria only 45 percent of the population are in favor. More skepticism towards EU enlargement...weiterlesen »
Shortly after the shop opened, the 43-year-old is said to have strangled an employee present at the ice cream shop. The shop owner intervened and was attacked by the suspect with a punch. The owner suffered...weiterlesen »
The 18-year-old, who was active for IS again after his release in May 2024, was sentenced to two years in prison. The verdict for membership in a terrorist and criminal organization is not yet legally...weiterlesen »
"Emilia first entered the top 10 in 2013 and has been in second or third place since 2019. Emilia was already the most popular name for girls in 2023," said Manuela Lenk, Director of Statistical Services...weiterlesen »
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"Without them, the EU is not complete," said Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger about the Western Balkan states. "We also see concrete progress," noted the NEOS politician in the new issue of "Cercle...weiterlesen »
In light of existing uncertainties due to the trade conflict with the USA and the differing inflation rates in the Eurozone, it is important not to make an interest rate move "that might have to be reversed...weiterlesen »
Sustainable measures should reduce inflation without affecting the economy. OeNB Chief Martin Kocher views direct price interventions with skepticism. However, he would support the abolition of the so-called...weiterlesen »
The unemployment rate in the health and social sector was 3.7 percent in 2024, significantly below the overall economic average of 7.0 percent, and remained constant over the last ten years. According...weiterlesen »
"It would be a right signal to conclude below 2.7 percent," said Chancellor Stocker in the ORF summer interview. The ÖVP leader even hinted at a desire to go lower: "Two percent would be the target value."...weiterlesen »
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Laut "Financial Times" ist während eines Fluges von EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen das GPS am bulgarischen Flughafen Plowdiw ausgefallen. Ein russischer Angriff steht im Raum (COMBO) This...weiterlesen »
8.7 percent of the prices for goods used to calculate inflation are administered by the government in this country. This places Austria in 5th place among EU countries that are least involved in price...weiterlesen »
Countermeasures include the rejuvenation of forests, reforestation with "climate-resilient" plants, and measures to reduce wildlife damage. The occasion for the press conference was the release of the...weiterlesen »
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For more than half a million students in Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland, the new academic year began on Monday. Among them are also 41,000 first graders who are taking their seats in a classroom...weiterlesen »
The bleak economic situation continues to weigh on the labor market. At the end of August, a total of 367,120 people were registered with the Public Employment Service (AMS), of which 301,421 were unemployed...weiterlesen »
Vienna increases prices for public transport tickets and parking by up to 30 percent Vienna increases the prices for public transport tickets and parking. The rates rise by up to 30 percent. The annual...weiterlesen »
The man initially posed as a customer and placed his purchases on the checkout belt. However, when the cashier opened the register, he pulled out a kitchen knife, demanded cash, and fled with around 930...weiterlesen »
After his conviction in April 2024 to two years of partially suspended imprisonment, he allegedly engaged in IS propaganda again, according to the indictment. The court had instructed the young man, who...weiterlesen »
It should have been done by October 2024, but a legislative proposal did not achieve the necessary two-thirds majority in parliament. Whether the implementation could have prevented the cyberattack on...weiterlesen »
According to the indictment, he extensively reported the acts of abuse to a German in words and pictures. The jury trial was largely held behind closed doors. The verdict is not final. According to the...weiterlesen »
The gloomy economic situation continues to burden the labor market. At the end of August, a total of 367,120 people were registered with the Public Employment Service (AMS), of which 301,421 were unemployed...weiterlesen »
However, he encountered an undercover police investigator. During the planned handover of two kilograms of cocaine, for which the officer had pretended to accept a price of 60,000 euros, the 38-year-old...weiterlesen »
According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, his wife and son tried to convince the officers of the city police command Favoriten, who were searching for the fugitive, that they had not seen him. The...weiterlesen »
Vienna increases the prices for public transport tickets and parking. The rates rise by up to 30 percent. The annual pass for Wiener Linien will cost 467 euros instead of the previous 365 euros - with...weiterlesen »
An officer from the state traffic department found himself confronted with an incident on Saturday afternoon in downtown Vienna that was not at all his area of expertise. The officer was supposed to regulate...weiterlesen »
The information register, in which data is proactively published, was announced in the Federal Law Gazette on Monday. Support for those who wish to make inquiries is provided by the Forum for Freedom of...weiterlesen »
The advanced training is "voluntary, challenging, and forward-looking." Starting in September, the Cadet Training 1 also begins, with 1,230 participants, almost doubling from the previous year - "A real...weiterlesen »
The advanced training is "voluntary, challenging, and forward-looking." Starting in September, the cadre training 1 also begins, with 1,230 participants, almost doubling from the previous year - "A real...weiterlesen »
The gang members beat and severely injured him. It was only the next day that the victim was found some distance from the crime scene. The violent excess now has consequences for the perpetrators: the...weiterlesen »
Early Sunday morning, officers from the Vienna-Favoriten city police command managed to arrest the wanted 37-year-old (citizen of Syria) in a Vienna apartment on the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor's...weiterlesen »
An officer from the state traffic department noticed a scuffle between a woman and a man on the pedestrian crossing over the Opernring during traffic regulation on Sunday and intervened. As it turned out,...weiterlesen »
The victim was seriously injured in the incident and taken to a hospital. A 15-year-old (citizen: Romania) was the first to be identified by the officers and was taken to a detention center by order of...weiterlesen »
A new chapter began at the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) on Monday: Martin Kocher, former IHS head and until recently ÖVP Minister of Economy and Labor, assumed his position as the new governor and thus...weiterlesen »
The gloomy economic situation continues to weigh on the labor market. At the end of August, a total of 367,120 people were registered with the Public Employment Service (AMS), of which 301,421 were unemployed...weiterlesen »
For over half a million students in Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland, the new school year begins on Monday. Among them are also 41,000 first graders who will take their seats in a classroom for the...weiterlesen »
This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday via a press release. Additionally, older students as student guides and parents, relatives, grandfathers, and grandmothers as adult guides,...weiterlesen »