Renovation of the Vienna Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art: "Time Capsule" with Several Items Sealed In

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The Vienna Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art now houses a disco ball: As part of the ongoing major renovation of the building, a miniature version of this party-friendly lighting fixture was placed in a...weiterlesen »

WKÖ Budget Proposal 2026 Presented

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The Vice President responsible for finances, Wolfgang Hesoun, presented the WKÖ budget proposal for 2026 on Thursday before the Economic Parliament. This took place in light of upcoming Chamber of Commerce...weiterlesen »

Schultz will restore trust in the WKÖ

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On Thursday, the Economic Parliament in Vienna convened with representatives of the Economic Chamber (WKÖ) for the first time since the uproar over compensations and salaries and the resignation of President...weiterlesen »

Conflict in Vienna-Floridsdorf Escalated: Multiple Reports

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Upon their arrival at around 7 PM, the police found significant damage to an apartment door in Vienna-Floridsdorf. The 19-year-old tenant from Slovenia stated that four individuals, two men and two women,...weiterlesen »

Pension Gap Between Women and Men in Austria Significantly Above OECD Average

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While the average gender-specific difference in pension amounts in OECD countries decreased from around 28 percent in 2007 to 22.8 percent in 2024, it was 35.6 percent in Austria last year. Austria thus...weiterlesen »

Schultz wants to restore trust in the WKÖ

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On Thursday, the Economic Parliament in Vienna convened with representatives of the Economic Chamber (WKÖ) for the first time since the uproar over compensations and salaries and the resignation of President...weiterlesen »

Hate on the Internet in Austria: Over 1,700 Cases Last Year

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The organization ZARA - Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work presented its 8th "Against Hate on the Net Report" on Wednesday evening. In the period from September 2024 to August 2025, 1,716 reports of online...weiterlesen »

Social Economy Collective Agreement: Protest in Vienna Before Next Round of Negotiations

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Before the previously unsuccessful collective agreement negotiations in the social economy continue on Thursday, the employee side has increased the pressure: Several thousand of the approximately 130,000...weiterlesen »

WKÖ Salaries: 2.1 Instead of 4.2 Percent Increase for Employees

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For the Economic Parliament of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) on Thursday, it is expected that all factions will submit a motion for far-reaching reforms. The meeting of the extended WKÖ presidency...weiterlesen »

AMS-Monitor: Women Benefit from Qualification - But the Wage Gap Remains

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Labor market policy offers from AMS improve women's employment opportunities. This is the conclusion reached by the AMS Gender Equality Goals Monitor. According to this, participants were employed longer...weiterlesen »

End for Third Runway at Vienna-Schwechat Airport

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The Vienna-Schwechat Airport will not build a third runway. It is assumed, "that we can handle over 50 million passengers with the two-runway system, and that is simply significantly more than we have...weiterlesen »

Social Economy Collective Agreement: Protest in Vienna Before Next Round of Negotiations

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Before the - so far unsuccessful - collective agreement negotiations in the social economy continue on Thursday, the employee side wants to increase the pressure: With a "protest day" in Vienna including...weiterlesen »

Dispute Over Inheritance? What Distinguishes Vienna from the Rest of Austria

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More than a third of respondents have already inherited – just as many report family disputes. 73 percent are convinced: inheritances lead more to tensions than to cohesion. A quarter fear that an inheritance...weiterlesen »

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