Financial Worries Do Not Decrease: Many Will Tighten Their Belts More in 2026

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Increased inflation, weak economic situation - money is causing many people in Austria headaches. Every second person worries about their financial situation, as a survey by Santander Consumer Bank shows....weiterlesen »

Gastro Representatives Criticize Plans for Mandatory Savings Menu

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Association Chairman Alois Rainer expressed little understanding on Tuesday for rumored proposals such as a "state-mandated savings menu": "Symbolic politics do not replace structural measures," said Rainer....weiterlesen »

Car Show Vienna Drive Opens Its Doors on Thursday

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The automotive year 2025 went better than expected for manufacturers and dealers. The final registration numbers for the entire year will be presented tomorrow, Wednesday. By November, there was an increase...weiterlesen »

Retrieve Money from the Bank: VKI Collects Affected Individuals from Unauthorized Fund Commissions

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Last October, the consumer advocates announced a corresponding agreement with the Raiffeisenlandesbank Lower Austria-Vienna (RLB-NÖ-Wien), followed by the Raiffeisen institutes in Burgenland, Tyrol, Styria,...weiterlesen »

Survey: Majority of Austrians Support Stricter Asylum Policy

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Accordingly, Austrians want people who have entered the country via smugglers to be unable to apply for asylum. Furthermore, there is support for the obligation to perform community service. The approval...weiterlesen »

Retail Looks Pessimistically into the Near Future

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Consumer and retail climate show no improvement in the past year 2025 nor in the outlook for 2026, as revealed by a recent analysis from the Institute for Retail, Sales, and Marketing (IHaM) at Johannes...weiterlesen »

Subsidized Electricity Price for Companies Demanded

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Economy Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) is likely to bring the demand for a lower electricity price for the industry to tomorrow's government retreat. If Germany takes measures regarding the industrial...weiterlesen »

SPAR with Recall: This is the Pistachio Cream in Question

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On Monday, an appeal was issued via broadcast to customers not to consume the product with the mentioned details. They can return it to the nearest SPAR, EUROSPAR, INTERSPAR store, or Maximarkt. A receipt...weiterlesen »

No Respite in the Real Estate Market: WKÖ Warns of 2026

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Legal uncertainties, challenging conditions, and a strained financing situation are expected to continue to affect the domestic real estate industry in 2026. The chairman of the professional association...weiterlesen »

Discount Dispute: Proceedings Against Billa, Hofer, Spar, and Lidl Begin

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The lawsuits by the Association for Consumer Information (VKI) due to non-transparency in the labeling of discount prices in the food trade will be heard at the Vienna Commercial Court starting this week....weiterlesen »

This right was granted to a transgender person by the VfGH

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The Constitutional Court (VfGH) has granted a transgender person the right to have their gender entry removed from the civil status register. According to the "Presse" (Monday edition), this overturned...weiterlesen »

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