Administrative Court Must Review Approval for Gas Drilling in Molln

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In June 2025, the Environmental Umbrella Organization, the Nature Conservation Union, the Alpine Club, and Greenpeace filed an extraordinary appeal with the Administrative Court (VwGH). Previously, they...weiterlesen »

ESC 2026 in Vienna: Fan Club Booms After JJ Victory

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This means the civil registrar from Graz is experiencing a home ESC for the second time - and a membership boom in the fan club. This is an occasion for a conversation about the explosion in membership...weiterlesen »

Increase in New Car Registrations in the Previous Year

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Compared to the previous year, the number of new car registrations rose by 12.3 percent to 284,978 vehicles, the highest level since 2019. Petrol hybrid and electric drives were the most popular among...weiterlesen »

Car Registrations Climbed to Highest Level Since 2019

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The domestic car market experienced a significant upswing last year. A total of 284,978 passenger cars (Pkw) were registered for the first time in 2025 - an increase of 12.3 percent compared to the previous...weiterlesen »

After Admission Stop: Viennese Parishes Want to Accommodate Refugees from Ukraine

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Since the beginning of January, no new admissions have been made at the last nationwide arrival center for displaced Ukrainians in Vienna - with the exception of particularly vulnerable individuals and...weiterlesen »

Social Welfare Reform: Further Discussions, Many Open Questions

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According to APA information, concrete results are not to be expected, and no media information was initially planned. The content is likely to include plans to bind social assistance recipients more closely...weiterlesen »

More Visitors for Schloss Hof and Co.

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The Schönbrunn Group reports an increase in visitors for all locations for the past year 2025. The total number of guests rose from around 4,776,000 in 2024 to 5,260,000 visitors. According to CEO Klaus...weiterlesen »

New Gross-Net Calculator Shows Income 2026

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The Federal Ministry of Finance has updated the gross-net calculator to the 2026 status. On the website bmf.gv.at , employees and pensioners can now calculate their expected net income. The calculator...weiterlesen »

KTM AG lays off numerous employees

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KTM AG continues its realignment and is laying off around 500 employees, two-thirds of them in Austria. Mainly employees and middle management are affected, the parent company Bajaj Mobility AG (formerly...weiterlesen »

KTM AG lays off numerous employees

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KTM AG is continuing its realignment and is laying off around 500 employees. Mainly affected are employees and middle management, the parent company Bajaj Mobility AG (formerly Pierer Mobility AG) announced...weiterlesen »

Austrians Are Less Afraid of Blackouts

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While last year the probability of a large-scale power outage within the next two years was estimated at an average of 33 percent, the expected risk this year is 29 percent. This is according to a survey...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 »

Viennese Cosmetics Retailer "The Body Shop" is Bankrupt

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Currently, there is no concrete information on the causes of insolvency, the liabilities, or the affected employees, as the bankruptcy proceedings were opened at the request of creditors, according to...weiterlesen »

Vienna ESC Tickets Sold Out Immediately: Final Show Fully Booked in 14 Minutes

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Shortly after sales began, the online "waiting rooms" for the shows were densely populated with registered, potential ticket buyers. Especially the evening shows for the ESC in Vienna were sold out in...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 »

Austria in Pension Shock: Fear of Old-Age Poverty Grows

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The trust of Austrians in the state pension is dwindling - concerns about financial security in old age are growing. According to a study published on Tuesday by Erste Bank, Sparkassen, and Wiener Städtische,...weiterlesen »

Austrians Went to the Cinema More Often Again in 2025

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An increase of 11 percent in box office and 8.1 percent in cinema visits compared to the previous year is reported by the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI) for the past year. According to figures reported...weiterlesen »

Skier Wanted to Cross Street: Hit by Car

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The 41-year-old winter sports enthusiast from the Lower Austrian district of Bruck an der Leitha apparently drove onto the snow-covered road immediately in front of the driver from the Netherlands to cross...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 »

These are the Semifinals at the Song Contest 2026 in Vienna

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The new year has begun - and with it officially the year of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Austria. A central component for the musical mega-event was laid on Monday evening at the Vienna City Hall,...weiterlesen »

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