Austrian News

The Austrian police issued an urgent warning on Tuesday about the “fake doctor” scam. Callers pretend to be doctors and pretend that close relatives of potential victims are suffering from cancer. They demand large sums of money for medication for immediate treatment. The damage caused in this way amounts to a mid-six-figure euro sum nationwide, reported the Lower Austria Provincial Police Directorate in a press release. The supposed doctors usually call from home landline numbers. The money for an allegedly vital and immediate treatment is then handed over at an…

When the first rays of spring sunshine melt the snow and the temperatures become more pleasant again, many drivers start thinking about changing from winter to summer tires. However, contrary to the widespread assumption that there is a legal obligation to change tires, in many countries, including Austria, there is no explicit summer tire obligation. Which tires are considered summer tires?Summer tires are specially designed to provide the best performance in warm temperatures and on dry or wet asphalt. They are characterized by a special rubber compound that ensures stability…

Foot-and-mouth disease threatens Austria: there is a current travel warning for Hungary and Slovakia! Strict import bans are being implemented to prevent an outbreak. Easter is just around the corner—but this time, it means: don’t bring any sausage from abroad! Foot-and-mouth disease is back and, according to experts, is closer to Austria’s doorstep than it has been for 40 years. Particularly affected are Hungary and Slovakia, popular destinations for trips home over the holidays. “There is a ban on imports from Slovakia and Hungary,” clarified Simone Schmiedtbauer (ÖVP), Member of…

On April 1, the first part of the government’s budget austerity package comes into force. The first part of the new government’s austerity package comes into force on 1 April. In order to restructure the ailing state budget, 6.4 billion euros are to be saved this year alone, or more is to be collected. The first measures for this, with a volume of 1.1 billion euros for this year, have already been passed in parliament and will come into force on 1 April. Until now, motor vehicles with zero CO₂…

The coming week promises an exciting mix of weather. While wintry influences are still noticeable at the beginning of the week, especially on the northern side of the Alps, spring will increasingly prevail from the middle of the week. On Friday in particular, according to the experts from Geosphere Austria, it will be almost early summer temperatures of up to 22 degrees. After a cloudy and wet start to the week, with maximum temperatures between five and 14 degrees, the influence of high pressure will become increasingly strong from Wednesday.…