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VIENNA — Wasp season is reaching its annual peak in Austria, with populations at their largest in August and early September. While most people experience only painful but harmless stings, experts are warning that an encounter with a wasp can be life-threatening for people with an insect venom allergy. Gunter Sturm, head of the Reumannplatz Allergy Clinic in Vienna-Favoriten and the Clinical Allergology Research Group at the University Clinic of Dermatology in Graz, told the Austrian Press Agency (APA) that the risks are often underestimated. For people with an allergy…

VOR fare increase: Annual passes and KlimaTickets in Lower Austria and Burgenland will become more expensive from September 1, with prices rising by an average of 3.5 percent. Commuters and frequent public transport users in eastern Austria will face higher costs this autumn as the Transport Association Eastern Region (VOR) introduces a new round of fare increases. Effective September 1, 2026, prices for annual passes and KlimaTickets in Lower Austria and Burgenland will rise by an average of 3.5 percent. The increase will be particularly noticeable for passengers who rely…

Austria is preparing to replace millions of old paper driving licences as a mandatory EU-backed exchange deadline approaches. Around 3.6 million paper driving licences are still in circulation across Austria, according to the Ministry of Transport. The requirement affects licences that were issued before January 19, 2013, and holders will need to replace them with modern card-format licences by the beginning of 2033. Mandatory Exchange by 2033 The replacement programme stems from a European Union decision adopted in 2006, which called for the gradual introduction of a standardized driving licence…