Category: Austrian News

A deposit system for disposable plastic bottles and cans was introduced in Austria at the turn of the year. Now something is also happening for returnable containers: the deposit of 9 cents per bottle, which has been in place for 40 years, is being raised to 20 cents, according to the Austrian Brewers’ Association. The “classic 0.5-litre beer bottle,” which makes up 90 percent of these returnable containers, will be most affected. The changeover will occur “in the night from 1 February to 2, 2025.”. The “Standard” recently reported on…

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From 23 January to 2 March 2025, Rathausplatz will be transformed into a huge ice rink that will delight skating fans of all ages. The Vienna Ice Dream is one of the largest open-air artificial ice rinks in the world, on two levels. The fantastically illuminated façade of City Hall forms the fairytale backdrop for the Vienna Ice Dream. An approximately 10,000 m² ice landscape provides young and old skating fans alike with entertaining winter fun. A special experience is the Sky Rink, an ice skating terrace on the second…

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Today, it will be foggy in the Danube region and the southeast. There is a risk of black ice in Lower Austria, Vienna, and Burgenland, where it may rain or snow. In the mountains, it will remain dry and foggy. Temperatures will be between minus 9 and plus 4 degrees. In the lowlands, Thursday will often continue with fog or high mist. However, more and more clouds from a cold front will move in from the west, and in Vorarlberg, it will start to rain lightly in the morning hours.…

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More and more high and medium-high clouds will move in from the west on Wednesday. In the east, some persistent fog or high fog patches will persist in the lowlands. From Salzburg to the mountains of Lower Austria, sunny weather conditions will often prevail. The wind will blow weakly from east to south. Early temperatures are minus 8 to minus 1 degrees, and daytime highs are minus 1 to plus 9 degrees. Snow and rainFog or high fog will continue in the lowlands on Thursday. However, more and more clouds…

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A look into Austrians’ wallets reveals that Viennese and Vorarlbergers are the highest earners compared to federal states. The latest salary check also clearly shows the gap between men’s and women’s incomes.Working Austrians earn an average of 49,121 euros gross per year, but salaries vary from province to province. This results from an evaluation by the employer rating platform kununu, which analyzed 181,000 salary data from the years 2023 and 2024. Viennese and Vorarlbergers earn the highest salariesAccording to the study, Viennese and Vorarlbergers earn the highest average salaries at…

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Despite the planned abolition of the climate bonus, many Austrians can still benefit from a final payment of up to 290 euros. Find out who is eligible and how you can still receive the bonus. Savings package from Blau-SchwarzAccording to the current austerity plans of the FPÖ and ÖVP, the climate bonus will be a thing of the past as early as this year. The measure, which is still in coalition negotiations and has not yet been decided, is expected to save around two billion euros in the budget by…

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It is well known that mental problems among young people are on the rise. A new study now reveals that the increased use of social media and streaming services is negatively contributing to this. Social media and streaming threaten the life satisfaction of young people in Austria. Although a study for the “Mental Health Days,” in which responses from around 14,500 young people were evaluated, revealed a high level of life satisfaction in general, individual aspects such as depression are widespread. The online content consumed could play a role here,…

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With icy temperatures in the lowlands and milder weather in the mountains, Geosphere Austria announces a changeable week with fog, sunshine, rain and snowfall. The weather in the coming week will be cold in the lowlands and mild in the mountains. On Monday, fog and high fog will persist regionally in the north and east, while from the early morning hours, some high and medium-high cloud fields will move across the sky from the south. The sunniest weather is expected to remain from Vorarlberg to Upper Austria. It will be…

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An area of high pressure will ensure dry weather in Austria in the coming days. However, this means it will be very cold in the morning, with temperatures as low as minus ten degrees. However, according to the Geosphere Austria forecast, temperatures will climb back into the plus range during the day. Friday will generally continue with high pressure and plenty of sunshine. There will often be early morning fog in the lowlands, but this will usually clear. Fog or high fog will most persist in the eastern lowlands, Danube,…

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