Category: Austrian News

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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The FPÖ and ÖVP presented the details of the budget agreement on Thursday! And there was one surprise: the climate ticket is staying. At a press conference in parliament on Thursday, FPÖ finance spokesman Hubert Fuchs and ÖVP parliamentary group chairman August Wöginger announced details of the savings plans that are currently the focus of the coalition negotiations.And there were a few surprises along the way! The climate bonus has been cancelled, but the climate ticket will remain. Only the free climate ticket for under-18s will be abolished. The previous…

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Nothing has been finalized yet. On Thursday, coalition negotiators Hubert Fuchs (FPÖ) and August Wöginger did not reveal any details of their 6.39 billion euro savings package. At least Fuchs said, “The fees for passports and driving licenses have not been increased since 2011; we will make up for that.” An annual inflation increase in federal fees is actually planned, but the ÖVP finance ministers of recent years have always generously refrained from doing so. The extent to which they have followed suit has not yet been revealed. However, if…

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A turnaround is imminent that could fundamentally change the previous winter weather. What scenarios await us now?High Beate on the home straightHigh Beate has settled over Europe, shaping the weather for days. The stable high-pressure conditions will bring mostly sunshine again starting tomorrow, but also icy temperatures and strong winds will make many places feel cold. Especially in the morning hours, temperatures often reach lows well below freezing. While many enjoy the clear days, the frosty nights and slippery roads are challenging. January 25 is the decisive dateThe weather forecasts…

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The time has finally come: On Wednesday, 15 January 2025, Vienna will get a little snow, and the federal capital could turn white here and there. After so-called “industrial snow” has already visited Vienna this year and turned parts of the city white, it is now real snow that many Viennese can look forward to on Wednesday, 14 January 2025. As a map from “GeoSphere Austria” shows, the west of the capital, in particular, could get a few centimetres. The Viennese can expect snow, especially in the morningAs the meteorologists…

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