Category: Austrian News

A weak low-pressure system will ensure unsettled weather in Austria until further notice. It will rain again and again in the coming days, with thunderstorms also on the cards. The sun will make an appearance from time to time, but only briefly. There will initially be some residual clouds and localised fog patches on Friday. These will clear in the morning, and the sun will appear. However, clouds will quickly form. The first rain showers will appear in the east in the morning. From midday, the probability of rain showers…

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When it comes to money, people get reckless. An adage that practically every phishing attempt is based on. A warning about fraudulent phone calls by criminals pretending to be PayPal employees was issued just yesterday. Refund of the ÖGK?The next warning today: Mails are currently doing the rounds that appear to be about a refund from the Austrian Health Insurance Fund ÖGK. You should click the link to receive a refund of just over 100 euros. ‘Caution! These messages are an attempt to defraud you. Do not open the link…

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A Viennese research team has investigated the extent to which existing immigrant communities in different regions influence the choice of residence of other migrants. The result: diasporas have a pull effect. In Austria, one hundred people attract around twelve new arrivals per year. The team led by lead author Rafael Prieto-Curiel from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) wanted to find out to what extent the principle of ‘birds of a feather flock together’—a mechanism known in science as ‘homophily’—can be understood on the basis of data from Austria and the…

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The Wienliebe Festival will debut on Rathausplatz from May 24 to May 26 next weekend. Culture, culinary delights and products from Vienna will take centre stage. The aim is for the Viennese to get to know their city in a new way. Vienna will show itself from different sides for three days, from Friday to Sunday. Numerous live acts will be performed on the stage where Festival Week has opened. Culinary delights will be provided by numerous well-known restaurateurs. Stalls with handicraft products and a food market await visitors. The…

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According to forecasts by Geosphere Austria, the weather will be rather unsettled next week. There is also a risk of heavy rain in parts of Austria on Tuesday. The rest of the week will also be characterised by thunderstorms, the metrology institute reported on Sunday. Monday will be mostly sunny until later in the morning. Then cumulus clouds will become noticeable, bringing rain showers and thunderstorms, especially in the mountains and the north and east. The tendency towards thunderstorms will decrease again in the evening hours. Apart from thunderstorms, the…

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After stagnating in the previous month, inflation fell significantly in April to 3.5 per cent after 4.1 per cent in March. This is the lowest price increase in Austria since September 2021 and was driven by gas prices, which fell significantly below the previous year’s level for the first time since 2020. ‘However, the price increases in the catering sector are still above average, and the price increase at petrol stations has even increased,’ explains Statistics Austria Director General Tobias Thomas. High inflation or not: the demand for summer holidays…

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The 2024 climate bonus has now been finalised and brings with it an increase compared to the previous year. But not everyone in Vienna will get the same amount. Everyone is talking about it again, the climate bonus is coming back, but there are also further changes this year. The most important of these is that the basic and maximum amounts have been raised. Where the range in 2023 was only from 110 to 220 euros, this year it is 145 to 290 euros, the Austrian Press reported yesterday. But…

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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Republic of Austria reaffirm their long-standing friendship and mutual labor cooperation during the kick-off of Philippines-Austria Friendship Week on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the DMW Head Office in Mandaluyong City. The partnership ensures the safe and ethical recruitment of Filipino professionals and skilled workers and paves the way for a brighter future for both nations. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac emphasized that the celebration aims to enhance cooperation in upholding safe and fair labor migration, with an unwavering focus…

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The federal government announced on Wednesday, May 15, that the climate bonus will increase by more than 30 percent. Payment will start after the summer. The 2024 climate bonus will be adjusted in line with CO2 pricing and will, therefore, be higher this year. This was announced by the Federal Government after the Wednesday meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 15, 2024. The base amount of the 2024 climate bonus will rise to 145 euros. With regional equalization, it is up to 290 euros. Regional differences in transport…

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