Category: Austrian News

The “Digitales Amt” app will be replaced by “ID Austria.” At the presentation on Tuesday, the responsible State Secretary, Alexander Pröll (ÖVP), promised a more user-friendly interface. The requirement to log in using biometric data, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, will be dropped, and the PIN code can now also be used as an additional factor. Pröll suggested that ID Austria could also be used to check a minimum age on social media. The relaunch took place on June 20ID Austria enables users to prove their identity to digital…

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New AMS rules from July: immediate re-registration is required after interruptions. Digital communication will be strengthened to increase efficiency. Customers who report back to the AMS after a stay abroad, sick leave, or training, for example, must, in the future, submit the so-called re-registration on the first day after the interruption ends. Previously, they had one week to do this. This is particularly important because the unemployment benefit is only due from the day on which you have re-registered with the AMS. “The new regulation on immediate re-registration with the…

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36.8 degrees in Carinthia? In June? This value made many a meteorologist break out in a sweat, as it would be highly unusual: heat like this typically occurs, if at all, in mid-August in this country. But on June 23rd in St. Andrä in Lavanttal? Then the measuring station itself probably got too much sun, as Martin Templin from the Ubimet weather service considers and assumes a measurement error. An obvious thought, as this station has already reported 15 hot days this year. And that would be quite a lot…

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In January 2025, the city of Vienna increased parking fees to €1.30 per half hour. Parking tickets purchased in Vienna before January 1 of this year remain valid for the time being. However, this will soon come to an end, as the transition period is set to conclude on June 30, 2025. This means that old short-term parking tickets will no longer be valid and may not be used. It is not possible to exchange or return old parking tickets. The ÖAMTC automobile club has criticized this several times in…

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A hot air current from southwestern Europe is expected to spread across large parts of western Europe over the weekend. Initially, it will be very hot in France and Germany in particular—this weather situation will also affect Austria at the weekend. Extreme heat rolls in: over 35 degreesHeat peak. The heat will also reach Austria at the beginning of next week. The temperature rise is noticeable throughout the country, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees expected in many areas. Eastern Austria is particularly affected—temperatures could even rise to 37 degrees on…

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Car repair shops already were and are becoming even more expensive. Anyone who needs a §57a inspection for their vehicle already pays up to 151 euros. Repairs, service, and vehicle inspection stickers are becoming increasingly expensive. Drivers now have to pay an average of around 92 euros for the sticker check, with significant differences between brands and repair shops. Depending on the brand, type, damage, and repair shop, the average hourly rate for repairs is almost 191 euros for gasoline or diesel cars and around 215 euros for electric vehicles.…

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With free admission, visitors can enjoy the Strauss crossover project by Camo & Krooked and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, as well as acts such as No Angels, Kim Wilde, Josh, and Out of Order, until Sunday. EsRap, Jazz Gitti, Conchita Wurst, and cabaret artist David Scheid will perform on other stages. On Friday, shortly before 10 p.m., a sea of lights is planned in front of all stages for the victims of the rampage in Graz. Organized by the Vienna SPÖ, the festival offers a total of 16 stages and…

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With the new pension package, the federal government is planning a more flexible exit from working life: employees can reduce their working hours and draw a pension simultaneously through partial retirement. The federal government has agreed on a comprehensive pension package, which is to be passed by the National Council in July. The core of the reform is the introduction of partial retirement, which will supplement partial retirement in the future and enable a more flexible exit from working life from 2026. This will allow individuals to continue working at…

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For the first time in several years, Vienna is no longer at the top of the ranking of the world’s most livable cities. After three consecutive top rankings, the Austrian capital has been replaced by the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Vienna has the same score as the Swiss metropolis of Zurich, followed by Melbourne in Australia and Geneva in Switzerland, in the ranking of the British “Economist” group. In the 2025 Global Liveability Index, compiled by the Economist Group’s research and analysis department, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the list continues…

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