Category: Austrian News

A perfidious scam: criminals pretend to be PayPal employees and try to gain access to victims’ data and devices. Now, a bank is also issuing a warning. Fraudulent calls from alleged “PayPal” employees are currently on the increase. The savings bank is sounding the alarm and warning customers about this perfidious scam. The fraudsters claim that there are suspicious debits on the victim’s PayPal account. The bank explains that customers are being asked to help block these transactions. But beware: the fraudsters only want to gain access to bank details…

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In Austria, the cold is increasingly giving way to spring-like weather, especially in the west, with temperatures of up to 16 degrees. Initially, the sun will shine more brightly before dense clouds move in on Sunday. According to the forecast from Geosphere Austria, widespread rain is expected on Tuesday. The working week will end on Friday with sunny weather in the west and southwest. In the rest of the country, dense clouds will be present in the morning, but it will remain dry for the most part. The sun will…

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While the sun will often prevail, especially in the east, there will be occasional clouds in the west. Read here in detail how the weather will develop in the coming days. In the middle of the week, the weather will remain largely calm under the influence of high-pressure FINJA. In the morning, the day will begin in East Tyrol and from the Mürztal valley to Burgenland with compact fields of cloud, which will mostly clear by midday. Away from these regions, the day will often start sunny. Towards midday, thicker…

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In an online vote by film fans, Schönbrunn Palace was voted the best film/series location in Europe. The HBO mini-series The Regime, starring Kate Winslet, was filmed here in 2023. VIENNA: There is good news for all film fans in Vienna and Europe. Schönbrunn Palace has been voted the most beautiful film location in Europe by the public. This was voted for in the annual election for the best film/series location of the European Film Commission Network (EUFCN). The jury chose the Norwegian island of Frøya in Trøndelag with its…

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Official documents such as ID cards and passports are generally valid for ten years. After that, they must be renewed if you want to travel abroad with them (in some countries, documents that have been expired for up to six months are accepted). At the moment, it may be particularly worthwhile to check the expiration date of your passport. The “current government” and government negotiators recently announced that they would be increasing federal fees – drastically – due to the large budget shortfall.Due to the fee freeze, the Ministry of…

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A strong area of high pressure with cold air masses dominates the weather. Temperatures are dropping significantly, especially at night.The influence of the high-pressure area will increase at the weekend. There will be more sunny spells, but thicker patches of cloud may pass through, especially in the east. The sun will have a harder time on Sunday, and it may snow lightly in some places. Daytime highs away from the mountains will be between 1 and 4 degrees Celsius. At night, it will cool to between minus 3 and minus…

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Statistics Austria announced on Tuesday that Exactly 9,198,214 people were living in Austria at the beginning of 2025, which is 39,464 or 0.4 percent more than a year ago. The proportion of foreigners is 20.2 percent (1,855,624 people), compared to 19.7 percent in the previous year. At 36.4 percent, Vienna is the front-runner here, ahead of Vorarlberg (20.9) and Salzburg (20.8), while Burgenland has the lowest percentage at 11.5 percent. Growth was lower than in previous years – around 2023, plus 53,978 people or 0.6 percent. “Vienna once again had…

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Since 1 January, around one million deposit containers have been returned following the introduction of the deposit system for all plastic bottles and metal cans with a capacity of 0.1 to three liters. How the take-back worksAt the end of January, around 25 million returnable containers were already in circulation. “We expect that a large number of beverage containers with a deposit will already be in circulation from March,” said Monika Fiala and Simon Parth, Managing Directors of Recycling Pfand Österreich. 2025 is a transitional year: containers without a deposit…

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Tomorrow, 14 February, is Valentine’s Day. The Austrian Retail Association looked at how much Austrians spend on gifts for the day of love and found major regional differences. Valentine’s Day continues to be a significant sales factor for local retailers. According to the latest Consumer Check by the Austrian Retail Association, in collaboration with Reppublika Research, two-thirds of Austrians intend to buy gifts for Valentine’s Day this year. Austrians spend an average of 70 euros on Valentine’s Day “On the day of love, respect and appreciation for your partner are…

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