Category: Austrian News

A repair fair will be held in Vienna for the first time in mid-May. In addition, the repair voucher with a 100-euro subsidy will start again on 21 May. On 17 and 18 May, sustainability, conscious consumption and the responsible use of resources will be the focus at Vienna’s Museumsquartier. This is because the ‘repair: fair Vienna’ is taking place for the first time.The repair fair is intended to show that things can be repaired and do not always have to be immediately replaced by a new product. Interested parties…

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Another climate record: April 2024 was the eleventh month in a row warmer than any of the previous months measured. According to data from the EU climate change service Copernicus, it was also the first recorded April with a global average temperature of over 15 degrees. According to Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo, the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases ‘will continue to drive global temperatures towards new record levels.’ The service announced on Wednesday that the air temperature at the surface averaged 15.03 degrees in April, 0.67 degrees higher than the…

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Fraudulent letters are doing the rounds: Unknown third parties are currently sending letters in the name of the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR) requesting payment for a supposed ‘service fee’. RTR warns against fake lettersThe letters are created with no small amount of effort, they are labelled with the RTR logo, contact details and their QR code. This is where it gets risky: scanning the QR code takes you to a fake website and, after another click, to a form in which you are asked to provide…

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According to forecasts, Vienna will train more than 16,000 carers by 2030, thanks to the city’s investments alone. Apply now for ‘Jobs PLUS Training’!Nursing staff are already in high demand and will continue to rise. The City of Vienna is turning the tide with funding from Waff, the new specialist center, and the ‘Pflege. Future. Vienna`s training campaign is to attract interested Viennese people to the care and nursing professions. A study commissioned in 2019 identified a need for 9,000 new carers in the long-term care sector in Vienna by…

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The day will often be cloudy and rainy. In the morning, it will rain in the east, and the disturbance zone will spread to large parts of Austria as the day progresses. In the afternoon, the rainfall will be centered in the Salzkammergut. Localized thunderstorms are to be expected on Friday; these may be heavy. The snow line will drop to around 1500 meters above sea level in places in the west. Otherwise, it will be significantly higher. The wind will be weak to moderate, mainly from the west. Early…

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Under the influence of a low-pressure system south of Austria, the weather on Thursday will be pretty unsettled. In addition to sunny spells, compact clouds will appear repeatedly, and from East Tyrol eastward to the Most and Waldviertel, the tendency for rain showers significantly increases. Individual thunderstorms are also expected in the afternoon, especially towards the east. The day will be sunnier and mostly dry along the northern side of the Alps and in the north-west. The wind will blow weakly to moderately along the northern side of the Alps,…

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The tradition of putting up the maypole dates back to the Middle Ages. The colorfully decorated tree symbolizes life and fertility. What is a maypole?A maypole is a decorated tree or tree trunk. Depending on the region, it is traditionally erected either on 1 May or the eve of 1 May. The tree trunk is ceremoniously erected on the village square in many areas, especially in several German and Austrian federal states. The top of the tree is usually crowned with a wreath, and the top of the tree is…

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Inflation in Austria continues to fall. According to a flash estimate, inflation fell to 3.5 per cent in April compared to the same month last year, the lowest level since September 2021, as Statistics Austria announced on Tuesday. “Gas prices fell significantly below the high level of the previous year for the first time since 2020,” said Statistics Austria Director General Tobias Thomas, according to the press release. Package holidays also had a dampening effect on prices. A year ago, these were still strong price drivers. “However, price increases in…

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After the cold snap in Austria, the early summer weather is set to return. According to the forecast from Geosphere Austria, temperatures of up to 29 degrees are expected on Tuesday before a low-pressure system brings back heavier clouds, rain and cooling. However, the start of the week on Monday will continue to be dominated by the southerly high-altitude current and high air pressure on the ground. High-pressure weather on TuesdayThe high-pressure weather will continue on Tuesday. It will remain very sunny, and thin clouds will occasionally pass in high…

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