Easter vacation starts rainy, then up to 20 degrees

As with every year, the weather during Easter vacation is mostly unstable and rainy. Gales of around 80 km/h can even be expected in some regions. It will briefly become milder on Monday, and temperatures could reach up to 20 degrees Celsius. Friday will remain mostly cloudy until later in the morning, followed by a mix of clouds and sunshine. Isolated rain showers may also occur in Lower Austria. The wind will be weak to moderate. It will be warmest in the west and southwest, with temperatures of up to…

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Cell phone tariffs – Austrian Chamber of Labor warns new price increases in April

The Chamber of Labor (AK) warns of rising prices for basic fees for existing mobile phone contracts in April. The reason for this is the value protection clauses, which are set to take effect again. “An increase of around eight percent can be expected,” writes the AK on Wednesday. At the same time, however, making calls and, above all, surfing on cell phones have become cheaper in recent years. This is mainly due to the fact that new tariffs offer higher data volumes for the same basic charges.Not all providers…

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The church is so rich anyway. So why do I have to pay a church contribution?

One point of criticism often voiced by people who are not ready to pay their “Kirchebeitrag” is the impression that the church has a lot of money and enough assets. It is incomprehensible to them that they must also pay a church contribution. You must contribute if you are a member of the Protestant or Catholic Church in Austria. However, the church tax (church contribution) in Austria is not a tax as we know it in the conventional sense but a contribution that is only intended for the respective church.…

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Cold air awaits us at the start of Holy Week

With the Easter holidays in sight, the weather will offer a rollercoaster of temperatures and conditions until then. It’s all here, from overnight frost to spring-like temperatures of 20 degrees and even a hint of polar air. Here, we take a detailed look at the current trends and give a preview of the weather until Easter.Changeable until the middle of the weekNight frost and spring warmth up to 20 degrees: The start of the week promises a friendly and mild Sunday before the weather cools down again at the beginning…

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Up to 20 degrees: spring is on its way

After the remnants of disturbances, Geosphere Austria expects some sunshine throughout the week. By mid-week, temperatures could reach up to 20 degrees in large parts of Austria. Clouds will predominate in large parts of the country on Monday. Initially, it will only rain a little in places in the mountains, but precipitation will become more frequent in the western half of Austria as the day progresses. The snow line is 1,200 to 1,800 meters above sea level. It will remain largely dry in the east. The wind will be light.…

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Austria: Medical association calls for measles vaccination

Given the increasing number of cases, the Austrian Medical Association is calling for measles vaccination. “Vaccinations can prevent many serious illnesses and save a lot of suffering,” said Edgar Wutscher, Federal Chairman of the Curia of General Practitioners, in a press release calling for more attention to be paid to the Austrian vaccination plan. The chamber also wants health insurance coverage to cover PCR tests and titer determinations. Almost 270 cases of measles were recorded this year. PCR tests as a health insurance benefitThe measles vaccination (MMR) is free with…

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Car Registration certificate is now also digitally on the smartphone

After obtaining your driver’s license, saving your registration certificate digitally on your smartphone is now possible. This means traffic checks can now be carried out entirely via cell phone. The prerequisite is ID Austria.The population has digitally activated 560,000 driving licenses, said State Secretary for Digitalization Florian Tursky (ÖVP) at the presentation of the new function together with Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) at the Rossauer Kaserne in Vienna. Now that the registration certificate can also be stored in the “eAusweise” app on the smartphone, traffic checks can be carried…

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Looking forward to the weekend with up to 20 degrees

Just in time for the weekend, the weather throughout Austria is showing its sunny and, above all, very mild side again. Temperatures will rise to up to 20 degrees Celsius. Only a light wind is blowing in the west of the country. A mix of sunshine and scattered clouds is possible throughout Austria on Friday. It will remain mostly dry. Only from Vorarlberg to western Upper Styria may there be some rain in the late afternoon. The wind will be weak to moderate. Highs during the day will be between…

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Austria: New climate bonus for 2024 now fixed

This year, the federal government is once again holding out the prospect of a climate bonus. Its amount and the start of payment are the subject of heated debate. The climate bonus will be paid out for the third time this year. While the second payment wave of the bonus from 2023 is still in progress, the amount of the climate bonus for this year and the start of the payment are currently the subject of negotiations between the coalition government and the Greens. In principle, the climate bonus is…

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