Category: Austrian News

In almost all federal states, including Vienna, rental prices for apartments on the real estate platform “ImmoScout24” have risen this year. Carinthia recorded the strongest price increase between January and November at 16 percent. In Carinthia, the price per square meter for rental apartments offered on ImmoScout24 rose from EUR 12.2 to EUR 14.1 but remains below EUR 1,000 for 70 square meters. According to the ImmoScout24 analysis, the average rent for a 70-square-meter apartment in Tyrol is currently EUR 1,400, 74 percent more expensive than in Upper Austria (EUR…

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After a Friday characterized by wintry conditions, the weather will be milder in the coming days. Sunshine and strong winds will dominate, especially on Sunday. It will remain mostly sunny with scattered patches of fog until Tuesday. Then rain showers will move across the country, reported Geosphere Austria. The dense clouds of the night will slowly clear on Friday morning, and the last snow showers will temporarily subside in the west. In the afternoon, it will be sunny in many parts of the country; only in the west will the…

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In particular, the northern Alps and the south of Austria can expect wintry conditions. Read here how the weather will develop and where it will be particularly white. Wednesday: Wintry day with sunshine and snow showers Wednesday will start with rain and snowfall in the west and south, with the snow line dropping into the lowlands as the day progresses. As the precipitation recedes during the day, sunshine and isolated snow showers will alternate—especially in the mountainous regions. Temperatures between 0 and 7 degrees will be noticeably colder. Stormy westerly…

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Many Viennese are still on sick leave. The ÖGK figures show that flu-like infections are particularly responsible for this. Many Viennese are still at home instead of at work. The reason for this is still the high number of sick days. The flu, Covid-19, and flu-like infections confined many ill people to their beds. Figures from the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) show how many people could not work in the past calendar week. The number of flu-like infections in particular is high this year: in calendar week 46, 21,294…

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Many employees can look forward to significantly more money from 1 January 2025. The overview shows who will receive how much more pay from next year: Railroad workers: the WKÖ and the railroad section of the vida trade union have agreed on a 4.1 percent increase in the collective agreement and actual salaries from 1 December 2024 for the approximately 55,000 employees at Austrian railroad companies. The new minimum wage for 38.5 hours per week will be EUR 2,659.63. The food and beverage industry has also reached an agreement, with…

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The weather is currently looking increasingly wintry: according to the latest forecast from Geosphere Austria, snowfall down to low altitudes is expected starting Wednesday. The snow line is expected to drop between 200 and 600 meters above sea level. Highs will drop to a maximum of four degrees Celsius over the course of the week, with sub-zero temperatures expected in the morning hours. The forecast in detailOn Monday, the remaining clouds from an overnight cold front will clear in the morning, and the sun will sometimes shine. Afterwards, new cloud…

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Local or high fog will occur on Friday south of the main Alpine ridge and within the Alps. Away from this, the sun will predominate from the morning. However, dense clouds will continue moving through in the north and east, bringing a few raindrops from Salzburg eastwards and snowflakes above 1,000 meters. It clears up in the afternoon, and the sun appears more frequently. The lowest temperatures will range from minus four to plus six degrees, with daytime highs of five to eleven degrees. On Saturday, the weather will be…

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In 2023, more people than ever before will have migrated to the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This is according to the 2024 Migration Outlook published by the Paris-based organization. According to the report, 6.5 million people arrived as migrants in OECD countries. In 2023, 105,400 people migrated to Austria. However, the number of asylum applications in Austria has almost halved compared to 2022. According to the report, the increase in temporary labor migration and the record number of asylum applications mainly registered in…

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The Association for Consumer Information (VKI) advises customers who still have vouchers from the insolvent furniture store Kika/Leiner to act quickly. Kika/Leiner: 500 jobs have been cut“We would advise consumers to try to redeem vouchers now,” says VKI lawyer Maximilian Eder. Because as soon as insolvency proceedings are opened, Kika/Leiner will no longer accept vouchers. The insolvency application is expected tomorrow.VKI lawyer: Redeem Kika/Leiner vouchers for products that can be taken away immediatelyWhether the company will still accept the vouchers before the proceedings are opened is not certain—”but it would…

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