Category: Austrian News

A travel document is required every time you cross a border, even when traveling within the European Union and the Schengen area. This also applies to short trips abroad, for example, to Austria’s neighboring countries. Travel document required for every trip abroadEven in a borderless Europe, you must be able to prove your identity at all times. A travel document is required every time you cross a border, even when traveling within the EU and the Schengen area. This also applies to short trips abroad. Crossing the border without a…

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According to the Geosphere weather forecast, the next three days will be sunny and warm in early summer, with maximum temperatures of 29 and 30 degrees expected on Friday and Saturday. However, local rain showers or isolated thunderstorms are possible, even on Thursday, the public holiday. From Sunday, a cold front will move in from the northwest, and the weather will become much cooler and unsettled across the country. The new week will also start cool, according to a statement on Wednesday. On May 1st, the sun will shine throughout…

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Vienna can look forward to sunny and mild spring weather on Wednesday. With only a few harmless spring clouds, temperatures will rise to around 25 degrees during the day. The weather in Vienna on Wednesday will be sunny throughout, and the sky will remain mostly cloudless. “A few harmless cumulus clouds may form during the day, but it will remain dry. The wind will remain light. Early temperatures will be around 10 degrees, reaching up to 25 degrees during the day,” says GeoSphere Austria. source: 5minuten.at/picture: pixabay.com

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Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of Europe’s most serious neurological infections. Symptoms include fever, headaches, walking difficulties, paralysis, and, in the worst cases, death. There is no treatment for TBE. Only the symptoms are treated. The TBE virus is usually transmitted to humans by ticks during a bite. The virus is found throughout Austria and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. It takes two to 28 days from the bite of the infected tick to the illness. TBE is not transmitted from person to person. According to the latest…

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According to the Sunday geosphere forecast, the coming week will bring very sunny weather. The influence of high pressure will ensure this at the start of the week, and highs of up to 27 degrees Celsius can be expected over the course of the week, including on May 1. However, local rain showers or isolated thunderstorms are possible. The sun will shine from an almost cloudless sky on Monday in the east and southeast. Further west, in East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, on the other hand, the spring clouds will…

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Elections will be held in the federal capital, Vienna, on Sunday. Around 1.4 million people are being called upon to decide on the future composition of the municipal council, state parliament, and district councils. The election was initially scheduled to take place in the fall. However, the governing parties, SPÖ and NEOS, decided to bring it forward in January. The polling stations are open from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm. There were almost no losers in the 2020 election. The SPÖ achieved 41.6 percent (up two percentage points). Its coalition…

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In the Vienna elections on Sunday, voters can use 1,504 polling stations in the federal capital between 7 am and 5 pm. With a few exceptions, the polling stations for the Vienna election are barrier-free. In addition, all polling stations in Vienna have voting booths that can be used barrier-free. There is also a barrier-free polling station for polling cards at each location. The Vienna Electoral Service asks you to check the address of the relevant polling station in good time. Vienna Election 2025: Hotline helps to find a polling…

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The temperature trend is upwards, especially after the weekend. Even the sun will be out more often. Still changeable and cool until FridayThe weather will remain unsettled in many parts of Austria until and including Friday. Thick clouds, wind, and comparatively cool temperatures will continue to dominate events. Rain is to be expected at times, especially in the north and east of the country, so the umbrella remains a reliable companion. More sun on the weekend due to high pressureThe weather will start to improve on Saturday. An area of…

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As a sign of mourning over Pope Francis’s death, bells will ring throughout Austria on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to coincide with the start of the funeral celebrations for the head of the Church in the Vatican. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference, Peter Schipka, to the Kathpress news agency on Thursday. Austria’s largest bell, the Pummerin at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, will ring for ten minutes.Since the Pope’s death, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, like other churches in the country, has been draped in black…

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