Category: Austrian News

Spring is fast approaching. The weather will bring mild temperatures in the coming days. “In the lowlands, this February was consistently too mild from the first to the last day,” explains Nikolas Zimmermann from the Vienna-based Severe Weather Center. The meteorologist explains: “The third month of winter has completely failed this year. February was even significantly warmer in the lowlands than an average March.” Particularly on the northern side of the Alps and in the east, temperatures were around 6 degrees above the seasonal average. Saharan dust will also move…

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The weather in Austria will remain changeable and mild over the weekend. However, Geosphere Austria issued a weather warning for snowfall in some regions on Friday. All about the weather in ViennaAccording to a statement, fresh snow is expected down to low altitudes, which could cause problems on the roads and rail connections. Cold front reaches Austria on Friday: weather warningThe weather warning was triggered by a cold front reaching Austria on Friday. The focus of the precipitation, with rain and snow, is expected on the southern side of the…

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Austrian Post is warning all customers that some fraud attempts look deceptively genuine at first glance. It’s a well-known scam. Fraudsters are increasingly sending fake messages in the name of the Austrian Post to obtain account information and personal access data. We’ll tell you what to look out for if this happens and what you must not do under any circumstances. Not every message can be immediately exposed as a scam. If in doubt, the following, therefore, applies: make a handwritten note of the alleged consignment number and enter it…

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Thousands of euros in subsidies will still be available in 2024 to purchase an electric car or motorcycle. Applications can be submitted now. Anyone who buys an electric vehicle privately will again receive a subsidy from the Ministry of Climate Protection and car importers this year. Private individuals will receive a bonus of up to 5,000 euros when buying an electric car and 2,300 euros for electric motorcycles.Applications for this funding can be submitted starting on February 21 at umweltfoerderung.at. “The future on the road is electric. That is why…

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In Vienna, the tenants’ association and the police are warning of a new scam in which criminals are offering apartments on online platforms that do not belong to them. Prospective tenants are being cheated out of thousands of euros for the transfer fee and deposit. Finding an apartment in Vienna is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive. But now the tenants’ association is warning of a new scam in which unsuspecting apartment seekers are being cheated out of thousands of euros. Criminals are offering apartments on online platforms such as “willhaben”…

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As Finanz.at reports, the climate bonus in Austria is being paid out for the third time this year. The basic amount for adults has been raised from the original 100 euros to 110 euros, and the maximum amount has been increased from 200 euros to 220 euros. The payment is made from the federal government’s revenue from CO2 pricing. Due to the planned increase in CO2 taxes by 38 percent, the climate bonus could also increase significantly. The climate bonus will be paid out in SeptemberThe climate bonus will be…

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According to meteorologists, this February is on the verge of breaking a record of heat records. The combination of man-made global warming and the natural climate phenomenon El Niño fuels extreme temperatures on land and in the oceans. The heating pattern is so pronounced that climate data has long since broken new ground. This applies in particular to the temperatures at the sea surface, the acceleration of which puzzles experts. “The planet is warming faster and faster. We are seeing extreme temperature increases in the ocean, the largest heat reservoir…

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Monday will start with widespread clouds and rain. As the air pressure rises, the clouds will begin to clear from the west, and by the evening, there could be a few sunny spells in the east. No changes are expected except in the congested areas on the northern side of the Alps. The snow line will be between 1,300 and 1,500 meters. The next disturbance will arrive in Vorarlberg in the evening, bringing renewed precipitation. The wind will be weak in the south, otherwise moderate to brisk, and partly strong…

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Last year, 19,939 people were granted Austrian citizenship. This represents an overall decrease of 3.2 percent compared to 2022.This is mainly due to the lower number of naturalizations of victims of National Socialism and their descendants (minus 17.7 percent), explained Director General Tobias Thomas. Looking at those residing in Austria, there was an increase of 9.2 percent compared to the previous year. Around 20,000 people received citizenship in 2023Around a fifth of the 11,898 people residing in Austria were born here (3,836 or 19.2 percent). Every second person was a…

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