Category: Austrian News

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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It will continue to be much too warm for February this coming weekend. Double-digit temperatures of up to 17 degrees are expected throughout Austria. However, it will continue to rain in large parts of the country. On Friday morning, there will be some regional fog or high fog, especially in the Danube region, the Waldviertel, or basin locations in the south. Apart from that, the sun will shine for a long time during the day, and only a few loose patches of cloud will pass by. In the west, however,…

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Things are no longer quite so dusty in the local offices in Austria. Some official channels and official documents have even been transferred to smartphones. The digital admission slip is the latest feature to be added to the Republic’s official apps. In the smartphone app “eAusweise”, the driver’s license and the registration certificate can now be presented in digital form in case of a traffic stop. The digital vehicle registration can be sent to your smartphone in just a few moments with a few clicks. It’s surprisingly quick and easy…

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The mild temperatures are already reminding us of spring. The spring weather currently divides Upper Austria into two camps: one is happy and enjoys the mild temperatures, and the other—especially operators of smaller ski lifts—wants new snow as soon as possible. It is mid-February, and there is little snow in many parts of Austria. Last time, the temperatures even climbed to 20 degrees. It’s quite unusual for this season. In Vienna, the highs since February 3 are daily above the 10-degree mark, and the end of this series is in…

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Measles is back: not only in Vienna have numerous people fallen ill (“Die Presse” reported), a measles outbreak was also recently registered in Tyrol, and people in other federal states have also fallen ill with the highly contagious virus. There are currently just under 60 confirmed cases in Austria. Lukas Weseslindtner, virologist at the Medical University of Vienna, is sounding the alarm: “There are several hotspots of different viruses,” he says on Ö1’s Morgenjournal. “And since this virus is very, very contagious, it can now spread rapidly if not enough…

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The City of Vienna issued a warning on Wednesday about fraudulent letters claiming to come from city departments or authorities. The letters are apparently being sent by post to Viennese households. The letters request that the recipient enters sensitive and personal registration data in an internet form. For this purpose, a QR code is to be scanned or an internet link followed. City of Vienna: Letter with logosFailure to do so results in a threat to delete the data from the Central Register of Residents. This is where the fraud…

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Temperatures are set to rise again in Austria over the next few days. According to the forecast by Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG), this is due to the effects of a high-pressure wintry influence on Saturday. Only on Friday evening will a cold front reach us from the Bregenzerwald to the Salzkammergut. The end of the working week will initially be heralded by clouds in the morning, especially in the west and north due to another disturbance zone. Some fresh snow will initially only fall above around 1300 to almost 2000…

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In view of inflation, the proportion of the church contribution that can be deducted from tax has increased by 200 euros. Several dioceses in Austria have announced an inflation adjustment to the church contribution for 2024. However, the calculation of the church contribution has remained unchanged at 1.1 percent of taxable income. However, as personal income has risen in many sectors, the actual contribution to be paid is higher. The respective income is used as the basis for recalculating the advance payment. The social security contributions paid and the deductible…

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