Category: Austrian News

Many expect an extended weekend due to the Corpus Christi holiday on Thursday this coming weekend. The ÖAMTC forecasts lively excursion and travel traffic and sectional traffic jams. The extended weekend brings heavy travel waves on highwaysOn Wednesday, many travellers will start their short vacation in the afternoon and evening before the holiday. Therefore, heavy traffic and congestion must be expected on the arterial roads from the cities, according to the club. On Friday, especially from the early afternoon hours, quite a few people will set off toward local recreation…

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Vienna – Austrians are buying less food – but spending on it has increased. The purchase volume in the first three months of the year was two percent below the values at the beginning of 2019, i.e. before the Corona crisis. At the same time, consumers are increasingly turning to promotional goods and going to discount stores more often, RollAMA data from the first quarter of 2023 shows. Despite more effective use of promotions, the “RollAMA shopping basket” is, on average, 16.6 percent more expensive than a year ago, with…

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Unsettled weather is setting up in Austria in the new week! Solid showers and thunderstorms can also provide large amounts of rain. The last weather-dominating, blocking high-pressure area over the North Atlantic is weakening. In the new week, a weakly pronounced high-pressure low is placed over Central Europe. The Danube region’s sunny and stable summer weather is over for now. Warm and humid air masses will cause cloudy and occasionally wet weather in the coming days, especially in the south and east. From the middle of the week, the sun…

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On June 15, Wiener Linien invites to a recruiting event at Karlsplatz. The company is looking for about 100 drivers for bim, bus and subway, and workshop employees. As part of the 5-point program against the labour shortage, Wiener Linien is holding a recruiting event on June 15 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Karlsplatz. Wiener Linien is looking for driving personnel and workshop employeesThe interviews will take place in a streetcar to give potential employees an immediate impression of their future workplace and get to know the working environment…

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After the summery days, unsettled weather with local showers and thunderstorms will arrive at the weekend with decreasing high-pressure influence and unstable air masses. Especially in the north and east of the country, it will also be somewhat more relaxed, according to the forecast of the experts from Geosphere Austria. Sunny weather on FridayOn Friday, however, the high-pressure influence will ensure primarily sunny weather; in the south and the mountains, there will also be some spring clouds during the day and in places, local, partly thundery showers must be expected.…

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One hundred seventeen measures and 36 digitization principles – with the Digital Austria Act (DAA), Austria is embarking on a new path of digitization. Especially in an economically challenging time, the opportunities of digitization for value creation, jobs, health and quality of life must be exploited. In this regard, Digitalization State Secretary Florian Tursky (ÖVP) and Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Grüne) presented the federal government’s digital work program, the Digital Austria Act, which was passed in the Council of Ministers. With it, the federal government defines Austria’s goals and principles…

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Scientists from all three Austrian MedUnis have studied the mortality rate during the Corona pandemic.A study by all three Austrian MedUnis shows that 17.3 percent of patients died during the first two years of the Corona pandemic. The Corona pandemic is history. As of June 30, measures still in effect in Austria will fall. Corona is no longer a notifiable disease from that date, “Heute” reported. Scientists from all three Austrian medical universities have presented a balance sheet for the first two years of the Covid 19 pandemic. In a…

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Wiener Linien invites, with free admission, among others, to the exhibition of Laure Prouvost on June 4, 2023, at Kunsthalle Wien. The offer is only valid for annual ticket holders.On June 4, 2023, Wiener Linien Annual Pass owners can visit the Kunsthalle Wien MQ for free. Both admission and guided tours are free of charge. On June 4, 2023, Wiener Linien invites all owners of the valid Wiener Linien Annual Pass gratis to Kunsthalle Wien to visit the following exhibitions: “No Feeling Is Final. The Skopje Solidarity Collection” and “Laure…

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“Wurstsemmel” is still the most popular midday snack among Austrians. A survey conducted by Integral on behalf of “Die Menü-Manufaktur” among 1,000 professionals revealed that most lunchtime snacks consist of cold or warm rolls, even though it is the main meal of the day for many. For 61 percent, sandwiches end up on the lunch plate several times a week. The exact number of respondents take at least 30 minutes for a break.At lunchtime, 15 percent eat only cold or hot rolls, usually bought at the supermarket or bakery. The…

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