Category: Austrian News

The new year has just begun, and you’re already considering where to travel in 2024. After all, you work hard enough and deserve a little time off every now and then. However, it is advisable to look at your calendar to get even more vacation days (provided you don’t work on weekends and public holidays). The ultimate overview of all 2024 window days:The first few months are rather unfavourable for vacation planning, so you must be patient until April. You can then get your money’s worth at Easter: with just…

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The flu epidemic has reached Austria, and sickness rates have recently risen sharply. At the same time, there has been a decline in coronavirus activity. The flu epidemic in Austria has begun. MedUni Vienna announced this on Tuesday afternoon. “Since the beginning of this week, a further increase in influenza virus detections has been observed in clinical samples from all over Austria,” said virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz. The flu wave has started: sickness rates up 55 percentAccording to the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK), the number of sick days due to…

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The Vienna Municipal Department 35 now informs stateless people on its website about the requirements for citizenship. Vienna has launched an information campaign for stateless people. The department responsible for immigration and citizenship (MA 35) now explains what is necessary to obtain Austrian citizenship on its website. The federal government has recently created a simplified option for stateless persons born in Austria. Office of Vienna City Councillor Wiederkehr: authority explains rulesAccording to the office of the responsible city councillor, Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS), the current rules are being explained by the…

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An email from the police, a letter from the administrative court, a letter from the National Bank, a supervisory authority, or the tax authorities—all of them are fake. Fraudulent letters purporting to be from the authorities are not a new phenomenon but one that is constantly growing. The Financial Market Authority, in whose name such fraud attempts have also been repeatedly launched, has just recently stated in its new report: “The most common scam in 2023 was “authority fraud” (or “authority scam,” note), at 44%. Fraudsters pretend to be employees…

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After more than 20 years, cell phone parking is being replaced by the European market leader, EasyPark. For over 20 years, parking fees have been paid by app or text message via cell phone parking in this country. But from April, the European market leader for digital parking will take over EasyPark. What’s changing now, and why will everything stay the same in Vienna. EasyPark has been available in around 120 Austrian municipalities since the beginning of the year, including all major cities and tourist regions. The app is designed…

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As the Christmas holidays end here in Austria, the weather is set to become increasingly sunny but bitterly cold in the coming week. Weather ViennaAt the start of the new week, it will still be cloudy and snowy in some areas. According to the forecast by Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG), the weather will gradually clear up a little. The sun will be visible sometimes, especially in the west and southwest. The danger of snow driftsThe wind will be weak to moderate on Monday, brisk to strong, and icy cold from…

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In Vienna-Neubau, a 75-year-old woman has fallen victim to a scam involving a fake police officer. The Vienna police are once again issuing an urgent warning against such scams. A woman aged 75 received a call from a supposed bank advisor claiming that someone had tried to withdraw money from her account the day before. For this reason, a criminal investigator would come to her home to secure evidence. A fake police officer relieved 75-year-old woman of money and valuablesShortly afterwards, the woman was contacted by a supposed police officer,…

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Doing more sports is probably one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions. However, the motivation to exercise often disappears after just a few days of training. Choosing the right type of sport can counteract this, and, according to experts, it depends above all on what you want to achieve with the additional exercise. Every second adult in Austria does not get enough exercise. “This is a big problem because there are few things in medicine that we are as sure of maintaining health and quality of life as regular…

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According to the latest forecast from Geosphere Austria, there will be a significant onset of winter on Sunday night. What the weather will be like in the new year 2024While the snow line is still expected to be between 1,200 and 1,400 meters on Friday, it will drop to between 400 and 900 meters on Saturday. The start of the coming working week will then be wintry: while the highs on Friday could rise to ten degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature on Tuesday is expected to be zero. On Friday,…

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