Category: Austrian News

Spring is showing its best side: After a rainy start to the week, we can expect a significant improvement in the weather. But what exactly does this mean for the coming days? We take a detailed look at the forecasts and how they will affect nature and our leisure activities. Weather improvement in advanceAfter the rain comes the sun. The rainy start to the week makes way for a promising change in the weather. After continuous rain in the east of the country, it will only stay wet for longer…

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Wiener Linien plans to intensify investment in the public transport infrastructure further this year. In 2024 alone, 223 million euros will be budgeted for various modernizations. Work will be carried out at around 100 locations this year, as the managing directors of Wiener Linien, Alexandra Reinagl and Gudrun Senk, explained on Monday. However, there will be some restrictions: the U4 will not run continuously for several weeks but will again be divided into two sections. Modernization work is being carried out in virtually all areas. Tunnel connections, signal boxes, elevators,…

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The coming week will start with heavy rainfall and sometimes strong wind gusts throughout Austria. Nevertheless, it will clear up occasionally, and temperatures of up to 17 degrees are expected. Already on Sunday, dense clouds will cover the whole country. It may rain more and more frequently until the afternoon. Only in the north will the sunshine last longer at first. In the afternoon, however, the tendency for showers will increase here too. The wind will be somewhat strong at times in the east and along the northern side of…

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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes around every year. Next month, the average price increase for everyday products will also impact numerous mobile and internet tariffs. In 2023, increases of up to 8.6% were recorded. According to current calculations by Statistics Austria, increases of up to 7.8% are expected this year.With a contract tariff or another “value-secured” offer of 20 euros, as is often the case with mobile telephony, an increase of this value would correspond to an increase of 1.56 euros per month or 18.72 euros per year. At…

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With the Wiener Linien annual pass, you can go to the museum for free on March 9. On March 9, 2024, holders of the Wiener Linien annual pass can visit the Lower Belvedere for free and take a guided tour of the current exhibition “In the Eye of the Storm. Modernisms in the Ukraine”. The exhibition “In the Eye of the Storm. Modernisms in Ukraine” illustrates how modernism’s international and avant-garde art movements – in the first half of the 20th century – were in the cultural centers of Kyiv,…

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The first stork landed. The first apricot blossoms sprouted. The first ticks and hedgehogs awakened from hibernation and were spotted. In short, spring has already begun in the middle of winter this year. Vegetation is around two to three weeks early this year, as are migratory birds. A stork moved into its nest in Deutschkreutz in Burgenland as early as February 22. The white stork that arrived at the WWF floodplain reserve in Marchegg (Lower Austria) on February 29 was also the first to land in Marchegg last year; it…

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Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna is collecting hygiene products for women affected by poverty around International Women’s Day (March 8). At the same time, the aim is to draw attention to the “taboo subject of menstruation,” according to a Caritas press release on Monday. In Austria, 533,000 women are at risk of poverty, and around 95,000 are severely affected by poverty. Inflation is exacerbating the situation. “The risk of being affected by poverty is greater for women than for men,” emphasized Doris Anzengruber, head of the Caritas social counselling…

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From April, the current cell phone and internet tariffs of many Austrians will become more expensive. A1, Magenta, and Drei are increasing costs for their customers.Last year, prices at A1, Magenta, or Drei were increased by up to 11.5 percent; this year, Austria’s largest mobile phone comparison portal tarife.at expects “only” around 7.8 percent. Network operators can raise prices (basic charges, service flat rates, and sometimes individual services) during the contract term in line with the CPI. Important: There is no special right of termination. Customers may not simply terminate…

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Sunny. On Sunday, the thermometer climbed up to 17 degrees in bright sunshine in parts of the country. The reason for this is a foehn storm responsible for the mild temperatures. According to meteorologists from Geosphere Austria, it is expected to reach up to 17 degrees again on Monday. But then comes the big chill. Cooling and rain until the weekendLow-pressure influence. While the start of the working week will be spring-like, a weak low-pressure influence will bring thicker clouds and scattered rain showers. Snow showers can even be expected…

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