Category: Austrian News

Following an increase in the inflation rate in August, inflation in Austria is likely to have eased again in September. This is due to exceptionally high price increases in September 2022, which adjusts inflation for this effect in this year’s September. In August, inflation in this country was 7.4 percent. Statistics Austria will publish its latest flash estimate on Friday. The figure is also vital for collective bargaining negotiations. Austria is one of those countries in the eurozone with high inflation. In Germany, inflation fell to 4.5 percent in September,…

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Viennese parking sheriffs now scan the number plates of cars to determine whether the owner has a permit to park adjacent to them; the old parking sticker, previously a visible sign as a white-blue adhesive label that you are not allowed to get a ticket in your home district, has become obsolete. The city of Vienna is relying on digitalization in parking space management. As of October 1, it has “stuck it out”: no more new parking stickers will be issued in the future. Vienna is converting the existing system…

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The coming days will still be warm in late summer. However, the weekend will bring an unpleasant change in the weather. Until Friday, an extensive high-pressure bridge extends from the Iberian Peninsula to northeastern Europe, providing us with late summer weather. Only on Saturday, with a frontal system from the northwest, will it briefly become unsettled before high air pressure reasserts itself on Sunday—the outlook in detail. From the night to Thursday, the sky remains starry in most parts of the country; in the west, however, compact cloud fields move…

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High Rosi provides sunshine in Austria. Despite the late season, summer tours again increase, and up to 28 degrees are expected. On Tuesday, in the lowlands and some valleys, fog and high fog patches must be expected, which will mostly dissipate in the morning. They will be somewhat more persistent in places from Flachgau to Innviertel. Away from them, the sun will shine frequently from the beginning; from the Styrian hills to the Weinviertel, a few clouds will pass through. However, it will remain predominantly dry. With a weak to…

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Starting in 2025, Austria will have a mandatory deposit on disposables. Anyone who buys a disposable bottle or can will pay a small amount as a deposit. This money is returned when the container is returned. The deposit applies to all non-refillable beverage bottles and cans between 0.1 and 3 litres. There is an exception for milk. Wherever drinks can be purchased, they can also be returned. In small stores, there are restrictions; they can also, for example, if the installation of vending machines is not possible, opt for a…

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The COVID-19 virus is back. Since the summer, however, its status as a notifiable disease has disappeared. This also implied the elimination of the rationale behind the governmental regulations that, for three years, turned life upside down with distance restrictions, mandatory masks, and lockdowns. Officially, COVID-19 is now comparable to the seasonal flu. As with influenza, how much every individual still protects themselves in the fall and winter is now up to their discretion. The current wave movementTwo weeks ago, 183 people nationwide had to be hospitalized with COVID-19, but…

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For the most part, September is ending on a late summer note. The upcoming days are expected to be mostly sunny with rising temperatures, according to Geosphere Austria. This is a result of its high Balkan-centered center and eastern Alps-facing edges. Monday’s weather will be dominated by low-pressure differences and light winds, which will favor the persistence of fog and high fog in basins and valleys. High fog cloud cover will persist regionally into the afternoon in the east. Outside the fog zones, it is consistently sunny and mild. Early…

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Two hundred euros will be paid out per household. But the registration deadline has expired. After the course of inflation, housing costs climbed steadily upward in the past few months. In March, the city of Vienna decided on a 5-point program. This package of measures includes credits for municipal housing residents (“Gemeindebau-Bonus”) as well as the so-called “Wiener Wohnbonus.” Two hundred euros are paid out per household. But anyone who has not yet registered for it should hurry. Because the registration period is entering the home stretch! According to “Heute,”…

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Starting Monday, September 25, the nationwide repair bonus from the Ministry of Climate Change can be claimed again. The bonus is now resuming after a summer break with tightened security after several fraud cases were exposed in June, in which businesses had faked repairs and pocketed the subsidy. The grant will now be paid directly to customers and will no longer be billed through repair stores. For this, however, customers have to pre-finance the repair and disclose the account to which the subsidy will be transferred when applying for the…

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