Category: Austrian News

Starting in 2024, there will be a new freeway vignette, especially for occasional drivers in Austria. In addition, the prices will be newly staggered. Ten days, two months, or a whole year—that’s how long the familiar freeway toll stickers are valid, which have been stuck to windshields in Austria since 1997 or can now be redeemed digitally. A completely new fourth vignette will now extend these three versions into 2024. The government put this on track in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday as part of an amendment to the…

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The warm, late summer weather is over for the next few days. In some places, even a red warning level has been declared. Today, Friday will be divided into two parts: From Vorarlberg to Upper Carinthia, clouds dominate, and heavy rain sometimes falls. Otherwise, it will initially remain dry, and the sun will still shine frequently, especially in the east and southeast. In the afternoon, the rain will also spread to the north; in the northeast, isolated showers or thunderstorms will pass through. In the southeast, the wind will blow…

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Since school started, it’s been hard to miss: More children and adults are getting sick. The COVID-19-based monitoring numbers are already rising, and an intense flu season could be on the horizon, too. You can protect yourself with vaccinations. But when is the right time for which vaccination? Regardless of the individual’s prior immunizations, only one coronavirus vaccination is advised this year. Appointments can already be booked online and by phone, says Katharina Reich, Director General for Public Health, in an interview with Ö1, adding that the vaccine delivery has…

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According to the Climate Protection Ministry, a “second chance for electrical appliances” should be the repair bonus, And the repair bonus is now also getting a second chance. After accumulating fraud cases, the campaign was paused in the summer. As of September 25, it will continue with an “additional safety net,” according to the ministry. Up to 50% of the repair costs for damaged electrical appliances, including smartphones, toasters, televisions, and lawnmowers, are covered by the repair bonus. The maximum funding amount per repair is 200 euros. People residing in…

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For COVID-19, 38 people were hospitalized in Austria in the middle of July; however, the data are incomplete. In the week ending September 10, 183 people were hospitalized. A new wave of COVID is therefore building up, as also shown by the data from wastewater monitoring. The virus load measured in wastewater from sewage treatment plants corresponds to April. Since Monday, the new COVID-19 vaccine has also been available at the first vaccination sites. In the next few days or at the beginning of next week, all doctors who will…

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Summer in Austria has offered us a lot of variety in terms of weather. From sun to rain and storms to heavy thunderstorms and hail, everything has been there. Can autumn bring back a little stability in this respect? This year, the beginning of autumn falls on September 23. The penultimate season will be mostly dry, though subject to change, according to the 100-year calendar. Still, it’s worth taking a look at more current forecasts. Warm OctoberAfter an above-average warm September with temperatures of over 30 degrees in some places,…

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Without an umbrella, you should not leave your four walls on Tuesday. In places, it is pouring rain. The “Jan” low-pressure area’s cold front is already moving eastward on Tuesday, and a new intermediate high-pressure system is developing over southwestern Europe. Thus, the weather temporarily calms down; it becomes late summer again. The next low-pressure system is expected to arrive on Friday. On Tuesday, widespread rain showers will fall. While it will dry up from Upper Austria to northern Burgenland during the day, the showers will retreat to the mountains…

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The payout for the housing support bonus announced in June is imminent. The Wiener Wohnunterstützungspauschale 2023 is a new benefit from the City of Vienna that will help around 245,000 people in Vienna with 200 euros. According to the City of Vienna, this lump sum is paid unbureaucratically and without an application. But when is the payment made? And who receives the bonus? According to the office of City Councilor Peter Hacker, this particular payment is primarily received by people whose income is below the poverty line, i.e. all recipients…

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It won’t stay rainy for long, though; the sun will return as early as Wednesday, Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG) reported Sunday in its weather forecast for the coming week. It remains decidedly mild. The details: On Monday, there will initially be some fog or haze in basins and valleys at the start of the new working week, which, however, will gradually clear. Apart from that, the sun will once again shine widely. On the other hand, the first clouds of a cold front will arrive in Vorarlberg in the morning…

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