Category: Austrian News

At the end of July, prices for gasoline and diesel rose sharply in Austria – most recently, the cost of petrol eased slightly, but not that of diesel, which is now consistently more expensive than gasoline. “On average, diesel is now 1.8 cents more expensive. On average, we are currently at just over 1.60 euros for gasoline and diesel per liter, although over two euros are charged on the highways,” analyzes Martin Grasslober, transport economics expert at ÖAMTC. Do not fill up on freeways.His recommendation: “Do not fill up on…

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The City of Vienna makes around 140 million euros available as the Vienna Housing Bonus 23. It is intended to help the Viennese cope with inflation. The housing bonus amounts to 200 euros per household. Applications can be submitted online until September 30, and more than two-thirds of Viennese households are eligible. So far, the housing bonus has been applied about 500,000 times, and 100 million euros have already been paid out. Between July 12 and 21, an information letter was sent to every Viennese address. This letter contained an…

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This year, the bonus of just over 100 euros will be available as early as August, Family Minister Susanne Raab announces.Just over 100 euros will be available this year in August, Family Minister Susanne Raab announces.This year, Austrians will receive just over 100 euros per child between the ages of 6 and 15 as early as August. Exercise books, pencils, compasses, calculators, maybe even a special notepad or a new school bag: the expenses that parents are confronted with at the start of school are beyond the means of many…

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The summer continues to take a break. At the weekend, we have to prepare for cooler weather; you should always have an umbrella with you. You can find the forecast in detail here. The summer weather in Austria takes a break. The weekend will be wet across the country and bring lower temperatures, as the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG) from Thursday shows. A common with the core over Upper Italy will increasingly determine the cooler weather in Austria from the south on Friday. Even before that, the sun…

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The epidemiological development of Corona in this country is only followed by the evaluation of wastewater. According to the Ministry of Health, no increase in the incidence of infection can currently be read from the wastewater monitoring data. However, according to the “Standard,” an increase should already indicate a trend reversal. Rising infection figures would only be logical for molecular biologist Ulrich Elling. “We haven’t had a wave for a very long time, so it’s just time again. The numbers are really low right now, but immunity is waning. The…

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Today, Thursday will start cloudy on the northern side of the Alps and from Vorarlberg to Upper Austria with showery rain; from noon, some showers also fall in the east. The sun will shine mainly from Lower Carinthia to Southern Burgenland, but here it will be thundery in the second half of the day with a local risk of thunderstorms. The wind will be moderate at Lake Constance and the Waldviertel, strong from southwest to west. From north to south, highs are between 19 and 28 degrees. On Friday, often…

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If inflation rates over the past twelve months are anything to go by, pensions are likely to rise significantly in 2024 – by 9.7 percent.That is the expected benchmark for adjusting pensions based on the average increase in the consumer price index. However, as Statistics Austria told APA on Monday, the adjustment factor may change because only a flash estimate is available for July, and the June value has not yet been finalized. Calculation of the guideline valueBackground: The Ministry of Social Affairs calculates the reference value based on the…

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The weather presents itself from its changeable side in the new week. It’s getting warmer again, but it’s crashing again. At the beginning of the new week, the weather temporarily calms down under the influence of intermediate highs, before on Tuesday, with the arrival of the frontal system of the Atlantic low “Wenzeslaus” from the west, the unsettled weather character with numerous showers and individual thunderstorms prevails again. There will be only a short pause in the middle of the week, but Austria will increasingly come under the influence of…

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On July 28, at 3 p.m., church bells rang five minutes longer. In Lower Austria, too, attention is drawn to the worldwide famine. As a signal against global hunger and the devastating effects of the climate crisis, more than 3,000 church bells rang throughout Austria for five minutes at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 28. The ringing is intended to draw attention to the fact that people are still dying of hunger or the consequences of need every day and calls for commitment against hunger. The climate crisis, associated weather…

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