Category: Austrian News

Although the inflation rate in Austria flattened out further in June, at 8.0 percent, it reached its lowest level since May 2022, after 8.9 percent in May, according to Statistics Austria – but the level of inflation thus remains very high. “This is mainly due to the fact that fuels became even more significantly cheaper than last year. In addition, the price increases in catering, household energy and food have weakened,” said Statistics Austria Director General Tobias Thomas in a release. Prices for “housing, water, energy” rose by an average…

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Asfinag fished almost 8,000 tons of garbage from Austria’s highways last year. The least amount of waste was collected in Vienna. At the top of the “garbage hit list” is Lower Austria. More than 7,900 tons of garbage were recorded on the highways last year, Asfinag announced in a release on Tuesday. Carelessly discarded waste on Austria’s freeways causes Asfinag concernThis means that the amount of garbage is the same as in 2021, it said. Carelessly discarded trash is a concern for the highway company. “Bottles and cans in particular…

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According to economists, high inflation will remain a problem in many regions of the world in the coming years. In the current year, consumer prices are likely to rise globally by an average of 7.0 percent, predict the 1,405 experts from 133 countries surveyed by the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (Ifo). Next year, the inflation rate should fall to 6.0 percent, and in 2026 it should still be 4.9 percent. “Expectations for 2023 and for the coming years are almost the same compared with the survey from the first…

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Today, Monday, Austria lies between an extensive Scandinavian low and a ridge of high pressure over the Mediterranean. An air mass boundary extends across Central Europe and separates Atlantic air masses over Northwest Europe from hot air masses in the Mediterranean region. Austria will remain under the influence of warm, humid air, so the risk of thunderstorms remains elevated. There will be little change on Tuesday and Wednesday; a slight cooling is temporarily in sight on Thursday. On Monday, some showers and isolated thunderstorms will pass through from Vorarlberg to…

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The heat returns this weekend. With up to 37 degrees, we will sweat again, according to the forecast of Geosphere Austria.The summer weather returns to Austria: Especially on the weekend, it will be very hot with up to 37 degrees, predicted the experts of Geosphere Austria on Thursday. From Monday, however, the tendency to shower increases again. Only short cooling: Already from Friday it will be hot againHigh air pressure will already dominate the weather in the Eastern Alps on Friday. Thus, mostly sunny and dry weather will prevail until…

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Last winter, there were around 4,000 flu deaths in Austria. The 2022/23 flu season, expected to be strong after the first two pandemic years, thus resulted in casualty numbers similar to those that occur on average about every five years. This is according to data published Wednesday by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). For 2021/22, statisticians reported 652 flu deaths, and none the winter before due to the effect of Corona measures.Since there is no mandatory reporting of influenza in Austria, it is the case that the…

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Every Austrian of age will receive a climate bonus of up to 220 euros this year. After the summer, the most well-known bonus of the past year returns. If also in a somewhat different version: On the one hand the anti-inflation dividend of 250 euro is wholly omitted, on the other hand, the climatic bonus is paid out this year for the first time in such a way as it was planned with its conception also regionally graduated. Depending upon the place of residence, each Austrian gets between 110 and…

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In Austria, Inflation reached 5.9 percent in February 2022, the highest level since August 1984.According to Statistics Austria’s flash estimate, Inflation for June is at 8%. This means it has fallen but remains at a high level. Statistics Austria’s flash estimate puts Inflation at eight percent for June. Director General Tobias Thomas: “Inflation has continued to slow down in June 2023. According to a first estimate, Inflation is at 8.0%, down from 9.0% in May.” This is the lowest level since May 2022, they say. “The decline is primarily due…

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Stable summer weather is not in sight even with the start of the big summer vacations in eastern Austria. Right at the distribution of certificates on Friday, a cold front crosses the country from the west, forecasts Geosphere Austria. Thus, the clouds predominate in the west from the morning, and there it rains again and again. Also, individual thunderstorms are embedded. In the eastern half, it will be sunny for longer. Gradually, dense clouds, rain showers and thunderstorms will also spread here. Sunny and hot weather in the east: rain…

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