Category: Austrian News

The U4 subway line will not run between Schwedenplatz and Schottenring for most of July. The reason is modernization work on concrete girders. During the summer vacations, Vienna’s public transportation system is in trouble. Wiener Linien is using the school-free period for modernization work – we reported. The work starts on July 1 on the U4 line. As of Saturday, the line will be divided: There will be no service between Schwedenplatz and Schottenring. This is because modernization work on the reinforced concrete girders is scheduled to last until July…

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Almost 500,000 children and young people in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland start their nine-week summer vacations today, Friday, after distributing school reports. For the approximately 660,000 students in the other federal states, the vacation will not begin until a week later. School starts again on September 4 in the east and September 11 in the west. More than 30,000 students have attended summer school in the last two weeks, effectively bringing forward the start of school. With the start of the vacations in eastern Austria, the Czech Republic and…

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According to Greenpeace, the best-before date (MHD) for food is only a guarantee of freshness. This results from the long-term check of the environmental protection organization, which Greenpeace published on Tuesday. According to this, five of six products were still edible even three months after exceeding the best-before date. Only the hard-boiled eggs failed the sensory test after one month; the testers then refrained from a taste test. All other products – fresh eggs, Striezel, assorted bread, Selchroller and fresh cheese – passed the tests and were perfectly edible while…

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Starting July 1, energy price cuts will be passed on to Wien Energie customers. The City of Vienna owner will pay 340 million euros for this. The situation in the international electricity market has been easing for weeks. However, this has not reached the consumer – yet: After EVN, as well as Energie Burgenland, announced price reductions of 15 to 20 and 15 to 25 percent, respectively, and Verbund reported a price reduction of fewer than 20 cents/kWh for regular customers, Wien Energie now electrifies with the news of electricity…

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Today it will be boiling again; the weather will change temporarily before the next heat wave is upon us. The thermometer will climb up to 32 degrees today. Meteorologists predict a perfect bathing day with many suns, almost no clouds and heat. Once again, the baths and lakes in Upper Austria will be stormed. Rightly so, you should take advantage of the beautiful weather, because tomorrow it will be over again for the time being. There comes a complete weather turnaround. It cools down and may rain. Rain showers are…

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July 2023 brings some changes for housing seekers and commuters. In addition, new laws go into effect. The Corona crisis measures ended, and account fees rose, but the brokerage fee fell, and the electricity price in some places. The commuter allowance will also be cut at the start of the vacations in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. This and other things await you in the new month. Banks are also reacting to rising inflation by increasing fees for checking accounts, ATM cards and other services. Since the contracts are linked…

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ÖAMTC reminds us: parking tickets purchased before January 1, 2023, will soon lose their validity. As of January 2023, Vienna has increased parking fees by 14 percent: in concrete terms, this means a rate increase to 1.25 euros per half hour. Vienna parking tickets purchased before January 1 of this year will remain valid. Old Vienna parking tickets: The deadline ends on June 30But beware: the deadline ends on June 30, 2023. After that, the old short-term parking tickets may no longer be used: “Anyone who does so anyway is…

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As in 2018, 2019 and 2022, Vienna once again leads the “Economist” ranking of the ten most livable cities in the world.Vienna scored again in 2023 with high safety, good public facilities and a rich cultural offering. Copenhagen, Melbourne and Sydney follow in the following places. Cities in Asia and the Middle East catch up in the rankingsWestern European cities, including Stockholm, Rotterdam and London, fell significantly compared to 2022. Their ratings did not deteriorate seriously, but cities in Asia and the Middle East caught up. The report said some…

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The first heat wave of the year has recently caused powerful thunderstorms throughout Austria. Just in time for the weekend, the situation calms down again and remains mostly dry. In the coming week, however, the next heat wave is already in the starting blocks with up to 35 degrees. Friday will be somewhat unstable. In the north and south, showers and partly heavy thunderstorms will occur repeatedly. The wind will be light to moderate. Nevertheless, the daily highs can climb up to 31 degrees. Sun and clouds will alternate again…

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