Category: Austrian News

During the summer, some well-known clubs and pubs will distribute information about the danger of knockout drops. There will also be actions at concerts. VIENNA. Last year, the 24-hour Women’s Emergency Hotline recorded a significant increase in consultations on knockout drops. For this reason, the city launched a broad campaign in November 2022 to raise awareness of the issue. A cocktail at the club, a glass of wine at a home party or a drink with a new acquaintance – and suddenly headaches, dizziness and fatigue, set in. Hours later,…

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The Ministry of Finance warns against phishing emails. The Ministry of Finance warns against fake email and SMS messages. These are ostensibly sent by Austria’s digital office – oesterreich.gv.at.The recipients are led to believe that they will receive a refund, for which they are supposed to fill out an online application. However, the hyperlink in the emails or SMS leads to a fake website in the style of FinanzOnline, where the entry of personal data, particularly account information, is requested. Ministry of Finance warns against phishing mails.The Ministry of Finance…

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Vienna Housing Bonus can be applied now. Two hundred euros will be paid out per household. Viennese citizens can apply for the Housing Bonus 2023 on Monday this week. Two hundred euros will be paid out per household. The city of Vienna would like to support tenants with the inflation and makes approximately 140 million euro available for it. Support for 700,000 Viennese householdsAbout 700,000 Viennese households are entitled to receive assistance. For a one-person family, the income limit of 40,000 euros gross applies for 2022. The income limit of…

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The new week starts hot, followed by cooling and rain showers, according to the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG). Today, Monday, there are again up to 35 degrees and thunderstorms. As early as Tuesday, significantly cooler weather will arrive, with highs around 25 degrees Celsius. Hot start to the week, and thunderstormsIn the western half today, Monday, the first showers or thunderstorms must be expected in the morning, which will intensify and spread further and become more frequent in the afternoon. In the eastern half, exceptionally sunny weather will…

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The Vienna Housing Bonus ’23 is a subsidy the State of Vienna provides. There is no legal entitlement to the Vienna Housing Bonus ’23. The City of Vienna sends an information letter to every address in Vienna where one or more persons have registered their primary residence as of the cut-off date of June 28, 2023. The letter contains the password you need to apply online. Two hundred euros can be paid out per Viennese address. You will receive the grant on the account you indicated in the application. If…

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Summer temperatures will remain with us over the weekend, but the tendency for showers and thunderstorms will increase considerably, according to the forecast. Temperatures will drop slightly in the coming days and, in combination with rain, offer at least some respite for heat-loving people. Friday is changeable with showers and thunderstormsOn Friday, the first showers and thunderstorms will form in the morning over the Alpine peaks and further south and southeast. According to the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG), the day will start sunny in the north and east.…

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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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