Austrian News

The European Parliament has decided that real-time transfers in euros will be mandatory throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). Here are the details. We’ve all been there: waiting for a transfer to finally arrive in the recipient’s account – often it takes a banking day or even longer. That will soon be a thing of the past. The latest edition of “Let’s talk about money,” the Financial Market Authority’s (FMA) consumer information series, is dedicated to the topic of real-time transfers, also known as instant payments. Real-time transfers enable money…

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To mark its 35th anniversary, the Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz has an entirely new look: with an open-plan design, five imposing screens, new seating areas and, for the first time, catering directly in the cinema area, a place to linger, enjoy and discover—with free admission, right in the heart of Vienna. Musical diversity with structure—the new weekly programIn 2025, the Film Festival will follow a clear weekly schedule for the first time: from classical music on Mondays to musicals, jazz, and rock on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and major pop…

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The HPV vaccination will continue to be offered free of charge until the age of 30. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health is concerned about an extreme decline in measles vaccinations. Call for a national action plan for HPV vaccinationYoung adults who have had their first vaccination by the end of the year will be able to receive the second dose by June 2026, explained State Secretary for Health Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ) on Friday afternoon. Without this decision by the Federal Target Control Commission, the program for people aged 21 to…

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At the end of June, 23,361 parking permits will lose their validity throughout Vienna, and a further 14,185 will be added by the end of July. In total, around 38,000 parking permits in Vienna will be affected by the need for renewal in the summer months of June and July. There are currently around 400,000 parking permits in circulation in Vienna.Reminder letter from the City of Vienna on the expiry of parking permitsTo remind citizens in good time to renew their parking stickers, the City of Vienna sends out reminder…

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According to Geosphere, it is already clear by the end of the month that this will be the third warmest June in Austria’s recorded history. “Taking into account the forecast for the last days of the month, June 2025 is 2.9 degrees above the average for the 1991 to 2020 climate period in Austria’s lowlands and 3.7 degrees on the mountains,” explained Geosphere climatologist Alexander Orlik in a press release on Friday. This puts Austria’s lowlands in third place in the series of warmest June months in the 259-year measurement…

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Despite the growing number of complaints caused by the use of electronic devices, many people are not taking the initiative to combat this problem. A typical scene on public transport: most people are now looking at their smartphones. They all tilt their heads down so far that their chins rest on their chests. People who look at their cell phones during work hours often unconsciously lower their gaze to the screen. The discomfort is not immediately noticeable, but it gradually builds up over time. Sports physician, traumatologist, and orthopedist Martin…

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More than half a million children and teenagers in Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland will start their nine-week summer vacation on Friday after receiving their report cards. For students in other provinces, vacation will begin a week later. School will start again on September 1 in the east and September 8 in the west. As usual, the end of the school year will also cause heavy traffic on the roads—in addition to eastern Austria, the holidays also begin in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the German states of Thuringia,…

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