Attention: Fake Tax Office Emails Are Costing Austrians Their Savings
28.08.2025 Currently, there is an increase in fake emails in the name of FinanzOnline, urging recipients to update their data and threatening with penalties. This article explains how you can recognize these fraud attempts and protect yourself from them.
Nighttime Earthquake in Upper Styria
28.08.2025 With a magnitude of 1.9, there was a slight earthquake in Upper Styria on the night of Thursday.
Water Pipe Burst: Vienna West Exit Closed
28.08.2025 Due to a water pipe burst, the western exit in Vienna-Penzing was partially closed early Thursday morning.
Exception for Network Fees for PV Systems is Coming
28.08.2025 The government plans exemptions for smaller PV systems from the grid feed-in fees. The draft is expected to be presented in parliament by autumn.
Every Second Person Misses the Train: Criticism of the Railway's Timetable Flop
28.08.2025 The VCÖ rail test shows: Many train travelers lose valuable time due to poorly coordinated schedules. Passengers in Lower Austria are particularly affected.
New Limit Aims to Curb Exploitation with Possession Disturbance Lawsuits
28.08.2025 Recently, lucrative actions have been taken against drivers with threats of high possession disturbance lawsuits. Justice Minister Sporrer now plans a legal brake by reducing the basis for assessment for such lawsuits.
Family Hospice Leave: More Money for Those Affected Starting September
28.08.2025 The income limit for the hardship compensation in family hospice leave will increase to 1,200 euros starting in September. Stays abroad will be excluded from the subsidy in the future.
When Saving Becomes a Danger for the Economy
28.08.2025 The savings rate in Austria has increased significantly. The Momentum Institute warns: This money is missing in the economy – and proposes concrete measures.
Rapid Wien believes in advancing to the Conference League group stage
28.08.2025 On the way to the group stage of the Conference League, Rapid Vienna still has ETO Györ FC in their way. The Hütteldorf team must overcome the 1-2 deficit from the first leg in Hungary at home today, Thursday (7:00 PM/live ORF 1).
Record Summer Season for Austria: 40 Million Overnight Stays So Far
28.08.2025 The summer season 2025 in Austria records a record increase of 1.3 percent with 40.55 million overnight stays compared to the previous year, with the increase mainly attributed to foreign tourists.ÖAMTC warns: End of holidays and numerous events cause traffic jam weekend
28.08.2025 The end of the holiday season in Eastern Austria, parts of the Netherlands, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic will once again lead to significant traffic jams and delays on the Austrian south-north and east-west routes, warns the ÖAMTC in a press release on Wednesday.Alcohol-Free Wine Fails the Taste Test
28.08.2025
Lotto Sevenfold Jackpot Cracked: Solo Six Wins Around 9.7 Million Euros
28.08.2025 The seventh sevenfold jackpot in the over 39-year history of the lottery was hit on Wednesday.
Construction Work on Vienna Public Transport Continues After Summer Holidays
28.08.2025 Just in time for the start of school on September 1st, numerous public transport services in Vienna are resuming regular operations. However, some construction sites will continue – even until the end of the year. Here is an overview.
Concerned About the Emigration of Skilled Workers, Says Federation of Austrian Industries
27.08.2025 Data on labor migration paints "a worrying picture," according to the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV).
This is what Austria listened to this summer
27.08.2025 It may not be over yet, but Spotify is already presenting the top songs of the summer 2025. In Austria, gentle ballads and German rap share the top spots.
Elon Musk's Megarocket "Starship" Completes Successful Test Flight
27.08.2025 All good things come in tens: After several failed attempts, the tenth test flight of Elon Musk's "Starship" rocket was a success. It is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.
Travis Kelce's Father Spills the Beans: Taylor Swift Said "Yes!" Two Weeks Ago!
27.08.2025 Just recently, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce, but the proposal is said to have taken place two weeks ago in the garden of Kelce's parents' home in Missouri, as his father Ed Kelce revealed in an interview.
Aggressive Pensioner in Custody After Dog Drama in Vienna City
28.08.2025 On Monday, a dog seizure escalated in downtown Vienna, with the 66-year-old owner of the animal attacking the police officers and even attempting to bite them. The previously convicted woman is now in pre-trial detention.AUA: Union's Warning of Job Losses Unfounded
27.08.2025
Rent Price Cap Already from Early 2026: Babler Heats Up Tempers
27.08.2025 The planned rent cap in privately financed housing from 2026, as announced by SPÖ leader Andreas Babler and confirmed by ÖVP Chancellor Christian Stocker, continues to cause political tensions and differing positions within and outside the coalition parties.
Who lives in Vienna pays the most for district heating
27.08.2025 A recent analysis shows partly massive differences in district heating tariffs across the federal states. Prices are particularly high in Vienna, but customers have little choice.
Resignation of Jürgen Werner as Austria Vienna Sports Director
27.08.2025 After a weak start to the new season, Jürgen Werner unexpectedly resigned from his position as sports director of Wiener Austria on Wednesday.
Judgment Against 31-Year-Old After Threat with Knife at Vienna Central Station
27.08.2025 On Wednesday, a woman was sentenced to a four-month suspended sentence at the Vienna Regional Court after a conflict with a passerby occurred at Vienna Central Station on April 18.
Lives Separated from Family: Bruce Willis Dependent on 24-Hour Care
27.08.2025 Actor Bruce Willis is being cared for in a 24-hour nursing home due to his frontotemporal dementia and lives apart from his family, as his wife recently reported in an interview with ABC.
Vienna Greens Criticize Education Policy in Vienna
27.08.2025 Four days before the start of school, the Vienna Greens criticized the education policy of the red-pink city government. In the last five years, the education situation has deteriorated under the NEOS policy. The Greens see problems in the lack of social mixing of students and the shortage of staff.
Austrian Armed Forces Will Continue to Strengthen the Domestic Economy with Investments in the Future
27.08.2025 The Federal Army plans to increase its budget and promote the country's economy through investments. According to Defense Minister Tanner, around 60 percent of the value creation from approximately 4,500 military procurements per year remains in Austria.
Who lives in Vienna pays the most for district heating
27.08.2025 A recent analysis shows significant differences in district heating tariffs across the federal states. Prices are particularly high in Vienna, but customers have little choice.
Attempted Robbery in Vienna Subway Station: Who Knows the Suspect?
27.08.2025 On June 12, 2025, there was an attempted robbery at the Vienna subway station Längenfeldgasse. The Vienna police have now released a photo of the suspect and are asking the public for information.
Robbery in Vienna-Favoriten: DNA Trace on Cap Led to Teenager
27.08.2025 On Neilreichgasse in Vienna-Favoriten, a passerby was approached by a young man on April 7th, asking if he wanted to buy "something."
Building Police Discover Illegal Hotel in Vienna-Brigittenau
27.08.2025 Since July of last year, short-term rental of apartments in Vienna has been subject to strict regulations and is monitored by the Building Police Control Department. The nine officers of the Building Police (MA37) have succeeded in uncovering another illegal hotel in the Vienna-Brigittenau district.
After Body Found in Vienna's Danube: Suspect Arrested
27.08.2025 A 42-year-old man was arrested after a body was found in the New Danube in Vienna-Floridsdorf, as there is suspicion that he is involved in the death of the 37-year-old.
Arrest in Vienna-Margareten: Man Detained After Threat and Taxi Fraud
27.08.2025 In Vienna-Margareten, a 50-year-old Austrian was arrested on Tuesday. He is accused of threatening an employee and previously not paying for two taxi rides.
FPÖ plans to establish a committee of inquiry on the Pilnacek case this year
27.08.2025 After the Constitutional Court (VfGH) rejected the inquiry committee planned by the FPÖ as not constitutional, the Freedom Party will decide in the coming days how to proceed.
Increase in Student Numbers Expected in the Coming Years
27.08.2025 The number of over one million students in Austria is expected to continue rising until the 2029/30 school year, according to the school attendance forecast by Statistics Austria.
Construction Work on Vienna Public Transport Continues After Summer Holidays
27.08.2025 Just in time for the start of school on September 1st, numerous public transport services in Vienna are resuming regular operations. However, some construction sites will continue – even until the end of the year. Here is an overview.
After Discovery of Body in Baden: Murder Charges Filed Against 28-Year-Old
27.08.2025 The public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt has filed murder charges against a 28-year-old Romanian citizen, who is suspected of having killed an 81-year-old woman in Baden in February through blunt force.
Major Fire in Styria: 30 Cattle and Pigs Perished Agonizingly
27.08.2025 A major fire in an agricultural building in southern Styria's Eibiswald claimed the lives of about 30 animals, but 110 others were rescued. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
Moose Emil continues to stroll through Lower Austria
27.08.2025 After moose Emil briefly disappeared yesterday, he was spotted on Tuesday evening in St. Andrä-Wördern.
This is the Most Successful Netflix Film of All Time
27.08.2025 The animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" is now officially the most successful Netflix film ever.
Children's Noise Disturbed Him: 56-Year-Old Reached for the Revolver
27.08.2025 A 56-year-old man threatened children in Leoben with a blank-firing revolver from his window after feeling disturbed by their noise.
Renaturation of the Danube Floodplains Ensures Animal Diversity
27.08.2025 Without the varying water levels in the Danube floodplains, there would not be the many niche habitats that ensure the diversity of the ecosystem. If the Hainburg power plant had been built back then, the last large floodplain forest in Central Europe would have disappeared, and many species would not have had the opportunity to return, explained Claudia Roson from the National Park Institute of the Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM). Almost three decades after the establishment of the national park, the changes are tangible.
Integration Will Become Mandatory for Refugees in the Future
27.08.2025 Minister of Integration Claudia Plakolm defends the new regulation of social benefits for refugees. She justifies the planned headscarf ban in schools for those under 14 with the welfare of the child.
So Chancellor Stocker Will Fight Inflation
27.08.2025 Chancellor Christian Stocker plans targeted measures to combat inflation in Austria and calls on the EU to take action against high food prices.
Church Day at the Sisi Chapel Am Himmel with Cathedral Priest Toni Faber & Suckling Pig Feast
27.08.2025 On Sunday, August 31, the traditional church festival will take place at the Sisi Chapel Am Himmel.
Engaged! Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Want to Get Married
26.08.2025 Pop superstar Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce have gotten engaged. The two made the announcement official with an Instagram post.
Track Work Ends Fatally: Young Austrian Dies in Bavaria
26.08.2025 A 21-year-old railway worker from Austria was hit and fatally injured by a train on Tuesday during maintenance work on the Munich-Ingolstadt railway line.
Brutal Knife Attack in Vienna Park: Perpetrator on the Run
26.08.2025 On Monday afternoon, a 39-year-old was stabbed and seriously injured by an as yet unknown perpetrator in a Vienna park.
Plans for Attack on Vienna Swift Concert: 16-Year-Old Sentenced in Berlin
26.08.2025 Just over a year after the cancellation of Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna due to fears of a terrorist attack, an ISIS supporter has been sentenced to a suspended sentence of one and a half years in Berlin.
Venus Williams: Emotional Comeback at the US Open
1.09.2025 Venus Williams is back on the big tennis stage at 45 years old. At the US Open, she showed an impressive comeback against Karolina Muchova despite a loss, moving fans and journalists to tears.
Father and Daughter Fell While Climbing on the Bischofsmütze
26.08.2025 A 46-year-old man and his 16-year-old daughter fell during a climbing tour on the Bischofsmütze in the Gosaukamm on Tuesday morning.
Venus Williams: Emotional Comeback at the US Open
26.08.2025 Venus Williams is back on the big tennis stage at 45 years old. At the US Open, she showed an impressive comeback against Karolina Muchova despite a loss, moving fans and journalists to tears.
Mota turned 60 years old: Orangutan female at Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn euthanized
26.08.2025 The almost 61-year-old female orangutan at Schönbrunn Zoo had to be euthanized on Tuesday, as the zoo announced on Instagram.
Surprise: Helene Fischer Has Become a Mom Again
26.08.2025 Helene Fischer has become a mother again. In a personal message on Instagram, the 41-year-old musician shared that she has given birth to her second child.