Austria

Austria

Austria's climate minister takes train to COP26 to reduce emissions

Austria's climate minister Leonore Gewessler opted to travel for two-days via train to the UN climate conference in Glasgow.

09/11/2021

Austria

Austria introduces tougher COVID-19 measures for the unvaccinated

On Saturday, Austria registered a record high of 10,000 new infections. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with only 63% of people vaccinated.

08/11/2021

Austria

Vienna pays tribute to victims on anniversary of terrorist attack

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said at the ceremony that terrorism "must not succeed in dividing us".

02/11/2021

Austria

Unvaccinated could face new lockdown in Austria, chancellor warns

“The pandemic is not yet in the rear view mirror,” Schallenberg said. “We are about to stumble into a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

23/10/2021

Austria

Austria: Manhunt underway for driver of van holding two dead migrants

Police are searching for the driver of a van in Austria which was found to contain nearly 30 people crammed into a small space, two of whom had died.

20/10/2021

Austria

Cross-border medical centre set up for Austrian and Czech patients

Where the iron curtain once prevailed, doctors and interpreters now care for patients from both Austria and the Czech Republic.

17/10/2021

Experiences

Fed up of Facebook's censorship, Vienna sends nudes to OnlyFans

In a world first, the Austrian galleries are now exhibiting their nude artworks on the platform better known for porn.

15/10/2021

Lifestyle

Poo found in an Austrian mine shows we ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago

Having analysed the DNA in the preserved excrement, scientists were surprised to find Europeans were making blue cheese nearly 3,000 years ago.

14/10/2021

Austria

Alexander Schallenberg replaces Kurz as Austria's new chancellor

Sebastian Kurz resigned on Saturday amid a corruption scandal. He has denied any wrongdoing.

11/10/2021

Austria

Austrian Chancellor Kurz announces resignation over corruption claims

Opposition leaders had called for Kurz to go and planned to bring a no-confidence motion against him to parliament on Tuesday.

09/10/2021

Austria

Austrian leader Kurz battles to stay on amid bribery allegations

Sebastian Kurz received the backing of his conservative party but the Greens, a junior partner in the coalition, have questioned his ability to stay on the job.

08/10/2021

Experiences

Watch as runners race down the world’s most notorious ski slope

The Descent is a 350 metre race down the world’s toughest ski slope in the beautiful Austrian Alps.

07/10/2021

Austria

Austria leader allegedly used public cash for positive media coverage

Prosecutors confirmed earlier they are investigating Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and nine others in a bribery probe.

06/10/2021

Austria

'More than surprising': Communists win local election in Austria

Communist candidate Elke Kahr told reporters that the magnitude of the municipal election result was "more than surprising".

27/09/2021

Austria

Trial starts over 'super-spreader' COVID outbreak at Austrian ski town

The case is the first of 15 lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from Austria and Germany, accusing the authorities of not responding quickly enough to COVID-19 outbreaks in Ischgl and other resorts in the province of Tyrol.

17/09/2021

Destinations

What do you do with a ski resort when there's no snow?

When climate change cut the ski season short and visitor numbers dwindled, this tiny Austrian town turned its attention to making the most of the summer.

16/09/2021

Austria

The EU promotes the virtues of train travel with the 'Connecting Europe Express'

Travelling throughout Europe only by train has its difficulties, but the EU and its members are highlighting the environmental virtues of this form of transport with the 'Connecting Europe Express', a train that is currently crisscrossing the continent.

16/09/2021

Austria

Man hid his mother's body in cellar to get her benefits, say police

Police said based on the post-mortem no evidence of foul play was found.

10/09/2021

Experiences

This European capital is the world's biggest urban vineyard

This European capital city produces more wine than any other in the world

08/09/2021

Austria

Sebastian Kurz reelcted to People's Party leadership

Only three of the 536 delegates voted against Kurz continuing to lead the party.

28/08/2021

Austria

Austria's ex-vice chancellor convicted of 'Ibizagate' corruption

The former leader of Austria's far-right party has been given a 15-month suspended prison sentence for corruption linked to the Ibizagate scandal.

27/08/2021

Musica

Benjamin Bernheim stuns at the Salzburg Festival with an intimate recital

On stage, the tenor Benjamin Bernheim often incarnates the role of the lover and he remained true to this at his recital at the Salzburg Festival singing songs from Brahms to Britten and praising love to the highest tones.

26/08/2021

Austria

Austria's president and chancellor clash over sheltering refugees

Opposing views were voiced this week in Austria regarding the refugee crisis. Chancellor Kurz made it clear that he is against accepting additional Afghans whereas president Van der Bellen says "It's the EU's responsibility to provide shelter".

25/08/2021

Austria

Austrian chancellor says he's against taking in more Afghan refugees

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that his country had already taken in enough refugees from Afghanistan.

22/08/2021

Austria

Austrian prosecutors charge first suspect over Vienna terror attack

Austrian officials have charged a 25-year-old Chechen man with terrorist offenses, linked to the Vienna attack in November.

20/08/2021

Austria

Austrian town mulls removing soldiers' memorial after Nazi revelation

The western Austrian town of Imst is reportedly planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II.

13/08/2021