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Vienna battles rising housing costs — can a new policy fix it?

Vienna is dealing with the pressure of rising prices on its private housing market — rent and construction costs are exploding.

30/10/2018

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Transkribus system makes breakthrough in understanding medieval texts

Artificial intelligence is being used at the University of Innsbruck, part of the EU's READ project, to automatically transcribe previously unintelligible historical documents, and make the system available as a phone app.

29/10/2018

Austria

There's plastic in your intestines

A study has found microplastic particles in 100% of the stool samples from its participants.

24/10/2018

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Robots ensure bees get the buzz

European scientists are trying to save the bee population by creating robotic helpers to warn them of dangers, by reproducing the insects' hive mentality, and communication techniques.

24/09/2018

Austria

Watch: Macron dubs Brexiters 'liars'

French President Emmanuel Macron has dubbed Brexit campaign leaders "lairs", saying they misled the British people.

21/09/2018

World

Theresa May appeals to EU leaders over 'unacceptable' Brexit demands

The UK prime minister has appealed to EU leaders meeting in the Austrian city to drop “unacceptable” Brexit demands, as pressure intensifies to reach a deal.

20/09/2018

Austria

EU leaders meet in Salzburg to tackle the migration crisis

EU Council President Donald Tusk said progress had been made but the European Union must end the “blame game” on migration and focus on working more with foreign countries and further strengthening its border to bring down arrivals.

19/09/2018

Austria

Italy and Luxembourg: heated clashes over migration

In Vienna, Austria and Italy's far-right interior ministers suggested that the European Union hold migrants rescued at sea on ships for days while an initial screening of their chances of obtaining asylum is carried out

14/09/2018

Austria

What does voting at 16 change? The case of Austria

Teenagers of 16 and 17 can vote in a couple of European countries. But is it a good thing?

11/09/2018

Austria

Austrian politician expelled from ruling party over ‘sexist’ tweet

When asked over the weekend by a Twitter user how Berlin State Secretary Sawsan Chebli got her position, Efgani Dönmez responded: "Look at her knees, maybe you find an answer there".

04/09/2018

Austria

Asylum seekers in Austria to be denied apprenticeships

Austria is set to ban asylum-seekers from taking up vacant training spaces while their claims are still being assessed.

28/08/2018

Austria

Watch: Snow hits parts of Italy and Austria

At Obertauern, a ski resort in Salzburg, almost 40 centimetres of snow fell with temperatures dropping to two degrees Celsius.

27/08/2018

Musica

Claudio Monteverdi's Baroque masterpiece explores sexual politics

Claudio Monterverdi's Baroque masterpiece L'incoronazione di Poppea explores sexual politics and naked ambition, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role and Kate Lindsey as Emperor Nero, at the Salzburg Festival.

23/08/2018

Austria

Watch: Eyebrows raised as Putin dances with Austrian foreign minister

WATCH: Putin spent just over an hour at the wedding, before flying to Germany to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkle.

20/08/2018

Austria

Russian president dances with bride

Russian President Vladimir Putin danced with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding as opposition parties criticised her choice of guest

18/08/2018

Austria

Austria raises speed limit to 140 kph on 2 sections of motorway

Austria increased the speed limit to 140 kilometres per hour from 130 km/h on two stretches of one of the country's main motorways.

02/08/2018

Austria

Keeping patients safe: our next #Europeanhero is a hospital cleaner

When Juliana Vintala was working as a tax consultant in Romania, she never envisaged working as a cleaner. But in Vienna, she found work as a hospital cleaner, and this #Europeanhero is pleased to make patients more comfortable.

30/07/2018

Austria

American tourist tries to fly home from Austria with WWII artillery sh

An American tourist was charged and fined after bringing an unexploded World War Two shell to Vienna airport in her luggage

11/07/2018

Austria

Germany and Austria will talk to Italy about migrant issue

Germany's Interior Minister and Austria's Chancellor want to shut the migration route across the Mediterranean from Africa into Europe. At a joint press conference in Vienna, Austria's Chancellor says this will be in the best interest for Germany and Italy

05/07/2018

Austria

Kurz responds to German migration deal with plans to toughen borders

Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, says Germany’s new migration deal could force Austria to introduce tougher border checks

03/07/2018

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What's the risk from asteroids, and what's being done about it?

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

What's the risk from asteroids, and what's being done about it? As #AsteroidDay approaches we meet some dinosaurs, meteorite specialists and asteroid hunters to find out.

21/06/2018

Austria

Austria closes seven mosques & expels 40 imams

Mosques & imams accused of not fostering a "positive mindset" towards Austria, and receiving illegal foreign funding.

08/06/2018

Austria

Austria to close seven mosques and expel dozens of imams

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's right wing government announces crackdown on "Islamist ideology" andf foreign funding of religious groups.

08/06/2018

Austria

Austrian Chancellor calls for reinforcement of EU border

Sebastian Kurz says Austria will use its six-month presidency of the EU to focus on migration

07/06/2018

Musica

Another success for Cecilia Bartoli at the Whitsun Festival

150 years ago, the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini died. In his honour, Salzburg's Whitsun Festival presented the opera buffa 'L'Italiana in Algeri' amongst other works of his era.

31/05/2018

Austria

Austria cracks down on welfare payments to migrants

Austria's right-wing coalition government is cracking down on benefits paid to foreigners in a bid to deter asylum seekers.

29/05/2018