Austria

Cult

Mozart has never been so modern

This year opera program of the Salzburg Festival starts with Mozart’s last opera La Clemenza di Tito, sung in Italian.

27/07/2017

Cult

Salzburg Festival: Modern-Day Mozart

A contemporary take on the Mozart operatic masterpiece is a star attraction at the annual summer festival

27/07/2017

Austria

Austria warns Italy over influx of migrants

Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz calls on Italy to stop migrants from reaching the mainland suggesting it acts as a gateway for them for the rest of Europe.

21/07/2017

Cult

Bizet's 'Carmen' floats at Bregenz

Outstanding staging of Bizet's 'Carmen'

19/07/2017

Business Planet

Help for small businesses from COSME, in Austria

The EU's COSME scheme helps SMEs obtain finance via bank guarantees or equity.

14/07/2017

Musica

Ariodante: a Salzburg production as unsettling as it is moving

Cecilia Bartoli takes on the eponymous male role in Handel's opera.

13/07/2017

Austria

Austria bans Turkish economy minister from attending event to mark anniversary of failed coup

10/07/2017

Sport

Valtteri Bottas edges Sebastian Vettel in Austrian Grand Prix

09/07/2017

No Comment

Chickens close Austrian motorway

A crashed lorry has blocked an Austrain motorway for hours after its cargo of chickens escaped

04/07/2017

Austria

Austria seizes Hitler's house

Austrian court upholds compulsary purchase order on Hitler's birthplace

30/06/2017

Austria

Vienna court to rule on Hitler house dispute

The owner of the house where Adolf Hitler was born is fighting the Austrian government's right to take possession of the property.

22/06/2017

Austria

Baby swap victims given €90,000 after astonishing discovery

12/06/2017

No Comment

Orangutan gets the hang of fidget spinner

An orangutan in Vienna Zoo gets the hang of a fidget spinner

08/06/2017

Economy

OPEC extends oil production cut

25/05/2017

Austria

Early elections to be held in Austria after coalition breaks down

Austria will hold a snap election in October after a breakdown in coalition relations forced the hand of Chancellor Christian Kern.

17/05/2017

Austria

Austria could hold snap election 'in autumn' after coalition breakdown

The new leader of the conservative People's Party said he would discuss an early vote with Chancellor Kern on Monday after the coalition alliance collapsed last week.

15/05/2017

Business Series

Airbus boss Thomas Enders denounces Eurofighter fraud probe

Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders has called an Austrian investigation into suspected fraud a "politically-motivated abuse of the legal system".

26/04/2017

Austria

Turkey accused of operating vast spy network across four continents

Turkey has been accused of operating a massive spy ring on four continents, including Europe.

31/03/2017

Europe News

Austria pushes for exemption to stem asylum seekers

We’ve already taken in our fair share – the message from Austria, who says it is seeking an exemption from having to accept more asylum seekers under an EU relocation…

28/03/2017

Sport

Austria bids farewell to Special Winter Olympics

Thousands of athletes from across the world have gathered in Austria over the past week to celebrate sport, inclusion and community.

25/03/2017

Austria

Daughter must repay €24,000 to father after studying too slowly

It might not be uncommon for parents to support their children through university, but one Austrian father has had enough of supporting his daughter.

15/03/2017

No Comment

Panda cubs in Vienna Zoo explore their surroundings

Panda cubs Fu Feng and Fu Ban explored the outside of their compound at Vienna Zoo for the first time since they were born seven months ago.

01/03/2017

Sport

Video: Red Bull's playstreets returns

Hundreds of fans packed into the centre of Bad Gastein in Austria to watch 19 skiers take on the seventh edition of Red Bull’s playstreets contest.

25/02/2017

Austria

Ukraine tycoon Firtash faces US justice over bribery claims

An Austrian court has cleared the way for Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to be extradited to the United States to face bribery allegations.

21/02/2017

Sport

Russia strike relay gold at biathlon world championships

Anton Shipulin produced a powerful display on the skis to hold off Martin Fourcade and hand Russia gold in the men’s 4×7.

18/02/2017

Sport

Biathlon: Germany's Dahlmeier clinches fourth World title in Hochfilzen with relay victory

Germany’s women won gold in the 6×4-km relay at the biathlon world championships on Friday in Hochfilzen, Austria.

17/02/2017