Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Austria agrees a much bigger fuel-price brake and parliament approves the new Aktivpension, plus more stories from Austria on Thursday.
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Austria agrees a much bigger fuel-price brake and parliament approves the new Aktivpension, plus more stories from Austria on Thursday.
Two years after catastrophic and deadly flooding hit eastern Austria, The Local spoke to three senior experts to find out what has genuinely changed and what dangers lie ahead…
Police have searched the office of an employee at Vienna's immigration and citizenship authority as part of an investigation into allegations involving an ‘improper benefit’.
Residents have staged protests against a planned Google data centre in the Austrian town of Kronstorf, citing concerns over its environmental and societal costs.
Austria issued around 45,500 first residence titles to third-country nationals in 2025. Which are the most common permits?
Vienna’s citizenship authority has told The Local that strict federal law and court rulings can require it to refuse citizenship even to people who have spent their entire lives in…
Several ski resorts in Austria's westernmost province have now published their prices for the 2026/27 season, with day passes getting more expensive again. But how much you pay…
Fuel prices are rocketing around Europe but in some countries the cost of filling a tank is far higher than in others, partly because governments are taking different measures to…
Ani Gülgün-Mayr has lived in Austria for more than 50 years – but has been denied citizenship over administrative traffic offences. The Local asked the ORF presenter to share how…
Moving beyond Vienna's city limits can cut the asking price of a flat by well over €100,000, sometimes without adding a particularly long train journey. But the savings vary…
When a colleague starts explaining a problem that definitely isn’t yours to solve, German has a pleasantly blunt way to make that clear: Das ist nicht mein Bier.
One of Austria's governing parties wants to more than triple the standard fee many third-country students pay. Could this actually happen soon?