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Economy, politics, business, and current events in Austria.

Banking outage in Austria: dark ATM screen at a bank branch in Vienna

News Oct 17, 2026

Banking outage in Austria: 30 banks hit by a system failure on October 6

Austrian house roofs covered with solar panels — solar panel subsidies in Austria

News Oct 17, 2026

Solar Panel Subsidies in Austria: The Last Lottery Has Started — Everything Changes in January

Students outside a historic university building in Vienna — scholarship programs open in October 2026

News Oct 16, 2026

Current scholarship programs: 7 open calls in October 2026

AI traffic lights in Vienna — push-button pedestrian light with sensors on the pole at a crossing

News Oct 16, 2026

AI Traffic Lights in Vienna: All 200 Push-Button Lights to Get Artificial Intelligence

Autumn street in Vienna with the terrace of a newly opened restaurant in golden evening light

News Oct 13, 2026

New Restaurants in Vienna in October 2026: 12+ Openings

ÖGK payment requests for Krankentransport medical transports in Austria

News Oct 13, 2026

ÖGK payment requests: Austria health insurance sends thousands bills for medical transports

Senior driver at the wheel in Austria — voluntary driving skills check, the Fahr-Fitness-Check

News Oct 12, 2026

Senior driving test in Austria: voluntary Fahr-Fitness-Check by ÖAMTC

Green tram tracks in Vienna — a tram gliding along grass-covered rails in the city

News Oct 12, 2026

Vienna greens 600 more metres of tram tracks in 2026

Co-payment for doctor visits in Austria: health insurance ÖGK discusses Selbstbehalt

News Oct 2, 2026

Austria's health insurance may introduce co-payments for doctor visits: what the ÖGK proposed

Austria package tax: cheap product next to a receipt with a huge parcel duty

News Oct 2, 2026

Austria Package Tax: Why Your Parcel Often Costs More Than the Product

Amusement park in Salzburg — young residents want permanent attractions

News Sep 27, 2026

Young Salzburg Residents Want a Permanent Amusement Park in the City

Mountain rescue in Sölden: panorama of the Ötztal valley with the Wildspitz peak, where the Bergrettung Sölden rescue operation took place

News Sep 27, 2026

Mountain Rescue in Sölden: Families with Babies Saved from Cliff Terrain

Tax cuts and fee increases in Austria 2026 — citizen with documents and receipts

News Sep 27, 2026

Tax cuts Austria 2026: What the state gives with one hand, it takes back with the other

Drought aid for Austrian farmers: parched fields and dry land as the coalition fails to agree on relief payments

News Sep 27, 2026

Drought aid for Austrian farmers: coalition split over billion-euro package

Cable fire at Praterstern in Vienna: Praterstern station with the Riesenrad in the background, S-Bahn service suspended

News Sep 26, 2026

Cable Fire at Praterstern: Whole Cable Duct Burned Out, Vienna S-Bahn Paralyzed