Europe Austria The Austrian government has unveiled its plans to legalize assisted suicide from 2022, in response to a court ruling affirming that the current ban violates fundamental rights
Europe Austria Vienna airport has started building what will be the largest photovoltaic power plant in the country, with the aim of meeting almost a third of its annual electricity consumption with solar energy
Europe Austria The Austrian government is set to revise its carbon tax - €30 per tonne of CO2 - in a bid to curb greenhouse gas emissions, including an annual rebate to help offset rising costs and encourage climate-friendly decisions around transport and home heating
Europe Austria In an unexpected result, the Communists won the municipal elections in Austria's second largest city, Graz, ahead of the centre-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the party of the mayor who will resign from office
Europe Austria The possibility for employees to register for sick leave by telephone was reintroduced, in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country
Europe Austria About 4.6% of all positions for doctors in compulsory health insurance were vacant in 2019 as the latest report of the Court of Auditors states; the institute also shows the implementation of primary care facilities is also lacking
Europe Austria The town of Imst is planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II
Europe Austria Police have carried out more raids on unlicensed gambling establishments, seizing 121 gaming machines at 39 locations
Europe Austria Another snake has been found in a toilet in Lower Austria: an innocuous Aesculapian snake was in a home toilet cistern in Breitenfurt one month after a man was bitten by a 1.6m python during an early-morning visit to the toilet at his home
Europe Austria A new report about migration and integration shows there are big differences in how Austrians view foreigners - depending on age, location, education and how much money they have
Europe Austria All electricity consumption will be covered by renewable energies by 2030 according to the latest bill that provides for additional funding for renewable energies to make the country climate neutral by 2040
Europe Austria Austrian photovoltaic manufacturer Fronius is installing its first Solhub in the country, a solar hydrogen station that produces, stores and uses green hydrogen, with the help of solar panels, that can produce enough to fill 16 cars per day
Europe Austria Night trains in Vienna are returning for the first time since the pandemic impact began last year