Europe Austria The European Commission has notified the Austrian government of its failure to report the transposition of new EU labour market directives, triggering infringement proceedings that could end at the European Court of Justice
Europe Austria UN General Assembly has approved the appointment of Austrian Volker Turk as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Turk works in Guterres' office as Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Europe Austria The government has signed a framework agreement with Ukraine on economic cooperation for the development of projects, particularly in the field of healthcare, which also includes the creation of a rehabilitation centre in Lviv
Europe Austria The government intends to conduct 'anti-marketing' campaigns in safe countries where refugees are suspected of emigrating for economic reasons, to counter the promises made by human traffickers
Europe Austria Vienna will dim street lighting and reduce Christmas illuminations this year as part of the city's energy saving measures; according to the city spokeswoman “there will be no Christmas illuminations on the Ring”
Europe Austria The EU Commission has issued the Just Transition Territorial Plans for Austria and the first funding of €76 million in the frame of the Cohesion Policy in the transition to climate neutrality
Europe Austria Conductor Stefan Soltesz, 73, died Friday night after a collapse while conducting ‘The Silent Woman’ by Richard Strauss at the National Theatre in Munich, Germany
Europe Austria A mixed picture of foodborne diseases for 2021 has been published, showing that reports of Salmonella and Campylobacter increased last year, but remained below levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic
Europe Austria Vienna now ranks first among the world's most liveable cities - according to The Economist Intelligence Unit report - as Auckland, former number 1, dropped to 34th place mainly due to the measures taken to contrast the pandemic
Europe Austria Receiving less gas from Gazprom, the government held an emergency meeting to signal a return to coal-fired power, which the country phased out in 2020
Europe Austria The Social Democrats urged the government to increase spending to combat gender-based violence by creating dedicated facilities in the country, where 14 feminicides were already recorded in 2022
Europe Austria Conservative Chancellor Nehammer rejected calls by President Alexander Van der Bellen - of the Greens, running for re-election - to make naturalisation easier, stating that there will be no softening on citizenship
Europe Austria To better tackle misinformation and hate speech, the government has published an action plan to combat deep fakes, increasing with the advance of digitalisation