Austria

The 2023 summer tourist season, from May to the end of July, has so far recorded around 39,50 million overnight stays in Austrian accommodation, according to Austrian Statistics Agency it was 6,3% higher than last year and 1,7% than prepandemic time

The Austrian human rights organisation Südwind, in cooperation with the environmental organisation GLOBAL 2000 and the German Romero Initiative, conducted a survey of 63 quality labels and initiatives in the food and clothing sector

Security and rescue agencies in Austria have been placed on high alert and in emergency response mode to deal with the danger of flooding in the southern regions of the country

Austrian energy company OMV is in talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. over the possible creation of a new combined petrochemical holding company as part of their respective shareholdings in Borouge and Borealis

Austria aims at becoming a EU's leading countries in the chip industry and is banking on the EU's Chips Act as the main vehicle for boosting semiconductor production, but is reluctant to invest new public funds in the sector

The government wants the country to join the European Sky Shield initiative, an air protection group launched by Germany, triggering accusations from the far right that the move would violate military neutrality

Austrian law enforcement seized hundreds of weapons, ammunition, Nazi memorabilia and narcotics in a raid against members of a motorbike group called Bandidos Motorcycle Club

Austrian inflation fell less than initially estimated in May and remained the highest since last June, according to final data from Statistics Austria

The Austrian government will contribute €1 million to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support nuclear safety activities in Ukraine

Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria was considered "a historically burdensome place", but Vienna has chosen to confront its past with the decision to turn it into a human rights training centre

3.292 people obtained citizenship in Austria in the first quarter of this year, a 32,3% drop in naturalisations compared to the same period last year

A new right-wing coalition government would be welcomed by its supporters, but some 54% of Austrians would reject such a coalition in Vienna

The communist party KPÖplus made huge gains and secured a solid fourth place in its best supra-local election result since at least World War II in the Salzburg state elections on Sunday