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

Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig said he opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement during the Agriculture Council in Brussels, despite alleged pressure from industry

Construction has begun on an expanded power line that will connect Germany and Austria, with an investment of EUR 600 million that is expected to increase grid stability and help provide cheaper power to industry in the region

Austria's unemployment rate reached its lowest level since 2008; some 369.769 people were unemployed or in training with labour market services at the end of February, making this the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years

Austria's imports of Russian gas are approaching the market shares last reached during the pre-war period, as Gazprom is again delivering the total contracted quantities

From 6 February the authorities will only carry out so-called 'mobile border controls' towards Slovakia, replacing the previous controls, according to the Austrian Interior Ministry

Austria, with Hungary, decided not to send weapons to Ukraine to avoid further escalation, said Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky