On 3 March President Van der Bellen swore in a new Austrian Federal Government formed by the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the NEOS led by Federal Chancellor Stocker (ÖVP), in the first ever three-party coalition

Thousands of people took part in the solemn ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp, an event that has been held annually since 1946 on the initiative of the survivors and their associations

Government is planning to freeze inflation-linked increases in family allowances from 2026 to 2027, following an austerity package to curb the rising deficit, suspending a key policy introduced in 2023 that helped benefits keep pace with rising prices

Additional HGV driving bans have been introduced on the A10 'Tauern Autobahn' motorway from 16 April to June to smooth out car traffic among construction sites; the ban applies to trucks and vehicle combinations with a GVW over 7,5 t, with exceptions