Europe Austria The government wants to reduce the burden of high electricity prices for households by covering 80% of grid tariffs, while the authorities are trying to counter inflated prices from utility companies by investing an additional €200 million
Europe Austria 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
Europe Austria 15 people have been arrested in connection with a hate crime campaign directed against LGBTQ people: the arrested are accused of creating fake accounts on a dating platform to lure individuals to locations where they were attacked
Europe Austria The European Investment Bank has granted Energie AG Oberösterreich a financing package of up to €400 million for the expansion of hydropower in Austria
Europe Austria In 2024, for the first time in sixteen years, Austria's trade balance was in surplus, with imports lowernthan exports, according to figures provided on Friday by Statistics Austria