Austria Cultural and Financial Shifts
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Austrian cultural officials are pushing for closer federal-state cooperation, while the state of Carinthia transfers a significant fund to the federal government. The government also plans to cut ORF funding to save millions, and a new cannabis drug is set to launch.
Austria’s SPÖ lays groundwork to replace leader Andreas Babler
Andreas Babler is facing increasingly open efforts to remove him as leader of Austria’s Social Democratic Party. What once looked like rumors that he might simply wait out now appears harder to contain ahead of the SPÖ’s party meeting in Mauerbach this weekend. For two weeks, opposition to Babler has spread beyond traditionally critical state organizations in Lower Austria, Burgenland and Carinthi…
In Saboteurs’ Sights: How Secure Is Austria’s Energy Infrastructure?
Three sabotage incidents in Germany over three days ended without injuries or major power outages. They still delivered a stark warning: Europe’s critical infrastructure remains vulnerable. Attackers …
Free vaccinations proving popular, Austrian health ministry says
Austria’s free vaccination offers are being well received, according to Health Minister Korinna Schumann and Health State Secretary Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig. The two Social Democratic officials disc…
Austria’s summer water balance turns sharply negative
Austria’s hottest summer on record has also produced a sharply negative water balance, with low river flows and falling groundwater levels shaping conditions across the country. About 32% less rain fe…
20,000 adrenaline pens arrive in Austria as allergy-drug supply eases
Around 20,000 adrenaline auto-injectors have reached Austria, easing a supply situation that had become strained during this year’s particularly strong wasp season. Pharmaceutical wholesaler Phago rep…
Poll finds majority of Austrians support expanding domestic defense industry
A majority of Austria's population supports expanding the country's domestic security and defense industry, according to a poll commissioned by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, known as WKÖ. Fif…
Can Austria finally break out of its structural stagnation?
Austria’s political debate has finally begun to move again, prompted by Chancellor Christian Stocker’s proposals for a pension fund and a future fund for children. That is welcome, even if neither ide…