Politics

Government, elections, parties, and political decisions.

Kindergarten Angedair Landeck opens — new kindergarten for 100 children

News Sep 13, 2026

Kindergarten Angedair Landeck Opens: New Kindergarten for 100 Children

VinziDorf Innsbruck — city panorama and concept of small houses for homeless people

News Sep 11, 2026

VinziDorf Innsbruck: What Is Local Politics Waiting For?

New waste treatment plant Vienna Donaustadt at Rautenweg

News Sep 10, 2026

Vienna plans new waste treatment plant in Donaustadt — €240 million project by 2034

Drought aid for Austrian farmers: parched fields and dry land as the coalition fails to agree on relief payments

News Aug 16, 2026

Drought aid for Austrian farmers: coalition split over billion-euro package

Long-distance train crossing the Austrian landscape — train delays will now affect railway manager bonuses

News Aug 10, 2026

Bonus Brake for the Railway: Train Delays Will Now Hit Managers' Bonuses

Leonore Gewessler and Austria's changed green stance — Vienna, Parliament on the Ringstrasse

News Aug 8, 2026

Leonore Gewessler: Austria's Green Stance Has Certainly Changed

Working longer in Austria — older worker on the factory floor and the pension reform debate

News Aug 5, 2026

Everyone Should Work Longer, Not Just Academics: Austria Pension Debate

Mindestsicherung 2026 – social welfare application documents and calculator on a desk in Vienna

News Aug 4, 2026

Mindestsicherung 2026: All Changes to Austria’s Minimum Income Support

Pension in Austria at 65 and 45 working years — documents and calculations on a desk

News Aug 4, 2026

Pension in Austria at 65 and 45 Working Years: Mattle's Proposal

What changes in Austria in August 2026: calendar of new rules with documents and tickets on a desk

News Aug 3, 2026

What changes in Austria in August 2026: key dates at a glance

Vienna social welfare cuts 2026 – Mindestsicherung reform impact

News Jul 26, 2026

No More Welfare Money: How Many Are Now Suddenly Working After Vienna’s Mindestsicherung Cuts

Air conditioning installation in an Austrian apartment — split system on the facade of a Vienna building

News Jul 23, 2026

Could Austria make it easier to install air conditioning in apartments?

Hallein heat problem: festival audience at the Pernerinsel venue

News Jul 22, 2026

No More Sweating? How Festivals Are Reacting to the Hallein Heat Problem

Family benefits in Austria: new rules for Ukrainian displaced persons and subsidiary protection holders

News Jul 19, 2026

Austria Changes Family Benefits for Ukrainians and Subsidiary Protection Holders

Right-wing parties in Austria – FPÖ campaign rally with Austrian flags

News Jul 11, 2026

Right-Wing Parties in Austria: FPÖ and the Political Right Explained