World AIDS Day: Global HIV Awareness and Progress
According to UNAIDS, 39.9 million people worldwide are living with HIV, with nearly a quarter of them not receiving life-saving medications.
New Bottle Deposit System Problematic for Producers
Starting in 2025, the new bottle deposit system for plastic bottles and cans will not only impact retailers and consumers but will also affect producers
AMS Warns of Rising Unemployment
Despite rising unemployment numbers, the AMS will have less funding for active labor market policies in the coming year.
Nehammer Optimistic About Coalition Talks Despite Tax Disagreements
By December 12, all subgroups in the coalition negotiations between the ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS are expected to have met at least once.
Police Seize 30 Drug Packages in Vienna, 18-Year-Old Arrested
The packages were addressed to a Vienna-based company offering “anonymized parcel receipt for a fee.”
Uber’s Austria Head Calls for More E-Mobility Incentives
Starting in 2025, all newly registered taxis in Vienna must be electric. The head of Uber’s Austrian subsidiary, Martin Essl, is hoping for further incentives for e-mobility from the future government.
350 Retail Workers Protest for Better Wages on Black Friday
Around 350 retail employees gathered on Friday at Schillerplatz near Linz’s shopping street Landstraße for a “disruption action” on Black Friday, demanding a better wage agreement.
Pension Costs to Rise Significantly, Report Shows
Over the next five years, Austria will need to spend nearly seven billion euros more on pensions.
Upper Austria Proposes 250 Million Euro Wind Power Project
According to the Ministry of Environment, this could sextuple the current wind energy output in the state, which has so far resisted the expansion of wind power.
Court of Auditors Urges Reform in Rehab System
The system, it noted, should be better aligned with patient needs.