Austria’s Non-Citizens Can Vote Symbolically
“Pass Egal” (Passport Irrelevant) allows approximately 1.5 million non-Austrian citizens of voting age to cast a ballot symbolically for the September 29 elections.
Austrians Struggle With Phone Dependency, Study Reveals
While 35% of Austrian respondents check their emails on the toilet, about 1/4 of Austrians use their phones in the bathroom to play games.
Study Highlights Long-Term Benefits of Civil Service for Austria’s Youth
The study, conducted by the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) on behalf of the Federal Chancellery, surveyed 14,616 individuals in 2023 using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
A Third of Austria’s Iconic Hallstätter Glacier Lost Since 2006
The Hallstätter Glacier, the largest glacier in the mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps (shared between Austria and Bavaria), is beyond saving, even in the most optimistic climate scenarios.
