City Report: Citizenship Appointment Waiting Times Remain Long
The issue persists despite significant improvements in the workings of the city’s immigration and citizenship department, MA35.
Vienna Launches New Education Centre to Help Refugee Integration
The initiative offers educational and counselling services, with over 1,000 spots to support job market integration.
‘Container Classrooms’ as Newcomer Children Increase
Vienna’s Deputy Mayor for Education, Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS), dismissed concerns about educating children in containers, describing it as a necessary immediate measure.
Far-Right and Anti-Fascist Demonstrations Turn Violent in Vienna
Masked individuals threw stones and bottles, and officers were attacked with pepper spray, resulting in 43 temporary arrests, three injured police officers, and a damaged police car.
Special Classes for Newcomer Children Planned
The classes will focus on school-age children arriving through family reunifications and will include German-language courses.
Court Resumes Afghanistan Deportations
The Austrian Constitutional Court argues that conditions in Afghanistan have significantly improved since the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Foreign Nationals Make Up One-Fifth of Austria’s Population
Some 1.8 million foreign-born nationals reside in Austria, according to the government’s latest annual migration report.
Half of Vienna’s Primary School Students Don’t Speak German at Home
The numbers are even higher at the secondary school level, with 77% of all students not speaking German at home. In Margareten, 96% of all secondary school students do not speak German as their primary language.
Vienna Integration Council Requests Easier Citizenship Process For Viennese Foreigners
Over the past 20 years, the number of naturalizations and the naturalization rate in Vienna have significantly declined compared to other European countries, despite immigration leading to substantial population growth.
