Insurance Firm Pays Record €227m in Disaster Compensation

The 2024 total surpassed the previous record from 2021, driven mainly by severe storms in September that hit eastern Austria.
Over 126,000 Old Black Number Plates Still in Use Across Austria

Despite the introduction of white number plates 35 years ago, more than 126,000 vehicles in Austria continue to display the iconic black plates, according to the Wiener Städtische Versicherung insurance company. “In relation to all registered vehicles, they still account for 1.7%,” the company said on Thursday. Most of these vehicles are found in […]