Kickl Links AfD Win in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to Coming “System Change” in Austria
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a victory in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38.2 percent of the vote in preliminary official counts, while the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) dropped to 4.9 percent, according to figures released by election authorities on Monday. Reacting to the results, AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla called the outcome a “sensational More...
Housing in Austria: Renting, Apartments & Rental Guide 2026
Finding housing in Austria comes with its own vocabulary, its own paperwork, and its own timeline, and getting it wrong at the start can cost real money through deposits, agency confusion, or a missed registration More...
Austria’s Foreign Minister Pushes for Global Rules on Autonomous Weapons
Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) has issued a sharp call for binding international regulations on artificial intelligence in military targeting, warning that fully autonomous weapons threaten More...
Austria 100 Days Overdue on EU Pay Transparency Rules Amid Coalition Deadlock
Austria has officially passed 100 days since missing the European Union’s statutory deadline to transpose the landmark EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970) into national law. Adopted by Brussels on May 10, More...
Austria Recovers €158.8 Million in Wrongly Paid COVID Subsidies
Austria’s Federal Ministry of Finance has identified €158.8 million in reclaim obligations from incorrectly disbursed COVID-19 emergency aid as of June 30, 2026. The figures were detailed in a scheduled biannual More...
Kickl Calls Next Austrian Election a “Fateful Vote” in Strasbourg Speech
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) chairman Herbert Kickl addressed a meeting of the right-wing “Patriots for Europe” political group in Strasbourg on Wednesday, September 16, as the European Parliament More...
Coalition Rift Emerges Over Stocker’s €500 Child Investment Plan
A fresh policy conflict has surfaced inside Austria’s three-party governing coalition following the unveiling of Chancellor Christian Stocker’s (ÖVP) “Zukunftsdepot” initiative. Originally presented More...
Austria Extends Border Controls With Four Neighbors Through March 2027
Austria has officially extended its temporary internal border controls with Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovenia for an additional six months. The phrase Austria Grenzkontrollen verlängert has topped regional More...
Retirement in Austria: Pension Guide, Age & Rules 2026
Every payslip in Austria already shows a pension contribution line, something we touched on briefly in our working in Austria guide and tax guide. This guide to retirement in Austria goes deeper: how the state More...
FPÖ Leader Kickl Honours Jörg Haider and Reaffirms Remigration Agenda
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) chairman Herbert Kickl issued public statements on his social media platform X, combining a tribute to former party icon Jörg Haider with a reaffirmation of his controversial remigration More...
