Austria’s eAusweise held up as a model for EU digital ID

Austria’s digital ID wallet eAusweise supports the mobile driver’s license (mDL) and the app now supports digital vehicle registration certificates, age verification and identity verification on both iOS and Android devices. Users can share their...

Somali Migrant Arrested for Stabbing 2 Romanians and Headbutting Another Victim Near Vienna Train Station

On Saturday evening, Austrian police officers arrested a 30-year-old Somali man suspected of stabbing two Romanian men outside Vienna’s Europaplatz train station and then attacking a third victim. All three victims, aged 48, 51, and 51, suffered...

Young climber killed after fall near Austria's highest peak

A young German mountaineer has fallen several hundred metres to his death near Austria's highest peak, the Grossglockner, reported dpa. Police in Tyrol said on Tuesday that the 29-year-old, from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, had been climbing...

‘Child Killers’: Vienna Uber Driver Attacks Jewish Family, Forces Them Out of Vehicle

An Uber driver in Vienna assaulted a Jewish father after hurling verbal abuse at he and his family and forcing them out of the vehicle last week, according to the Jewish Religious Community (IKG), a communal organization for Austria’s Jews. “In...

Vienna Airport Sees Passenger Surge in First Half of 2025

Vienna Airport is celebrating a robust first half of 2025, with passenger numbers climbing steadily despite a year marked by international crises and geopolitical uncertainty. The Flughafen Wien Group, which includes Vienna Airport, Malta Airport,...

Austria quadruples subsidy budget, approves 9,000-plus applications for solar, storage systems

A second call for subsidy applications for solar and storage in Austria – held from June 23 and July 7 and with a budget of €12 million – attracted so many responses the funding pot has risen to €48.8 million, the Austrian Ministry of Economic...

Ecobat to sell Clarios battery recycling plants in Germany and Austria

AK&M 19 August 2025 13:57 Ecobat has entered into an agreement to sell its battery recycling units in Germany and Austria to Clarios. This is reported in the Ecobat press release. The deal includes Ecobat plants in Freiberg and Braubach (Germany),...

Ecobat to sell Germany and Austria operations

Ecobat has entered into a binding agreement to sell its battery recycling and specialty lead operations located in Germany and Austria to Clarios, a company specializing in advanced energy storage solutions. The transaction includes Ecobat's...

Uber driver in Vienna kicked Jewish family out of vehicle and attacked father

A Jewish family fell victim to a serious antisemitic incident in Vienna last week. According to reports, an Uber driver who had been called to transport the family hurled antisemitic insults at them, stopped the ride midway, forced them out of the...

Vienna Airport freight volumes rise 9% in the first half of 2025

Vienna Airport handled 154,001 tonnes of freight in the first six months of 2025, a 9% increase compared to the same period last year. The growth, equal to an additional 12,822 tonnes, was driven by e-commerce demand, new long-haul connections,...

Legal Storm: Vienna Judges Endorse Sharia Arbitration

A court in Vienna has caused a storm after confirming that a financial ruling based on Islamic law, or Sharia, is legally valid in Austria. Critics say the judgment opens the door to “parallel justice” and undermines the country’s legal system....

Ayla Oasis Successfully Achieves Four International ISO Certifications from TÜV Austria

Aqaba – In a remarkable achievement that reflects its ongoing commitment to excellence, quality, and sustainability, Ayla Oasis Development Company has announced that it has been awarded four prestigious ISO certifications from the international...

Jewish family assaulted and called ‘child killers’ by Vienna Uber driver

A Jewish family, some of them from Israel, said an Uber driver in Vienna assaulted a member of their group and called them “murderers” and “child killers” before forcing them out the vehicle last week. A Monday post on Facebook by the antisemitism...

Classes begin at West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Innovation and Technology Center in Vienna

Bernadette Occilien, a junior at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, along with other students installed routers and switches as part of the first day of their cybersecurity class at the new Innovation and Technology Center in Vienna. (Photo...

Austria launches landmark initiative for Indian students strengthening mobility programme

Austria, which is known for a strong industrial ecosystem, has taken a key step to attract Indian engineering students and industrial specialists that would also contribute to mobility of skilled Indians in Austria and other Central European...

Brentwood Beat: Glorya Kaufman, Coral Trees, Austria, and Mr. Charlie’s

I’ve got a lot to cover this month, so I’ll be bouncing around a bit. To start, I’d like to say a few words about Glorya Kaufman, who died last month at 95. Glorya, who lived in Mandeville Canyon for many years before moving to Bel-Air, was a real...

Refugees In Austria Accused Of Failing German Courses To Stay On Benefits And Out Of Work

Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A new report by Austria’s Public Employment Service (AMS) has sparked controversy after suggesting that some refugees are intentionally failing German language courses to avoid being placed in low-paying...

Ecobat to sell Germany, Austria battery recycling operations to Clarios

Mercator selling profitable Logatec-based subsidiary to Austria's Agrana

Ljubljana, 18 August - Retailer Mercator has sold its subsidiary Mercator-Emba, known for products like the BenQuick cocoa powder and the Sladki Greh dessert toppings, to the Vienna-based Austrian group Agrana. Mercator's owner, the Croatian group...

First look: Loewe lands in Austria

By Katie Ross 18 August 2025 Spanish luxury house Loewe has opened a 3,750 sq ft flagship in Vienna, the brand's first store in Austria. Please register for guest access or subscribe to Drapers to keep reading. If you are already a subscriber,...