Austrian Government to outlaw ‘shrinkflation’ but inflation stays high
The Austrian government said it will introduce measures to curb so-called "shrinkflation".
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Austria’s Freedom Party soars in latest polls as crisis drags on
Austria's opposition Freedom Party (FPÖ) is soaring to new heights in the polls as dissatisfaction with the three-party coalition government grows.
Austrian Government introduces far-reaching rent controls
The Austrian Government coalition has agreed on significant State interventions in the rental market.
EU opens deficit procedure against ‘defiant child’ Austria
The European Union said it would start a deficit procedure against Austria as the country has been unable to credibly reduce its burgeoning budget shortfall on its…
Austria blasts through Maastricht deficit ceiling as budget shortfall surpasses all expectations
Austria’s public finances have deteriorated faster than even pessimists expected.
Austria caught in longest recession since Second World War
Austria’s economy is deteriorating fast as it enters its third year of recession – the longest period of economic contraction since the end of the Second World…
Austria’s economic crisis: GDP slump worse than expectations
Austria’s economy shrank by 1.1 per cent in real terms in 2024, it was was announced on March 3 by the country’s federal statistical bureau Statistik Austria.
Austrian coalition negotiators send Brussels their planned budget cuts to avert deficit procedure
Representatives of Austria's emerging right-wing coalition government have sent a letter to the European Commission outlining measures they will take to reduce the…
Austrian President tasks FPÖ leader with forming government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) with forming a coalition government after a bid to assemble one without…
Austrian coalition talks collapse after Liberal Neos party withdraws
Three-party talks between Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals to form an Austrian government coalition have collapsed after almost three months.
Austrian state coalition plans to ban ‘gender-inclusive language’ in government
In the Austrian State of Styria, the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) has said it planned to ban civil servants in Styria from using "gender-inclusive language".
Cold Christmas for employees at Austrian motorcycle giant KTM as production comes to a halt
The crisis at Austrian motorbike manufacturer KTM is worsening, with the company unable to pay its 6,000 employees the previously promised November and December…
Europe’s biggest motorbike producer faces insolvency
KTM, the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer, is facing insolvency and will apply for restructuring in accordance with the Austrian Insolvency Act.
Half of Austrian companies consider leaving as competitiveness nosedives
More than half of Austria’s bigger companies are said to be considering moving their business abroad, according to a new study
Polls say Austria’s right-wing FPÖ will win election, pop that in your strudel and ponder
Yet another European Union member state drifts rightward.
Austrian parties split over dependence on Russian gas
When Austria holds its next general elections on September 29, the governing Conservatives (ÖVP) and Greens will join forces on energy issues, aiming to end a dependence…
Austria’s FPÖ vows to curb migration, abolish ‘green taxes’ upon election win
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl presented the programme at an event in Vienna under the headline: Fortress Austria. Fortress of Freedom.
Austria confirms its largest domestic gas discovery in decades
Austrian oil and gas company OMV said it has made the biggest gas discovery in Austria in the past 40 years and now expects its natural gas production to increase…