“Austria Luxury Showcase” - Tourism Delegation Reception

An evening of elegance and cultural exchange! We were delighted to attend the “Austria Luxury Showcase” Tourism Delegation Reception, hosted by Mrs. Erika Bernhard, Austrian Ambassador to the State of Qatar, at Al-Jazi Gardens. A special...

Austrian skiing getaways: Head for the heights to carve up some Tirolean snow

Remember Malory Towers? The high jinks of boarding school subculture that we gorged on as kids? Less well known, but a personal favourite, was the Chalet School series, set above the snowline in Austria’s Tirol. I daydreamed for years about...

Alica Schmidt poses in white-and-purple athletic fit as she resumes off-season training after Austria getaway

German track and field athlete Alica Schmidt took to social media to share a glimpse of her in athlete wear after enjoying her off-season in Austria. She also shared a video of herself jogging on a track, keeping herself fit ahead of next season....

Austria: Enhancing Military IT Security and Sovereignty with LibreOffice

Officials stressed this wasn’t a financial move. It was about resilience. By dropping Microsoft Office, long targeted through macro malware and phishing campaigns, Austria eliminated a key attack vector, reduced dependency on foreign vendors, and...

Berenberg: Best Strategic Asset Allocation & Asset Liability Management Team Germany & Austria 2025

Berenberg, Germany’s oldest privately owned bank, has cultivated a legacy of excellence in strategic investment consulting, leveraging over two decades of experience to support a diverse client base that includes institutional investors, corporate...

Austria’s DAC system: Three little letters making a big statement

Standing in front of a shop’s wall of wine can be intimidating: so many bottles, so many countries – where to begin? Wine lovers in the know often scan labels for three little letters: in France, they’re AOC, or Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée; in...

Austrian parliament restaurant in hot water over ‘organic’ food

A restaurant in Austria’s parliament that touted its use of high-quality organic and local produce has come under fire after media this week revealed that in fact frozen fish from Kazakhstan and Bangladeshi shrimps were served. The culinary...

Poll: Austria’s Ruling Party Crashes to Historic Low as Populists Surge

Austria’s governing centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) has plunged to a historic low in the latest opinion survey, intensifying pressure on Chancellor Christian Stocker and his fragile coalition. The poll, published on the news website oe24, shows...

Fugitive arrested in Spain for exploiting women in Austria

Prison awaits the fugitive in Austria. Credit: Policia Nacional The Costa Blanca is no longer a safe haven for fugitives, as police inevitably catch up with them. Officers of the National Police have now arrested a 36-year-old man in Denia,...

Follow Julie Andrews' foosteps in a tour of the charming Austrian city where The Sound of Music was filmed

My fellow bus tour passengers and I – all Sound of Music mega-fans – are belting out Do-Re-Mi as we are driven through the Austrian Lake District. This is like a dream. I’ve been hooked on the hit 1965 Oscar-winning musical film since my late...

HK Audio restructures sales team in Germany and Austria

Sebastian Huber appointed head of field sales for both countries, alongside other changes in personnel, as company aims to strengthen regional focus HK Audio has announced a strategic realignment of its sales structure in Germany and Austria,...

Bruker Alicona announces legal merger of Alicona Imaging GmbH with Bruker Austria

Bruker Alicona has announced the legal merger of Alicona Imaging GmbH with Bruker Austria. As of the 1st of October 2025, Bruker Austria GmbH will become the unified legal entity with its headquarters in Raaba/Graz, Austria. This change is purely...

EU may make concessions to Austria to approve 19th sanctions package against Russia – FT

А Raiffeisen Bank office. Stock photo: Getty Images A compromise on the EU's 19th sanctions package may involve the partial lifting of sanctions on assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska – because Austria wants compensation for its...

Media: EU may make concessions to Austria to approve 19th sanctions package against Russia

A compromise on the EU's 19th sanctions package may involve the partial lifting of sanctions on assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska – because Austria wants compensation for its Raiffeisen bank, which had to pay a large fine in Russia....

Austria’s Army Embraces LibreOffice to Reclaim Digital Control

Austria’s armed forces have shifted from Microsoft Office to the open-source LibreOffice platform on approximately 16,000 desktops, a move framed by defence authorities as a step toward digital sovereignty rather than cost cutting. Michael...

Austria sentences woman repatriated from Syria for IS ties

An Austrian court on Wednesday convicted a woman who was repatriated from a Syrian detention camp for having been part of the Islamic State group, handing her a two-year suspended jail sentence. Since IS was ousted from its self-declared...

Austria Focuses on “Continent of Opportunity” with National Africa Strategy

Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) emphasized that Africa is a “continent of opportunity” with enormous potential for economic growth, which she estimates at around three trillion euros. Eleven African countries are already among the 20...

ICCI chief, Austrian envoy discuss trade ties

ISLAMABAD - President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Sardar Tahir Mehmood, called on Wolfgang Oliver Kutschera, the newly appointed Ambassador of Austria to Pakistan to discuss prospects for enhancing bilateral trade and...

Austria’s Far Right Embraces the Catholic Church

The Freedom Party of Austria (fpö) has been using religion as a key feature in its marketing recently, hoping to attract voters dissatisfied with Muslim immigration. Its recently reelected leader, Herbert Kickl, has called himself a devout...

Austrian Espionage Probe Targets New TASS Correspondents Linked to Russian Intelligence

In August, new TASS correspondents arrived in Austria, following the 2024 expulsion from the country of two Russian journalists over suspicions of espionage. The initial assumptions about their possible involvement in intelligence may indicate the...