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Austria
Austria
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Austria. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Vienna
Head of State
President Alexander Van der Bellen
Head of Government
Chancellor Karl Nehammer
last updated:
29 November, 2024
Inside the Rosewood Vienna, which was once home to Mozart, and is an excellent base for exploring the historic old town. Photo: Handout
Luxury Hotels

Inside the Rosewood Vienna, a modern classic hotel in the heart of the city

The property’s location near St Stephen’s Cathedral and major museums makes it ideal for visiting historic landmarks and cultural attractions – no wonder it proved a hit with Vienna’s most famous son.

Tourism

Vienna of the Viennese: 5 districts that give you a local experience

Syria

European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad’s fall

Tourism

Austria’s alpine huts and trails crumble amid climate change

Thawing permafrost has damaged 50,000km of mountain paths, making them and many of the alpine refuges that summer hikers sleep in dangerous.

A view from the summit of the Hoher Sonnblick mountain in Austria. Photo: AFP
Tourism

Follow the Mozart trail in Salzburg, Austria, birthplace of the genius

Stroll around Austria’s fourth largest city and take in the places where Mozart was born, lived, and composed and conducted music.

European Union

Austrian rapper channels anti-racist rage in Romani hip-hop songs

Besides wanting to fight the racism facing her community, Horvath has been rapping as Nancy Black to keep her language, Romani, alive.

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European Union

Austrian far-right head urges rivals to let him govern after election win

The Freedom Party (FPO) secured about 29 per cent of the vote on Saturday, a historic first for a party founded by a Nazi.

The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Herbert Kickl, holds a press conference on the coalition talks that are beginning after the FPO won a plurality of the vote in parliamentary elections, but fell short of a majority, in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Austria’s far-right claim first national election since World War II

Austria far-right scores historic win, but party could struggle to find partners with whom they can govern.

China-EU relations

EU mulls curbs on China’s surging fast fashion online retailers

European Commission considers punitive actions to curb explosive market growth of Chinese merchants deemed ‘direct threat’ to European producers.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Rolex celebrates rising classical music talent at the Salzburg Festival

Cecilia Bartoli and Benjamin Bernheim are among the Rolex Testimonees who enthralled audiences in Mozart’s birthplace this summer.

Each year, the Salzburg Festival and Rolex celebrate rising talent with the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award. Pictured: Gabor Kali Conductor leading the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Photos: Handout
European Union

Death toll rises as Storm Boris lashes central and eastern Europe

8 people have died as swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia hit by high winds and floods.

A view of the overflowing of the Staric River on Sunday following heavy rain that hit the village of Lipova-Lazne in the Czech Republic. Floods have been battering central and eastern Europe since Friday, with at least four dead in Romania, one dead in Poland and four missing in the Czech Republic. Photo: EPA-EFE
China economy

Shanghai woos tourists with 700 shows featuring top global artists

Shanghai targets 20,000 extra overseas visitors with high-profile China Shanghai International Arts Festival, aiming to boost the city’s economy and international standing.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift says scrapping Vienna shows ‘devastating’, filled her with ‘fear’

The pop star said she waited to speak until the European leg of her Eras Tour concluded to prioritise safety.

Islamic State

Bombs and knives: suspect aimed to kill ‘large crowd’ at Taylor Swift show

The 19-year-old man arrested in Vienna, Austria, had researched explosives online, and had quit his job ahead of his ‘big plans’.

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A screen displays a photo of a man arrested in connection with an Islamist attack plot in Vienna, Austria. Photo: AFP
Islamic State

Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna cancelled over Islamist attack plot

Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer says ‘a tragedy was prevented’, after news that two suspects had been arrested.

Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London in June. Photo: TNS
Food and Drinks

Why Austria subsidises places serving ‘traditional food’

An US$11,000 handout to places serving dishes like schnitzel is a way of helping ‘dying’ rural businesses that are centres of their community, Austria’s right-wing government says. Critics cry discrimination.

Euro 2024

France battle past Austria at Euro 2024 but Mbappé suffers broken nose

France required own goal by Austria’s Max Wober to secure the three points; captain Mbappé went off bloodied with a broken nose.

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European Union

Far-right gains in EU election deal defeats to France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz

Europe’s far-right parties were winners in many places, coming out on top in France and Italy, while Germany’s AfD surged to second spot.

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Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Reuters
Cartier

Cartier’s Nature Sauvage offers a sparkling take on a menagerie of creatures

From a zebra to the iconic panther, here are the centrepieces of Cartier’s 87-piece collection, just unveiled in Vienna in an event attended by Sofia Coppola and Elle Fanning

Iran

Iran’s near weapons-grade uranium stock grows ahead of elections

International inspectors issue quarterly safeguards report on Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

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Food and Drinks

Hitler’s Nazi manifesto Mein Kampf turned into a recipe book for art project

Austrian artist Andreas Joska-Sutanto has been cutting up Hitler’s Mein Kampf letter by letter for the past eight years and recycling them to make a cookbook, with recipes for pizza, tiramisu and other dishes.

Austrian artist Andreas Joska-Sutanto has been cutting up Hitler’s book Mein Kampf letter by letter for the past eight years and recycling them to make a cookbook, with recipes for pizza, tiramisu and other dishes. Photo: AFP
Art

Claim of ownership lodged before Klimt portrait sold to Hong Kong bidder

Ahead of the US$32 million sale of a Gustav Klimt portrait unseen for 100 years, a claimant to its ownership, reportedly a potential heir to the legal successor of its original owner, came forward.

Visitors look at Austrian artist Gustav Klimt’s painting Portrait of Fraulein Lieser ahead of its sale on April 24 at auction in Vienna, Austria, to a Hong Kong buyer for US$32 million. A claimant to the work came forward just before its sale, it has emerged. Photo: Reuters
Art

Hong Kong buyer snags long-lost Klimt painting for record US$32 million

The intensely coloured Portrait of Fraulein Lieser is one of the last works by the Austrian modernist artist.

European Union

Police arrest 22 people over suspected €600 million EU Covid fund fraud

Of the 22 arrested, eight were put in detention pending trial and the other 14 were under house arrest, with one, an accountant, banned from practising.

European Union

Romania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone

After years of negotiations to join Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, there is now free access for travellers arriving by air or sea from both countries, marking new step in countries’ integration with the EU.

Passengers arriving from Berlin receive European Union and Bulgarian flags after Bulgaria’s official partial entry into Europe’s open-borders Schengen area at Sofia airport on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Classical music

No longer all male, the Vienna Philharmonic is catching up with the times

From 1842 to 1997, the Vienna Philharmonic was an all-male ensemble. Now it has 24 female musicians and is catching up with some of the world’s other leading orchestras.

Members of the Vienna Philharmonic after a performance in Berlin Cathedral. The orchestra, which was all male until 1997, now has 24 woman players. Photo: Getty Images
Afghanistan

Taliban release 84-year-old Austrian who liked to visit ‘dangerous’ places

Herbert Fritz travelled to Afghanistan last year and published an article titled ‘Vacations with the Taliban’. He was arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of espionage.

Diplomacy

Opinion | World needs China to take up diplomatic gauntlet in Middle East

China has a rare opportunity to explore options for lowering the temperature in the Middle East, by first seeking to end the spiral of violence and enable tentative negotiations.

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