https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More than 200,000 lives have been lost to the "silent killer" of extreme heat in Europe since 2022, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, after a heatwave saw some countries record their highest-ever May temperatures. https://www.thelocal.at/20260611/silent-killer-extreme-heat-claims-more-than-200000-lives-in-europe Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:08:53 +0200 silent-killer-extreme-heat-claims-more-than-200000-lives-in-europe Austria’s long school summer break is nearly here, and for many families it raises the same question every year: how do you cover weeks of childcare when working life doesn’t pause with the school calendar? https://www.thelocal.at/20260609/tell-us-how-do-working-parents-in-austria-cover-the-long-summer-holidays Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:20:48 +0200 tell-us-how-do-working-parents-in-austria-cover-the-long-summer-holidays Austria is looking at a new support fund for single parents and the closure of a Vienna bathing pond over blue-green algae, plus more stories from Austria on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20260611/today-in-austria-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-239 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:23:17 +0200 today-in-austria-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-239 Only three countries have passed into national legislation new EU pay transparency rules by the June 7th deadline, MEPs and trade unions have denounced. https://www.thelocal.at/20260610/only-3-countries-met-deadline-for-new-eu-pay-transparency-rules Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:12:09 +0200 only-3-countries-met-deadline-for-new-eu-pay-transparency-rules Growing numbers of Europeans no longer see the US as an ally, with a significant minority viewing the superpower as an adversary, a new survey has revealed. https://www.thelocal.at/20260610/a-new-low-europeans-no-longer-see-the-us-as-an-ally-and-blame-trump Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:30 +0200 a-new-low-europeans-no-longer-see-the-us-as-an-ally-and-blame-trump European ferry ports have sounded the alarm about the impact of the EU's new EES checks this summer at the same time as global tourism chiefs say travellers from around the world are being put off by the prospect of long border delays in Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20260609/tourism-chiefs-and-european-ferry-ports-sound-alarm-over-summer-border-chaos Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:24:20 +0200 tourism-chiefs-and-european-ferry-ports-sound-alarm-over-summer-border-chaos Vienna’s free cooling spaces have reopened for summer, giving residents somewhere to escape the heat without having to buy anything. https://www.thelocal.at/20260608/where-can-you-cool-down-for-free-in-vienna-this-summer Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:48:36 +0200 where-can-you-cool-down-for-free-in-vienna-this-summer Concerns are mounting at a controversial revision of Europe's air passenger rights, as crunch talks between European Parliament and Council negotiators are expected to continue next week ahead of a June 15th deadline. https://www.thelocal.at/20260605/concerns-raised-over-air-passenger-rights-in-europe-as-crunch-talks-continue Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:20:57 +0200 concerns-raised-over-air-passenger-rights-in-europe-as-crunch-talks-continue Almost half of European small and medium companies struggle to find workers with the skills they need but recruitment outside the EU remains “limited” and “too difficult”, a recent Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission had shown. https://www.thelocal.at/20260603/how-companies-in-europe-are-struggling-to-recruit-workers-from-outside-the-eu Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:49:22 +0200 how-companies-in-europe-are-struggling-to-recruit-workers-from-outside-the-eu Austria is heading for a busy long weekend on the roads, with traffic clubs warning of delays around cities, on transit routes and near major events. https://www.thelocal.at/20260603/where-to-expect-traffic-jams-in-austria-over-the-long-weekend Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:40:12 +0200 where-to-expect-traffic-jams-in-austria-over-the-long-weekend Vienna’s MA 35 says new digital tools are speeding up citizenship procedures and a parliamentary committee has approved a planned support fund for single parents, plus more stories from Austria on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20260603/today-in-austria-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-wednesday-237 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:26:36 +0200 today-in-austria-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-wednesday-237 The European Commission on Tuesday asked nine countries in the Schengen area, including France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Denmark and Norway to phase out internal border checks, which have been reinstated in some cases for years. https://www.thelocal.at/20260602/eu-calls-on-nine-european-countries-to-scrap-internal-schengen-border-checks Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:10:21 +0200 eu-calls-on-nine-european-countries-to-scrap-internal-schengen-border-checks Two Syrians accused of torturing opponents of the now-deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad went on trial in Vienna on Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20260601/two-syrians-accused-of-torture-go-on-trial-in-austria Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:38:37 +0200 two-syrians-accused-of-torture-go-on-trial-in-austria A protest in Austria on Saturday against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe's most important highways connecting Germany and Italy but early reports showed traffic disruptions were not as bad as feared. https://www.thelocal.at/20260530/austria-protest-to-shut-key-european-highway Sat, 30 May 2026 10:53:09 +0200 austria-protest-to-shut-key-european-highway An Austrian court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old Syrian man to life in prison over a jihadist knife attack in Villach. https://www.thelocal.at/20260527/austria-court-hands-life-sentence-over-deadly-villach-knife-attack Wed, 27 May 2026 22:05:18 +0200 austria-court-hands-life-sentence-over-deadly-villach-knife-attack The UN climate chief said Wednesday that a record-breaking early heatwave scorching a swathe of western Europe was "a brutal reminder of the spiralling impacts of the climate crisis". https://www.thelocal.at/20260527/europe-heatwave-a-brutal-reminder-of-climate-change Wed, 27 May 2026 15:22:09 +0200 europe-heatwave-a-brutal-reminder-of-climate-change Europe, which is in the throes of a record-smashing heatwave this week, is the world's fastest-warming continent and stretches into an even more rapidly heating Arctic. https://www.thelocal.at/20260526/explained-why-europe-is-the-worlds-fastest-warming-continent Tue, 26 May 2026 21:00:20 +0200 explained-why-europe-is-the-worlds-fastest-warming-continent A woman had a miraculous escape at the weekend after she was struck by a plane while paragliding in the Austrian Alps. https://www.thelocal.at/20260525/austrian-paraglider-survives-after-being-hit-by-plane-mid-air-in-the-alps Mon, 25 May 2026 16:49:23 +0200 austrian-paraglider-survives-after-being-hit-by-plane-mid-air-in-the-alps Austria is making summer schooling mandatory for children who can't speak fluent German as part of efforts to boost integration. Here's how many students have registered for the programme so far this year. https://www.thelocal.at/20260525/how-many-students-have-registered-for-austrias-mandatory-summer-school Mon, 25 May 2026 15:33:43 +0200 how-many-students-have-registered-for-austrias-mandatory-summer-school It's been a hot long weekend in Austria, and temperatures are set to remain high this week. https://www.thelocal.at/20260525/austria-braces-for-temperatures-up-to-32c-this-week Mon, 25 May 2026 12:30:42 +0200 austria-braces-for-temperatures-up-to-32c-this-week