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 EU citizens have extensive free-movement rights in Austria, but they can still be ordered to leave and, in some cases, forcibly deported. https://www.thelocal.at/20260925/revealed-which-eu-citizens-are-being-deported-from-austria Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:04:45 +0200 revealed-which-eu-citizens-are-being-deported-from-austria Austria prepares to test six-year primary schooling and residential property prices climb to a new high, plus more stories from Austria on Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20260925/today-in-austria-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-260 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:45:11 +0200 today-in-austria-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-260 Travellers will have more options to Mediterranean destinations during Austria’s late-October school break, and the airline is also increasing several long-haul services for the winter season. https://www.thelocal.at/20260924/austrian-airlines-adds-100-flights-for-austrias-autumn-school-holidays Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:16:33 +0200 austrian-airlines-adds-100-flights-for-austrias-autumn-school-holidays Police have searched the office of an employee at Vienna's immigration and citizenship authority as part of an investigation into allegations involving an ‘improper benefit’. https://www.thelocal.at/20260923/police-search-office-at-viennas-ma-35-over-allegation-against-employee Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:08:12 +0200 police-search-office-at-viennas-ma-35-over-allegation-against-employee Residents have staged protests against a planned Google data centre in the Austrian town of Kronstorf, citing concerns over its environmental and societal costs. https://www.thelocal.at/20260923/google-data-centre-sparks-protests-in-austria Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:54:06 +0200 google-data-centre-sparks-protests-in-austria Austria issued around 45,500 first residence titles to third-country nationals in 2025. Which are the most common permits? https://www.thelocal.at/20260923/which-residence-routes-bring-the-most-non-eu-nationals-to-austria Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:25:36 +0200 which-residence-routes-bring-the-most-non-eu-nationals-to-austria Since 2019, Austria has guaranteed fathers and second parents the right to take a month off work after their child’s birth. Here’s how it works and what financial support is available. https://www.thelocal.at/20250819/austrias-papamonat-explained-who-qualifies-how-much-is-paid-and-the-rules-to-follow Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:28:43 +0200 austrias-papamonat-explained-who-qualifies-how-much-is-paid-and-the-rules-to-follow From paperwork and deposits to competition and language barriers, finding a rental home in Austria can be a challenge. We want to hear from readers about their experiences. https://www.thelocal.at/20260914/have-your-say-what-is-it-really-like-to-find-a-place-to-rent-in-austria Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:58:20 +0200 have-your-say-what-is-it-really-like-to-find-a-place-to-rent-in-austria Several ski resorts in Austria's westernmost province have now published their prices for the 2026/27 season, with day passes getting more expensive again. But how much you pay increasingly depends on when and where you book. https://www.thelocal.at/20260922/how-much-skiing-in-vorarlberg-will-cost-this-winter Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:45:23 +0200 how-much-skiing-in-vorarlberg-will-cost-this-winter Fuel prices are rocketing around Europe but in some countries the cost of filling a tank is far higher than in others, partly because governments are taking different measures to tackle the crisis. https://www.thelocal.at/20260922/compare-how-expensive-are-fuel-prices-around-europe-right-now Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:07:14 +0200 compare-how-expensive-are-fuel-prices-around-europe-right-now Moving beyond Vienna's city limits can cut the asking price of a flat by well over €100,000, sometimes without adding a particularly long train journey. But the savings vary dramatically depending on which commuter town you choose. https://www.thelocal.at/20260922/in-comparison-how-much-cheaper-is-it-really-to-buy-a-flat-outside-vienna Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:44:57 +0200 in-comparison-how-much-cheaper-is-it-really-to-buy-a-flat-outside-vienna Vienna’s immigration authority, MA 35, has refused to grant citizenship to a journalist who has lived in Austria for more than 50 years and works for the state broadcaster ORF. What's going on? https://www.thelocal.at/20260921/why-has-a-tv-presenter-who-has-lived-in-austria-for-over-50-years-been-denied-citizenship Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:15:16 +0200 why-has-a-tv-presenter-who-has-lived-in-austria-for-over-50-years-been-denied-citizenship Vienna has now set out when its planned short-term rental register would start and how it would affect new and existing hosts. What is changing? https://www.thelocal.at/20260921/what-viennas-new-airbnb-registration-rules-will-mean-for-hosts-from-2027 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:10:45 +0200 what-viennas-new-airbnb-registration-rules-will-mean-for-hosts-from-2027 The FPÖ wants years spent with recognised refugee status to no longer count toward the residence period required for Austrian citizenship. But the committee postponed the motion, and the law has not changed. https://www.thelocal.at/20260921/what-happened-to-austrias-proposal-to-tighten-citizenship-rules-for-refugees Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:28:07 +0200 what-happened-to-austrias-proposal-to-tighten-citizenship-rules-for-refugees Foreign residents who come to Austria with children or begin a family face plenty of culture shocks when it comes to schools. Here's what readers had to say about the education system. https://www.thelocal.at/20260319/stuck-in-the-80s-what-international-families-struggle-with-at-austrian-schools Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:43:11 +0100 stuck-in-the-80s-what-international-families-struggle-with-at-austrian-schools Apartment prices vary sharply between Austria’s nine state capitals, with more than €3,500 per square metre separating the cheapest and most expensive in a new market comparison. https://www.thelocal.at/20260915/where-are-austrias-cheapest-state-capitals-for-buying-a-flat-in-2026 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:28:56 +0200 where-are-austrias-cheapest-state-capitals-for-buying-a-flat-in-2026 Nine weeks is a long time to cover when both parents are working, especially if you don’t have grandparents nearby to help. Now the head of Austria’s Economic Chamber says six weeks of summer holidays would be enough. https://www.thelocal.at/20260916/could-austria-cut-its-long-summer-school-holidays-from-nine-weeks-to-six Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:23:58 +0200 could-austria-cut-its-long-summer-school-holidays-from-nine-weeks-to-six The Local spoke to two of Austria’s best-known English-language social media creators, Jonny Balchin (@austriankiwii) and Anastasia Postoeva (@oida_austria), about the unwritten rules, cultural quirks and everyday misunderstandings they help foreigners decode. https://www.thelocal.at/20260909/the-warmth-is-there-the-instagrammers-helping-foreigners-decode-life-in-austria Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:49:34 +0200 the-warmth-is-there-the-instagrammers-helping-foreigners-decode-life-in-austria Travellers crossing Austria's borders with Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia may continue to encounter temporary controls, with the government emphasising broader, flexible checks rather than relying only on fixed checkpoints. https://www.thelocal.at/20260915/austria-extends-border-controls-with-four-neighbouring-countries-for-six-months Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:17:08 +0200 austria-extends-border-controls-with-four-neighbouring-countries-for-six-months Applying for something from an Austrian authority could eventually involve a chatbot, and some official decisions could be issued without an official checking each case first. https://www.thelocal.at/20260917/austria-moves-closer-to-automated-official-decisions-and-chatbot-applications Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:32:09 +0200 austria-moves-closer-to-automated-official-decisions-and-chatbot-applications