Mikl-Leitner fends off Prammer attack People’s Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has defended the plan to finalise the talks for the government’s transparency package this year.
Schönborn warns disobedient priests Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn is upping the pressure on Helmut Schüller’s Preachers’ Initiative.
BZÖ ends Stronach speculations The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) has finally dismissed the circulating rumours about teaming up with a billionaire businessman.
Kurz kicks off kindergarten initiative Experts have expressed concerns about a capacity bottleneck as People’s Party (ÖVP) Integration Secretary Sebastian Kurz started a two-year kindergarten pilot project.
Rapid drop defending duo Christian Thonhofer and Ragnvald Soma will leave Rapid Vienna at the end of this season, club officials announced today (Thurs).
ÖVP head pounces on PPÖ People’s Party (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger has branded the Pirate Party (PPÖ) as a "group of clowns".
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870,000 Euro Lorenzo Lippi Old Master at Dorotheum
With the auction room filled to capacity, a crowd of telephone bidders drove the price for a work by Lorenzo Lippi up to 870,000 Euros at Vienna's Dorotheum auction house.
Sensational space odyssey now on stage
Alexander Wiegold’s attempt to create a gripping stage version of Stanislaw Lem’s famous novel "Solaris" can be considered as a full success.
Amerika Haus Gets All Jazzed Up
Americans in Vienna looking for a touch of home will find a warm welcome mat waiting at the newly renovated Amerika Haus.
Vienna Vintner wine tour 2012
Wine lovers in Vienna have the opportunity this coming weekend to take part in a wine tour the ‘Wiener Winzertour’ (Vienna Vintner) where local wine producers will be displaying their locally produced wine specialties for the fourth consecutive year.
Vienna is a true wine capital
It is a little-known fact but the city of Vienna is the only capital in the world that has vineyards within the city boundaries.
Asparagus season officially opens
The asparagus season has officially started in Austria and in the heart of asparagus country at Deutsch-Wagram it was a reason to celebrate with a band and an official festival.
Big bang at the Prater
Musicians are hoping to create a big bang for the 1 May holiday in Austria after creating the world's biggest drum kit.
Irish actress lands Kampusch roll
Irish actress Antonia Campbell Hughes has been chosen to play the role of Austrian child kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch in a film to begin shooting next month.
Lauda film team in Vienna
Filmmakers working on the story of Austrian Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda were in the capital Vienna at the weekend to shoot scenes for the film due out next year.
Styrian spring hailed a success
The Styrian spring arrived on the Vienna Rathausplatz briefly at the weekend and then vanished again – but not before it had been visited by 135,000 people.
POPCORNER: Where sweet dreams come true
Bourbon Vanilla, Green Apple, Caramel, Lemon, Chocolate, Strawberry, Coco, Cherry ... these flavours are not the average popcorn flavours on offer at your local cinema.
Sudan photo exhibition in Vienna
Austrian charity "Helfen Wir" run by Hannes Urban is organising a photo exhibition entitled "Southern Sudan" to help raise funds for Helfen Wir projects in East Africa.
When Burgenland was underwater
When Burgenland was underwater is the title of a new exhibition at the regional Museum in Eisenstadt.
Car lovers head to Oberwart
Car enthusiasts, collectors and motoring professionals will be heading to Oberwart this weekend when the "Motomotion" fair takes place.
Rosenberger celebrates 40 years of great food
Motorway service station restaurants do not usually conjure up images of mouthwatering culinary experiences, but Austria as every driver knows is very much the exception to this rule.
Gourmet Croatian Food Evenings in Austria
Those people who cannot wait for a taste of summer are invited to a taste preview and presentation of delicious Croatian specialities as part of a special Istria event being held at two top Croatian restaurants this month in Vienna and in Styria.
Dad challenges Vienna Staatsoper Ballet School
An Austrian court is set to get a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into how children are turned into primaballerinas after parents of a nine-year-old girl who was thrown out from the prestigious Vienna Staatsoper Ballet School launched a legal challenge against the decision.
Gunkl tour starts
Gunkl – one of Austria’s most gifted stage entertainers – is performing a new programme.
Unanimous praise for 'Gespenster'
A new German version of one of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s most popular plays has convinced critics and audiences.
Twin city travel restarted
The Twin City Liner hydrofoil that travels down the Danube between Bratislava and Vienna was back in service for the first time this year at the weekend.
Loisium Wine World Easter Eggstravaganza
The Loisium wine and spa resort in the Lower Austrian town of Langenlois is inviting guests to a festival for all the family this coming Easter weekend.