Many international residents in Austria are keen to speak German. But do you have to be fluent to have a good quality of life ...

Police are preparing for possible confrontations as a far-right rally on Vienna’s Kahlenberg and two counter-demonstrations take place in the north of the city this weekend.

Austria remains above the OECD average, but reading and maths scores are falling, while social background and the way ...

What does successful integration actually mean to people living in Austria? A new survey shows strong expectations around ...

Austria is getting a rather literal Wetterumschwung today. After another hot and sunny start in the east, a cold front is ...

Foodpoint expanding into Vienna's Simmering. Here's what you need to know about who can shop at the social supermarket and ...

From Westbahnhof to the Riesenrad, fans are still retracing the Vienna locations made famous by Before Sunrise. The Local ...

Austria’s new ZIVA app gives residents another way to prepare for floods, blackouts and other emergencies. But it does something quite different from the alerts that already pop up automatically on ...

Renters normally have little say over what happens to electricity generated on the roof of their building. A housing project ...

Austria's gas stores are filling more slowly than they did last year as high wholesale prices weigh on the European market.

Austria’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed serious irregularities at its embassy in London, where dozens of travel documents ...

Austria's new ban on the Islamic headscarf, the hijab, for girls under 14 will apply as pupils return to classrooms this ...