Why non-EU citizens living in the EU should not use EES scanners when arriving/leaving EU from May
Note: January 18th, 2023 -- The EU has just announced the EES planned implementation of May, 2023 has been delayed...
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Electricity price cap in Austria for all of 2023 and into 2024 – same limit for single and multi-person households
With the cost of electricity in Austria continuing to rise (up more than 5% this month than last), and many...
€150 energy voucher in Austria not easy to get for some — here’s why
Photo by ColiN00B via Pixabay The new €150 energy voucher in Austria, ie: the €150 credit on the annual electricity...
EU passport scan system and ETIAS travel permit for non-EU citizens delayed until 2023
The new EU passport scan system (aka Entry/Exit System or EES), which was expected to be implemented in 2022, has...
Covid quarantine in Austria no longer required for asymptomatic people as of August, 2022
If you test positive for Covid in Austria, as of August, you are no longer required to quarantine if you...
What is Austrian government doing about coming Russian gas shortage?
Image by Alexey Hulsov from Pixabay As if high inflation, high gas (petrol) prices and the threat of more mask...
Vienna named world’s most livable city for 3rd time now Covid-19 restrictions have ended
As a Brit who will have lived in Vienna, Austria for six years next month, I am proud that the...
Austria inflation rate of 7.7% in May, 2022 still lower than EU average
While the inflation rate in Austria for May, 2022 was a whopping 7.7%, a rate many people living in the...
Electricity blackout in Vienna causes Austria vs Denmark game to be delayed
Cell phone lights lighting the way at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna There was a major electricity blackout in Vienna last...
You must still wear an FFP2 mask in Vienna, Austria in June, 2022 and beyond – at least in these 3 places
NOTE: I will start this article by telling you upfront -- the title is slightly sensationalistic but... it got you...
Austrian Eurovision 2022 audience lowest in almost a decade – 90,000 lower than 2021
I will start this by admitting, as a resident of Austria and as a music journalist, I did not watch...
Inflation in Austria in April, 2022 increases to 7.2% – almost all products and services see large increase in price
Bread and cereal products in Austria are experiencing large price increases due to the war in Ukraine -- these prices...
Visitors to Austria no longer need vaccine, test or proof of recovery – all 3G entry rules dropped
Travelers to Austria do not need to show proof of vaccine, negative test or proof of recovery from May 16th...
Current entry rules for Austria from March, 2022 – avoid Vienna if you’re not vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19
Update - May 16th, 2022 -- All 3G rules have now been dropped for travelers flying to Austria. That means...
Austria more corrupt in 2021 than 2020 according to Corruption Perceptions Index
Corruption in Austria increased in 2021 according to CPI If you have lived in Austria over the last year, you...
Inflation in Austria for October 2021 at 10-year high — possible 3.6% increase vs same month in 2020
Food is just one of the things increasing in price in Austria in October, 2021 According to a preliminary estimate...
Austrian Airlines gets 12 more Premium Economy Class seats on every Boeing 767
One of the non-long-haul flights I took on Austrian recently Anyone that knows me knows I am a big fan...
Higher gas prices in Vienna and rest of Austria in winter, 2021 and beyond
Gas prices in Vienna, and Austria as a whole, are set to rise in coming months with the shocking news...
Microsoft Flight Simulator adds Austria, Germany and Switzerland’s spectacular scenery
As someone who currently lives in the country, I have been wanting to see Microsoft Flight Simulator add Austria to...
