Austria

Austria

Snow submerges Austrian ski resort

The ski area of Hochkar is completely snowed in as hundreds of soldiers and fire crew head to dig it out

14/01/2019

World

Fatal avalanches in Austrian Alps

Three German men have been killed and one is still missing after an avalanche in Austria - but searches have been halted for the time being, because of the risk of further snow-slides. So far this month 24 people have died in central Europe - because of the bad weather.

14/01/2019

Austria

Three German skiers killed in Austria avalanche

Three German skiers were found dead on Sunday and a fourth is missing after an avalanche struck an Austrian ski resort.

13/01/2019

Musica

Christian Thielemann and Daniel Froschauer headline the Musikverein in Vienna

The New Year's concert in Vienna is the most watched classic event in the world. Only the greatest maestros get to conduct this legendary concert

10/01/2019

Austria

Watch: Austrian train workers rescue chamois buried in snow

The two men leapt off the train and carefully shovelled snow from around the chamois until it could pull itself out and make its way to a forest.

09/01/2019

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Skiing tourists in Austria rescued from a chairlift

In the skiing region of Aflenzer Bürgeralm in Austria, stormy weather led to a spectacular rescue operation

03/01/2019

Austria

Austria plans tax on tech giants

Austria plans tax on digital giants

29/12/2018

Austria

Manhunt on in Vienna after five monks assaulted in church

Several monks have been injured, one has been left with "severe head injuries", after being held captive at a Vienna church, police say. Two men, one carrying a gun, raided the Katholische Kirche Maria at around 1.30 pm local time.

27/12/2018

Musica

Mozart's The Magic Flute enchants Vienna

One of Mozart's most beloved operas - The Magic Flute - brings love, enchantment and comedy to Vienna for the festive season

27/12/2018

Austria

Shots fired in downtown Vienna: one dead and another injured

A person has died and another is injured after shots fired in downtown Vienna

21/12/2018

Sport

Extreme victory for team Red Bull

Extreme sports athletes took part in the Rise and Fall relay race in Austria with team Red Bull taking the honours.

16/12/2018

Business Planet

Green growth: promoting innovation and sustainability to foster business in Europe

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of Business Planet we focus on the efforts underway to encourage innovation and transform industry in Europe.

14/12/2018

Austria

Austria says it has opened a doping probe into Russian biathletes

The doping investigation relates to last year's World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria.

13/12/2018

Austria

Austrian cash machine dispenses €50 instead of €20 notes, 84 face jail

An employee improperly filled in the cash machine resulting in the mix-up.

11/12/2018

Austria

Cable cars collide at Austrian ski resort

Several cable cars have collided at an Austrian ski resort.

10/12/2018

Austria

Money talks: Austria plans benefits cut for non-German speakers

Austria is planning to cut benefits for immigrants who do not have a good command of the German language.

04/12/2018

Austria

Austrian Christmas house dazzles with lights and inflatable figures

Austrian Christmas house dazzles with lights and inflatable figures

04/12/2018

Austria

Watch: New 'sunglasses' put 'sunshine into your eyes’

The smart device has been described as a "wearable sky".

30/11/2018

Austria

Renoir painting stolen at Vienna auction house

"Golfe, mer, falaises vertes" was painted by the French impressionist master in 1895. It's estimated to be worth between €120,000 and €160,000.

29/11/2018

Target

Europe's most inspiring innovators turn up for the SME assembly

Entrepreneurs and policy makers attend the 2018 SME assembly to celebrate and learn about Europe's most innovative small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs)

26/11/2018

Next Series

How to improve the early diagnostics of ophthalmic diseases?

In partnership with The European Commission

How can the latest optical technology improve the early diagnostics of eye and also some neurodegenerative diseases?

19/11/2018

Smart Regions

Training Europe's future pilots

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode of Smart Regions, we discover how the European Cohesion Policy is helping to train pilots of the future.

15/11/2018

Living

Embracing change, one cup at a time

Old world coffee culture goes 'third wave'

01/11/2018

Austria

EU regrets Austria's backing out of global migration pact

It's after Austria followed the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations migration pact.

31/10/2018

Austria

Vienna battles rising housing costs — can a new policy fix it?

Vienna is dealing with the pressure of rising prices on its private housing market — rent and construction costs are exploding.

30/10/2018

Next Series

Transkribus system makes breakthrough in understanding medieval texts

Artificial intelligence is being used at the University of Innsbruck, part of the EU's READ project, to automatically transcribe previously unintelligible historical documents, and make the system available as a phone app.

29/10/2018