Category: Austria

INNSBRUCK — Austrian authorities say they have dismantled a sprawling human trafficking network that forced dozens of Colombian women into prostitution across the country. The investigation, which began in 2022 after police questioned two Colombian sex workers in the ski resort town of Ischgl, uncovered a criminal ring operating between Colombia, Austria, Spain, and Turkey. […]

A Vienna court has sentenced a 55-year-old Hungarian man to nine years in prison for fatally beating a fellow countryman at the city’s main train station, according to “Die Presse”.. Jurors at the Vienna Regional Court on Tuesday convicted him of intentional grievous bodily harm resulting in death but unanimously rejected a murder charge. The […]

In Austria, working in so-called “marginal” employment can quickly turn into a costly affair if workers overlook one crucial detail: the annual earnings threshold. Crossing that line means facing unexpected back payments in income tax and social security contributions. An increasing number of Austrian employees are discovering this the hard way. Many are receiving retroactive […]

Austria Sets Rules of Engagement for Rogue Drones As several NATO and EU states report mysterious drone incursions; widely suspected to be of Russian origin; Austria’s Defense Ministry has issued a rare public clarification: any unauthorized drone in its skies will be met with decisive but proportionate force. In a statement Friday, the Austrian Armed […]

Austria’s Public Employment Service (AMS) has rolled out stricter rules for job seekers and recipients of training allowances, effective July 2025. Reporting deadlines have been shortened, and the agency’s digital platform, the eAMS account, is now mandatory. Under the new rules, anyone returning from illness or time abroad must notify the AMS by the next […]

Austria Investigates Hamas Amid Wider European Crackdown Austria has opened investigations into the Islamist militant group Hamas, the Interior Ministry confirmed Thursday, following reports in Israeli media. Officials said evidence had already been secured, but withheld further details, citing ongoing inquiries by the Directorate for State Security and Intelligence (DSN), according to ORF News. Interior […]

Austria has resumed deportations of Syrian nationals, transferring another man back to his homeland today. According to the Interior Ministry, the man had served a prison sentence in Austria for property and violent crimes before his removal, according to ORF News. Austria remains, by its own admission, the only country currently carrying out deportations to […]

SALZBURG – An Austrian woman who left for Syria as a teenager to join the so-called Islamic State has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, suspended for three years. The court in Salzburg found 28-year-old Maria G. guilty of participating in a terrorist organization and a criminal group. The verdict is final. Maria G., […]

Austria’s Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) is again pressuring supermarkets to cut food prices, warning it will push for government intervention if the industry fails to act. SPÖ federal manager Klaus Seltenheim said Wednesday that if chains do not lower costs, the party will demand a price commission empowered to set rates under certain conditions and […]

Trump’s Gaza Plan Met With Fierce Condemnation From Leftist Groups On September 29, the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT) and its Israeli/Palestinian section, the Internationalist Socialist League (ISL), issued a fiery denunciation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled proposal to end the Gaza War. Far from a roadmap to peace, the groups argued, the […]