NewsCroatia joins Schengen area in 2023Croatia will join the Schengen area for borderless travel within European member countries. EU interior ministers approved the country's accession at their meeting in Brussels on Thursday, according to Croatia's EU representative.Von Newsdesk
FeatureBalkan route experiences renaissanceEU Interior Ministers will discuss the rising refugee numbers on the so-called Balkan route in Luxembourg on Friday. Michael Spindelegger, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor and now the Head of the International Migration Center ICMPD in Vienna warns of numbers like in 2015 and speaks of an "alarm signal."Von Hans-Peter Siebenhaar
HeadsSigrid Maurer – the provocateur as political realistSigrid "Sigi" Maurer doesn't have much time to talk today. On the agenda are phone call after phone call about the accident at OMV in the summer (was it sabotage after all?), negotiations with coalition partner ÖVP about rising energy prices, a party meeting in the evening and Industry Day.
NewsAustria files taxonomy lawsuitAustria filed its announced lawsuit against the EU Commission's decision to include nuclear power and natural gas in the taxonomy with the General Court of the European Union. Yesterday, the deadline for actions against the Delegated Act ended.Von Newsdesk
FeatureTaxonomy: Austria sues aloneAfter Germany, Luxembourg also backs out. The Grand Duchy only wants to join the complaint before the European Court of Justice, but not take action itself. The deadline is October 10.Von Eric Bonse
FeatureAustria leads the way with electricity price brakeAll budgets in the Alpine Republic will be relieved with a social component. Economists warn against too loose spending policy of the black-green coalition.Von Hans-Peter Siebenhaar
NewsAustria aids Wien Energie with two-billion loanThe Austrian federal government is helping energy supplier Wien Energie escape a dire financial situation with a loan of €2 billion. The security of supply for two million people was at risk, Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) said in Vienna on Wednesday.Von Newsdesk
FeatureEnergy supplier's financial disaster shakes AustriaThe municipal company Wien Energie needs financial guarantees worth billions from the state to secure the electricity supply in the capital. Apparently, the company took a gamble on futures trades on the electricity exchanges. Von Hans-Peter Siebenhaar
FeatureAustria plans low-cost electricity shareThe government in Vienna wants to implement proposals for the electricity price that are circulating for the gas market in Germany. The opposition, on the other hand, wants a comprehensive price cap along the lines of Spain and Portugal.Von Hans-Peter Siebenhaar
FeatureDSA: A lot of uncertainty remains in AustriaWhile Germany continues to struggle over the appointment of a Digital Services Coordinator, other EU member states are also faced with the question of what adjustments the Digital Services Act requires and which authorities are to perform the tasks. In Austria, some questions are easier to answer.Von Falk Steiner
FeatureOrbán – smooth sailing in ViennaDuring his visit to Austria, the long-term Hungarian prime minister had an easy job of it. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nehammer is pushing for a joint EU gas purchase. Von Hans-Peter Siebenhaar
