The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act with a series of
The 105th Salzburg Festival opened with high-ranking state guests and political debates. The focus was on the opening speech by Federal President Alexander
China's ambassador to Austria, QI Mei, used the Salzburg Festival as an opportunity to strengthen relations between China and Austria. She paid an official
The FPÖ is sounding the alarm and urgently warning the EU of an impending gas shortage that could be triggered by the Union's climate targets and possible
The highest-ranking Austrian diplomat in Brussels, Thomas Oberreiter, has unexpectedly resigned from his post as Permanent Representative to the European
The European Commission today approved Austria's second payment request for €1.6 billion from the NextGenerationEU recovery plan. In doing so, the Commission
Former Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) has been officially appointed as the new Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). He will take
Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) has reiterated her support for a joint statement by 28 countries calling for an immediate end to
North Korea has reportedly named veteran diplomat Kyong Hak Min as its new ambassador to Austria, a move that could see him also represent Pyongyang at
International drug policy and the organization that implements it, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), are in the midst of an unprecedented
The Austrian federal government has presented a positive mid-year review of its work for the first half of 2025. Chancellor Christian Stocker, Vice-Chancellor
The Bregenz Festival 2025 had been officially opened. The opening ceremony, which attracted high-ranking representatives from politics and culture, focused
His Excellency Andranik Hovhannisyan has been the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Austria for some time now. With an impressive
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner welcomed her Senegalese counterpart, Birame Diop, to Vienna to discuss the critical security situation in the Sahel region,
Diplomatic efforts to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran are entering a critical phase. The United States and the three European powers, France, Germany,
Since the turn of the millennium, Austria has waived debts amounting to around €3.4 billion owed to other countries. This information is based on a recent
Myanmar has assumed the chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Vienna (ACV). Ambassador Min Thein of Myanmar has pledged to continue ongoing initiatives
Vienna International Airport (VIE) experienced solid passenger growth in the first half of 2025, despite a slight decline in June, attributed to the ongoing
Ten years after the so-called “refugee crisis” of 2015, Europe is taking stock of its migration policy. While enormous progress has been made in addressing