EU citizens have extensive free-movement rights in Austria, but they can still be ordered to leave and, in some cases, ...

Residents have staged protests against a planned Google data centre in the Austrian town of Kronstorf, citing concerns over ...

One of Austria's governing parties wants to more than triple the standard fee many third-country students pay. Could this ...

Two years after catastrophic flooding hit eastern Austria, The Local spoke to three senior experts from the federal government, Lower Austria's provincial administration and academia to find out what ...

Police have searched the office of an employee at Vienna's immigration and citizenship authority as part of an investigation into allegations involving an ‘improper benefit’.

Moving beyond Vienna's city limits can cut the asking price of a flat by well over €100,000, sometimes without adding a ...

New legislation proposed by the European Commission this week seeks to make the recognition of professional qualifications ...

Travellers crossing Austria's borders with Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia may continue to encounter temporary controls, with the government emphasising broader, flexible checks rather than ...

Vienna’s citizenship authority has told The Local that strict federal law and court rulings can require it to refuse citizenship even to people who have spent their entire lives in Austria over ...

Ani Gülgün-Mayr has lived in Austria for more than 50 years – but has been denied citizenship over administrative traffic offences. The Local asked the ORF presenter to share how she feels.

Several ski resorts in Austria's westernmost province have now published their prices for the 2026/27 season, with day passes ...

Klagenfurt has brought residence appointments, municipal housing applications, dog registration, and other online city ...