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Vienna Stock Exchange Q3: Equity Turnover Up, ATX Maintains Strong Momentum
Geopolitical and trade policy turmoil has caused considerable volatility on international stock markets. On the Vienna Stock Exchange, this resulted in a trading volume of EUR 52.95 billion, with the Austrian leading index ATX hovering near its...
Austrian parliament restaurant in hot water over ‘organic’ food
A restaurant in Austria’s parliament that touted its use of high-quality organic and local produce has come under fire after media this week revealed that in fact frozen fish from Kazakhstan and Bangladeshi shrimps were served. The culinary...

Vienna Design Week 2025 is a pit stop for the future
'Pit stop at Wiedner Hauptstraße 52!' Vienna Design Week proudly proclaims, announcing that its 2025 headquarters will occupy a former Mercedes-Benz showroom in the Austrian capital’s fourth district. The building’s past life as the home of a...

Austria’s DAC system: Three little letters making a big statement
Standing in front of a shop’s wall of wine can be intimidating: so many bottles, so many countries – where to begin? Wine lovers in the know often scan labels for three little letters: in France, they’re AOC, or Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée; in...

Media: EU may make concessions to Austria to approve 19th sanctions package against Russia
A compromise on the EU's 19th sanctions package may involve the partial lifting of sanctions on assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska – because Austria wants compensation for its Raiffeisen bank, which had to pay a large fine in Russia....

Furious Rangers fans confront club hierarchy in hotel after Graz defeat
Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart were confronted by angry fans in the wake of the team’s defeat to Sturm Graz. The 2-1 Europa League defeat at the Merkur Arena continued a poor start to the season under...

Heart & Hand Podcast Deliver Rangers Verdict on Russell Martin After Sturm Graz
Rangers suffered yet another defeat on Thursday night, losing 2-1 away to Sturm Graz in the Europa League, and the Heart & Hand podcast has delivered their verdict on manager Russell Martin. It's been a disastrous start to life at Ibrox for...

Rangers, Martin slump to latest loss at Graz
Rangers showed some fight but first-half defensive lapses saw them go down 2-1 to Sturm Graz in a second Europa League defeat in eight days on Thursday. The result keeps under-fire boss Russell Martin on the back foot. The Scottish side lost 1-0...


ICCI chief, Austrian envoy discuss trade ties
ISLAMABAD - President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Sardar Tahir Mehmood, called on Wolfgang Oliver Kutschera, the newly appointed Ambassador of Austria to Pakistan to discuss prospects for enhancing bilateral trade and...

Austria’s Army Embraces LibreOffice to Reclaim Digital Control
Austria’s armed forces have shifted from Microsoft Office to the open-source LibreOffice platform on approximately 16,000 desktops, a move framed by defence authorities as a step toward digital sovereignty rather than cost cutting. Michael...

Sturm Graz 2 Rangers 1: PLAYER RATINGS - Who was at fault for defensive disaster? Which players were hooked at the interval? And who single-handedly hauled his side level?
A first-half horror show condemned Rangers to a second consecutive Europa League defeat against Austrian champions, Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat capitalised on slack defending early on to fire the hosts in front, and things went from bad to worse on...

Austria sentences woman repatriated from Syria for IS ties
An Austrian court on Wednesday convicted a woman who was repatriated from a Syrian detention camp for having been part of the Islamic State group, handing her a two-year suspended jail sentence. Since IS was ousted from its self-declared...

STURM GRAZ 2 RANGERS 1: Russell Martin is still caught in the eye of the storm as Ibrox side crash again in Europe
The seething masses intent on driving Russell Martin out of his job are unlikely to be laying down the pitchforks any time soon. Having taken a small step on the road to redemption at Livingston, this latest reverse puts the Rangers manager right...

Austria Focuses on “Continent of Opportunity” with National Africa Strategy
Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) emphasized that Africa is a “continent of opportunity” with enormous potential for economic growth, which she estimates at around three trillion euros. Eleven African countries are already among the 20...

Highlights: Olympique Lyon 0-2 Salzburg in 2025 UEFA Europa League
🚨End of Game The match has ended. Thank you for joining us for our broadcast of the Lyon 2-0 Salzburg matchday 2 of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League at the Groupama Stadium. We look forward to seeing you on VAVEL for more coverage. 𝐎𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐧...

Goals and Highlights: Sturm Graz vs Rangers in UEFA Europa League (2-1)
94' - Game over! The match is over! In a very tight group stage match, Sturm defeated Rangers 2-1 at the UPC Arena in the second round of the Europa League. Thank you for following this great match with us live on the VAVEL portal. 86' - Sturm...

Rangers’ slow start punished by Sturm Graz in latest generous away display
Rangers showed fighting spirit against Sturm Graz, but first-half defensive lapses resulted in a second Europa League defeat in eight days to keep under-fire boss Russell Martin on the back foot. The Light Blues lost 1-0 to Belgian side Genk in...

Rangers player ratings vs Sturm Graz: Russell Martin's side masters of their own downfall in Europe yet again
Here’s how we rated the Rangers team in their defeat away to Sturm Graz After getting his first league win against Livingston at the weekend, Russell Martin was hoping for his first victory on the Europa League stage, but his side were defeated...

Russell Martin shifts blame from tactics as Rangers boss says 'mentality is the problem' after Sturm Graz defeat
The Rangers boss spoke after the 2-1 defeat in Austria Rangers made it two losses from two in the Europa League after they gave themselves a mountain to climb in the first half against Sturm Graz. After their last minute victory against Livingston...