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  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    News in-depthEU defence
    Poorly equipped German army awaits financial reinforcement from Berlin

    Barely any of extra €100bn announced by Olaf Scholz in February has been spent due to bureaucratic hurdles

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Special ReportInvesting in Austria
    Austria’s ‘hidden’ tech champions at the core of global chipmaking

    Two companies produce the lion’s share of high-tech tools crucial to make chips

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Special ReportInvesting in Austria
    Austria faces energy crisis from a position of strength

    Hopes for growth remain despite dependence on Russian gas and focus to the east

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Special ReportInvesting in Austria
    The Austrian start-up giving old technology a new beginning

    Refurbed’s co-founder on the online marketplace’s growth and start-ups in Austria

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
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    Agriculture chief: the Danube could be a model of innovation

    Reinhard Wolf, CEO of Austria’s Raiffeisen Ware, argues that new thinking is needed

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
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    Demonstrations bring together unlikely hardline bedfellows from left and right over impact of Ukraine conflict

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
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    Ukrainian air defence may have fired missile that killed 2 in Poland

    Intelligence shared at G20 summit indicates weapon was intercepting incoming Russian projectile

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
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    Real estate mogul René Benko faces a more critical spotlight

    The filing of Germany’s biggest department store chain for bankruptcy protections intensifies scrutiny of the Austrian developer

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
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    German police raid UBS over Usmanov money laundering probe

    Russian businessman rejects allegations as bank’s Frankfurt and Munich branches are searched

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
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    Germany set to block Chinese chip deal

    Economy minister also seeks to tighten rules on investment in critical sectors

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
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    Austrian political crisis grows as drama unfolds at corruption hearing

    Thomas Schmid, a key ally of former chancellor forced to resign over the scandal, refuses to answer MPs’ questions

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
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    Germany’s biggest department store files for bankruptcy protection again

    Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof owner René Benko, who also co-owns UK retailer Selfridges, under pressure to save mid-market chain

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
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    Swiss veto of weapons re-exports to Ukraine angers Germany

    Bern politicians say transfer of ammunition to Kyiv would jeopardise nation’s neutrality

  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
    Germany
    German president Steinmeier admits ‘bitter failure’ of policy on Russia

    Ceremonial head of state’s mea culpa reflects the shock Putin’s war on Ukraine has had on the ‘old ways of thinking’

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    German politics
    Germany unveils plans to legalise cannabis

    Move would create the world’s largest regulated national market for the drug

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Germany
    Germany allows Chinese shipping group a stake in its biggest seaport

    Green light for Cosco in Hamburg divides lawmakers and draws criticism from Brussels

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    Inside the world’s most expensive addiction clinic

    The Kusnacht Practice treats royals, billionaires and celebrities struggling with mental health problems

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
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    René Benko: Austrian property billionaire thrust into the limelight

    The sense of invulnerability cloaking one of Europe’s most politically connected billionaires is punctured

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Europe Express
    EU leaders expected to clash over gas price caps Premium content

    First day of summit set to run over because of diverging positions on energy

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
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    Police raid Austrian HQ of Selfridges owner Signa

    Action linked to investigation by state prosecutor into corruption at top of government

  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
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    Austrian corruption probe linked to former chancellor Kurz expands

    Prosecutor’s office says key lieutenant to country’s one-time leader turns crown witness

  • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
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    Van der Bellen set to remain Austria’s president

    Exit polls signal that 78-year old incumbent has secured victory in the first round

  • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
    Europe Express
    Why EU’s fresh Russia sanctions remain elusive Premium content

    Hungary could again delay adoption of latest package

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
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    Move to 0.5% marks the end of an era of negative interest rates in Europe

  • Friday, 9 September, 2022
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    Alpine glaciers fall victim to Europe’s warming climate

    Melting process affecting ice bodies from the Himalayas to the Andes has been most apparent in Europe

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