Living in Europe / Living - 5 months ago

Austrian scheme to support electricity production from renewables gets EU nod

An Austrian help scheme to help electrical energy production from renewable sources complies with EU State help rules, the EU’s antitrust chief stated on December 20. “This scheme will allow Austria to help renewable technologies, because it has set...

Living in Europe / Living - 5 months ago

The deep fall of a child prodigy

The shock was nice, and he staged it in his ordinary skilled method. Sebastian Kurz, who at 31 turned Austria’s youngest-ever chancellor, introduced his retirement from political life on December 2. Having already resigned as head of government...