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On October 28, the European Commission approved Austrian state aid of 319 million euros for the modernization of Infineon's plant in Villach, a project worth 1.1 billion euros. The company plans to create the world's first large-scale production of gallium nitride-based power semiconductors on 300-millimeter wafers; completion is scheduled for 2034.
Otabek YusupovAustrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said he will not approve the EU's new seven-year multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034 if it exceeds Vienna's 'pain threshold.' He criticized the European Commission's demand for 2,500 additional officials and called on Brussels to cut spending. Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and Denmark are also opposed to the plan.
Otabek YusupovA rally under the slogan 'Red Alert – #SaveTheUniversities!' took place in Vienna. The organizers — the Austrian National Union of Students (OH) — demand an increase in the university budget for 2028–2030, which the government considers final.
Javlon TursunovAustrian-French Resistance member Mélanie Berger-Volle has died at the age of 105, regional authorities reported. She fled Austria after its annexation by Nazi Germany, was arrested in 1942, escaped from prison in 1943, and after the war worked to preserve the memory of the Resistance.
Javlon TursunovAustria and Switzerland confirmed the release of their nationals — Eva Gretzmacher (76) and Claudia Abbt (69), kidnapped in 2025 in the Nigerien city of Agadez. The women were handed over to the authorities in Benghazi, Libya; in a video on local TV they thanked Marshal Khalifa Haftar and his son. The circumstances of the release and the kidnappers have not been officially named.
Javlon TursunovA coalition of 10 Austrian non-governmental organizations presented its annual report: the democracy index fell to 54.1%, one percentage point below last year's value and close to the 2019 low (53.8%). The main causes are deterioration in the areas of justice, fundamental rights, and the media.
Javlon TursunovAustrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger called EU enlargement the bloc's 'most powerful geostrategic instrument' and proposed giving Western Balkan countries access to the single market as they carry out reforms, without waiting for full membership.
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