Austria
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More than Mozart
Who are the contemporary heirs to Austria’s artistic heroes? From darkly poetic films to specialist record shops, here’s a selection of distinctively Austrian cultural highlights.
Radio royalty
Its role is changing but Vienna's Funkhaus remains an icon for broadcasting culture and tradition.
Having a ball
Vienna’s world-famous party season has been a feature of life in Austria’s capital for two centuries. We meet the businesses keeping the tradition alive.
Business
Business big-hitters, how Austria’s retail landscape is evolving and selling tea to coffee lovers in Italy.
Growth area
In the small province of Vorarlberg, 26,000 businesses power Austria’s economy. We visit three that flourish among the mountain scenery.
Empire strikes back
Georg von Habsburg, son of the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, still identifies as a Central European. And he believes that his family’s legacy is vital to the region.
Diplomacy
Austria’s UK ambassador on life after Brexit, rubbish diplomacy in Canada and Libya’s intractable conflict explained.
Politics
Austria’s new “super ministry”, a pledge to protect the Arctic and a newly oil-rich nation holds elections.
Leading lights
An unlikely coalition government has put Austria on a new path. And even with an illustrious history to maintain, it is moving with the times.
Out with the old
A nation once known for being at the cultural avant garde is reasserting its revolutionary status.
