Benjamin Wolf

Czechia has experienced hard times and a spectacular comeback in the last century. In the border regions, all this is magnified.

For the 100th anniversary of the demise of the Habsburg Empire and the forming of new states and territories in its place, we are embarking on a year-long reporting project.

From Proporz to Verhaberung, participation and influence in Austria go far beyond the walls of parliament to solve things the "Austrian way."

Together with Margaret Childs.

There's more to a democracy than elections - but nothing works without them. We trace the long march of men and women reaching for the ballot as well as present the situation of democracy in our world today.

Our community is small, but thriving. Ever more diverse, Vienna's Jews are making waves on every level.

Is it the good or the bad old days? Statistics paint a bright picture of our present, yet the people have often rosier views of the past. This and much more we compiled in our statistics on the days of yore, plus a trip down our very personal pop-cultural memory lane.

How well do you know your neighbors? We looked into the Alpine Republic’s special relationship with each of them.

Czechs (and Slovaks) have a particular name for Austria: Rakousko, derived from an obscure border castle. Similarly, the beginnings of their relationship lie foggy in the distance, further back than any two other neighbors in the region – even if Czechs and Austrians don’t realize it.

Following the Brexit vote, two EU agencies are poised to leave London. Amidst cutthroat competition, Vienna is a prime contender.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the EU accession of 10 Central and Eastern European states in 2004 (Romania and Bulgaria joined in 2007), Austria is once again becoming the fulcrum of trade, migration and cultural exchange in the region.

On October 15, Austrians will head to the polls to elect a new parliament - in the most elaborate piece of theater the Alpine Republic has on offer.

The Joys of Life Include 16 Million Schnitzels. But Vienna has of course so much more to offer for those who want the live the good life on the banks of the Danube.

From jet setters to families, Carinthia’s Wörthersee is the waterfront escape Austrians keep coming back to. The Alps have no shortage of glitzy winter resorts, but when it comes to summer getaways none can top the Wörthersee for glamour: the largest of the 1,270 lakes dotting scenic Carinthia, it has long been synonymous with luxury and high society, making an indelible impression on Austria’s popular psyche.

Austria's tradition of innovation in design goes way back, from Modernism to the Wiener Werkstätte to a new wooden skyscraper in Vienna.

Summer heat doesn’t temper
Austrians’ appetite for high
peaks in the slightest.

Prime Minister Orbán’s
assault on the Central
European University has
become a flash point in
the struggle between
democracy and
nationalism in the EU.

Together with Nicolas Kristen