Vienna's first “cultural horse-drawn carriage” offers thematic trips in July, August and September in the Austrian capital. This is a joint project of Susita Fink, drama specialist and director of a small theatre in Vienna, and Martina Michelfeit-Stockinger, who runs the horse-drawn carriage.

Starting on Tuesday, a new train service will connect Berlin and Dresden with Prague, Vienna and Graz, restoring the historic Vindobona service. The new connection is a cooperation between Deutsche Bahn (DB), Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Czech Railways (CD), news wires reported.

Ryanair’s Austrian airline Lauda announced on Friday it would shut down its main Vienna base by the end of May with the loss of more than 300 jobs in Austria after it did not manage to agree new labour contracts with the union. CEO Michael O’Leary said earlier in May that the group would shut down the main Vienna base of Lauda and bring in Ryanair jets instead unless staff agreed to a pay cut and a new labour agreement.

Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos and Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King will visit Vienna on Friday where they will participate in a ministerial conference on promoting partnership and building resilience with non-EU countries on security and migration.