Language level B1:
Voting assistance platform wahlkabine.at is online
The election assistance platform wahlkabine.at has been online since Monday. The platform offers decision-making assistance for the National Council elections in September. If you answer a series of questions, you will be shown which party you agree with the most.
The parties answered 25 factual questions for the platform. The platform can be found online at wahlkabine.at.
Start of climate bonus payments on 2 September
The climate bonus will be paid out in Austria from September 2nd. This year, the climate bonus is between 145 euros and 290 euros. This year, too, the payment will be made automatically without an application or registration. According to the Climate Ministry, 90 percent of those entitled to the bonus already receive it directly into their account. The payments should be processed within a week.
The rest will receive vouchers in the mail. Around 847,000 letters have been sent. But this will take up to 8 weeks.
2023 deadliest year yet for humanitarian workers
In 2023, more humanitarian workers were killed than ever before. This was reported by the UN. The main reason for this was the heavy attacks in the Gaza Strip. 288 aid workers were killed in 33 countries. The year before, 118 humanitarian workers died. In 2024, there could be even more dead aid workers.
August 19 (Monday) is Humanitarian Day. UN Secretary-General António Guterres praised the efforts of the aid workers. But he also called for an end to attacks on civilian targets and humanitarian personnel. Civilian refers to everything that is not part of the military.
Statement: UNO
UNO is English and stands for “United Nations Organization”. In German, that means something like “organization of the United Nations”. You can also say “United Nations”. The UNO is an association of almost all countries in the world. Austria is also part of it.
Boy died after tram accident in Graz
About a week after a serious tram accident in Graz, a child has died. The 7-year-old boy was run over by a tram at a stop on August 7. He died on Friday in hospital in Graz, police announced on Monday.
The boy had run onto the tracks and had apparently missed a tram. He was run over. The fire brigade had to lift the tram to rescue the child.
Ragweed blossom will soon bring higher pollen load
The Austrian Pollen Information Service issued a warning on Monday. From the end of August, there will be a high pollen load in Austria due to the ragweed bloom. The pollen from this plant has already arrived in Austria in large quantities from Hungary and Slovenia. The ragweed bloom usually lasts until the end of September or mid-October.
The pollen season has been starting earlier and ending later for several years. In some places, pollen can be measured in the air all year round. In 2023, pollen counts were measured on 330 days. The reason for this is climate change.
Language level A2:
Voting assistance platform wahlkabine.at is available on the Internet
Since Monday there is again a
Voting assistance platform available on the Internet.
The platform is called wahlkabine.at and
can also be found at this address.
The platform is intended to provide decision support
for the National Council elections.
The National Council elections are on September 29th.
The platform has asked the parties 25 questions
on various topics.
Now everyone can answer these questions for themselves
on the website.
Then you will see
which party responded similarly.
Climate bonus will be paid from 2 September
In Austria, from 2 September
the climate bonus is paid out.
Everyone gets between
145 euros and 290 euros.
This is also happening this year
again automatically.
So you don’t have to register
or fill out an application.
Most of those eligible receive
the money was transferred directly to your account.
The payouts are to be made after just one
week will be done.
The remaining people get
Vouchers sent by post.
In total, around
847,000 letters sent.
This will take up to 8 weeks.
Last year, more helpers died than ever before
Around the world in 2023
so many humanitarian workers
killed like never before.
The UN reported this.
The reason for the many deaths is
the attacks in the Gaza Strip.
There are almost 290 helpers and
helpers were killed.
In 2022, there were
almost 120 dead relief workers.
In 2024, there could still be
there will be more deaths.
Antonia Guterres praised the efforts
from the helpers.
He is the Secretary General of the UN.
Guterres also called for aid workers
and civilian targets no longer
be attacked.
Everything that is not
belongs to the military.
Statement: UNO
UNO is English and stands for
“United Nations Organization”.
In German this means something like
“United Nations Organization”.
You can also
Say “United Nations”.
The UN is an association
from almost all countries in the world.
Austria is also there.
7-year-old child died after tram accident in Graz
On August 7, there was a demonstration in the city of Graz
a serious accident
with a tram.
The tram ran over a child.
The accident happened during a
Stop.
The 7-year-old boy was on the
Tracks walked.
He must have overlooked the tram.
The fire brigade had to
lift to rescue the boy.
He was taken to a hospital.
But he was so badly injured that he
died about a week later.
The police announced this on Monday.
Soon more pollen due to ragweed bloom in Austria
On Monday, the Austrian
Pollen service issued a warning.
From the end of August in Austria
give more pollen again.
This is due to the ragweed bloom.
Recently, pollen has also arrived
of this flower from Hungary and
Slovenia to Austria.
The pollen season begins every year
always earlier.
It also ends later and later.
In some places it lasts
all year round.
In 2023,
on 330 days pollen
measure in the air.
This is due to climate change.
