Thank you for your trust! Austria is back at the table where decisions on peace, security and stability are made. #UNSC
We will live up to this responsibility through partnership, dialogue and trust. 🇦🇹🇺🇳
We were honoured to welcome Austrian Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr to London where Erasmus + was a key theme. He met UK Minister for School Standards, Georgia Gould, attended the Education World Forum, and we hosted a OeAD workshop and reception at the Embassy.
Join us at the Embassy on 25th June for a book presentation of:
‘From the Anschluss to the Arcades – The Evolution of a Family Store’ by Steven Salamon 📚
Please RSVP by 18th June to [email protected] ✍️
We look forward to seeing you there!
Last week, we were delighted to launch the Austrian Women’s Salon! We were honoured to be joined by Austria’s First Lady, Doris Schmidauer, a longstanding advocate for gender equality.
If you are interested in joining the network, please email [email protected]!
With the support of ReFocus Austria, the Austrian Embassy London and Meisterstrasse are delighted to present a new international showcase for craftmanship as part of London Craft Week! You can visit the exhibition from 15 May to 17 May between 11am and 6pm.
Happy Europe Day!
To mark the occasion, we were delighted to hold a stand at the EU Delegation’s “Visit Europe in One Day” celebration this week.
We spoke with guests about what makes Austria unique, like our cuisine, and visitors could learn more about our presence in the UK!
Join us at the Embassy on 26th May for a book presentation of:
“Central Europe: the death of a civilization and the life of an idea” by Luka Ivan Jukic 📚
Please RSVP by 20th May to [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Mayor of Bangor, Northern Ireland, Gillian McCollum, kindly welcomed Deputy Head of Mission Katharina Rauscher to explore the history of the twin towns of Bangor and Bregenz in Austria.
Katharina was delighted to visit Bregenz House, the HQ of the local Coast Guard!
Ambassador Bernhard Wrabetz and Trade Commissioner Michael Müller accompanied a delegation from Upper Austria’s regional government, OÖ Nachrichten and Volksbank Oberösterreich to Manchester.
Honoured to be welcomed by Mayor Andy Burnham and meet Honorary Consul Harald Löffler!
Ambassador Bernd Wrabetz was delighted to say some words about what it means to Austria to host this year’s celebration of European showmanship, and introduce 🇦🇹 act COSMO at London Eurovision Party! Due to copyright, we can’t play the song here but you can imagine!
#eurovision
Last week, Ambassador Bernhard Wrabetz awarded Dr. Andreas Lintl with the Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria.
Dr. Lintl has been our trusted legal counsel since 1995. We thank Dr. Lintl for his dedicated work and continued support.
This is a deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack.
My thoughts are with the Jewish community who are waking up this morning to this horrific news.
Antisemitism has no place in our society.
Anyone with any information must come forward to the police.
21st March marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Austria fights against racism through our work with the UN, the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency, the Council of Europe's ECRI, and the OSCE, as well as our investment in education and integration.
Happy International Women’s Day! 👭
To mark the occasion, we’re speaking with Katharina Rauscher, Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in London, about women in diplomacy and the importance of representation in global decision-making.
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
It is also a moment to recognise the progress still to be made.
Today, like every day, EU Ambassadors in the UK stand united for the rights of all women and girls.