While declarations opting for civilian service have risen by 8.5 percent across Austria, the increase has not reached Upper Austria, ORF reported. From January to the end of September 2026, the state recorded 2,567 declarations, fewer than in the same period last year. At a conference in Vorarlbe…

Vienna’s military commander, Christian Habersatter, is calling for civilian service to be extended immediately, rather than waiting until 2029 at the earliest under the current reform proposal, ORF reported. A draft of the military service reform was sent for review in early October. It proposes …

Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner seeks to accelerate the extension of alternative civilian service amid ongoing coalition negotiations.

Declarations to perform civilian service in Vorarlberg have risen 16% this year, with 792 received so far, ORF reports. The increase is the second-highest among Austria’s federal states. In the first nine months of the year, 647 young men began civilian service, covering 88% of the reported deman…

FPÖ defense spokesperson Volker Reifenberger confirms no consensus was reached on the proposed '6+3' military and civilian service model.

The government plans to extend civilian service to eleven months by 2027, introducing three flexible models and new training standards.

Johannes Hinterholzer has been named Lower Austria’s civilian service worker of the year for 2026 after developing digital tools during his placement at the Caritas Workshop in Zwettl, ORF reported. The 20-year-old from Bad Traunstein in the Zwettl district completed his civilian service from Oct…

Rafael Genave has been named Burgenland’s civilian service worker of the year for his work during civilian service, ORF reported. He received the award at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna on Tuesday evening. The 19-year-old completed his service with Caritas at the Franciscus residential home in…

Leo Gugatschka from Riegersburg has been named Styria’s civilian service worker of the year for 2026, ORF reported. The Integration and Family Ministry presented him with the award in Vienna on Tuesday. Gugatschka worked at Lebenshilfe Weiz until the end of June. The jury praised his ability to m…

Matteo Müller from Altach has been named Vorarlberg’s civilian service volunteer of the year, ORF reported. The award was presented in Vienna on Tuesday evening. Müller completed his civilian service at Hellbrunnen kindergarten in Hohenems. “During the small and large storms of everyday kindergar…

People who have completed civilian service could in future be ordered to refresher training and duties supporting authorities during exceptional circumstances, Yle reports. Parliament will consider amendments to the Civilian Service Act in the autumn, with the new law planned to enter into force …