2022 in Austria
overview of Austria-related events during the year of 2022
Events in the year 2022 in Austria.
Incumbents
President: Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor: Karl Nehammer
Governors
Burgenland: Hans Peter Doskozil
Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
Lower Austria: Johanna Mikl-Leitner
Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
Styria:
Hermann Schützenhöfer (until June 4)
Christopher Drexler (from June 4)
Tyrol:
Günther Platter (until October 25)
Anton Mattle (from October 25)
Upper Austria: Thomas Stelzer
Vienna: Michael Ludwig
Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner
Events
January 1 – Austria legalizes assisted suicide for people over the age of 18 years who are terminally ill or who suffer from a permanent, debilitating condition.
January 20 – The Austrian National Council votes 137–13 to approve a bill requiring people over 18 years to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on 1 February, becoming the first country in the European Union to do so.
February 28 – Diplomats from the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran gather in Vienna, Austria to seek a deal to revive the 2015 Iran deal.
May 9 – Münchendorf derailment
May 22 – Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox.
August 18 – 2022 European derecho: Five people are killed by storms in Austria.
September 25 – The 2022 Tyrolean state election was held. Incumbent Günther Platter resigns and Anton Mattle gets elected
October 9 – 2022 Austrian presidential election: Incumbent president Alexander van der Bellen secures reelection after receiving more than 50% of the votes.
December 8 – Austria announces that it will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, citing fears of increased illegal immigration.
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