Vienna Region
Austria joined the European Union on 1 January 1995. With the EU’s enlargement on 1 May 2004 the VIENNA REGION - including the three federal states Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland - now lies at the centre of the new Europe and thus, of a market of more than 500 million people.
The central geographical location, its focus on advanced technologies and its top-ranked quality of life are three of the factors which catapult the VIENNA REGION into its ranking as Central Europe's leading economic region and as one of the EU's foremost economic areas. 45 percent of Austria's gross domestic product is generated in the VIENNA REGION.
The VIENNA REGION has set sail for high-tech! Special emphasis is being put on the life sciences, information and communication technologies, environmental science, microsystems technology, nanotechnology, renewable energy, optoelectronics as well as on transportation and logistics.