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Welcome to my latest postcard from the EU capital. Every day I'll bring you the latest Brexit related news from a continental perspective.

:: A WARNING FROM AUSTRIA

The European Union must ensure the UK is in a worse situation when it leaves the bloc, otherwise it would represent a "capitulation", Austria's chancellor has said.

"A member of a club must have better conditions than somebody who isn't a member of this club - our British friends must be aware that nothing else can come out of these negotiations," Christian Kern told reporters in Brussels on Monday.

"Everything else would be a capitulation by Europe."

Meanwhile, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the same press conference he's concerned the UK could try to make promises to certain industries - citing steel, chemical, telecommunications manufacturers - based in other EU countries to undermine European unity during Brexit negotiations.

"It's in our common interest that there are no special arrangements," Mr Juncker said.

:: A BREXIT EXODUS?

Sectors of the UK economy heavily reliant on EU nationals are starting to experience skills and labour shortages.

And research is indicating that the squeeze could be down to fewer EU workers seeking jobs in Britain in the wake of last year's Brexit vote.

There are currently a record number of national job vacancies, around three quarters of a million according to Office for National Statistics data, but bosses are finding it difficult to hire, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Adecco Group.

The worst affected areas are in the retail and wholesale, manufacturing, health and accommodation and food services industries.

The report, which was based on data from over 1,000 employers, also highlights that more than a quarter of employers believe the EU nationals they employ are considering leaving their jobs and possibly the country in 2017.

:: EU BACKLASH?

British nationals living elsewhere in the EU can expect a post-Brexit backlash against the UK Government's treatment of foreigners since the EU referendum, according a leaked EU document.

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The latest assessment of the legal impact following the referendum, published by The Guardian newspaper, suggests that the future status of the 1.2 million Britons living in the EU will be a matter for each individual member state after the UK leaves in 2019, rather than the union as a whole.

The document adds: "The fact that it appears to be particularly difficult for foreign nationals, even if married to UK nationals or born in the UK, to acquire permanent residence status or British nationality may colour member states' approach to this matter."

:: YOU CAN HEAR THE COST OF BREXIT

So another tech firm is raising its prices by up to 25% following the referendum vote because of the massive drop in the value of sterling.

The latest is home audio kit maker Sonos, blaming "a significant change" in the exchange rate of dollars to pounds for making its existing pricing "unsustainable".

"Over recent months, there has been a significant change on the US Dollar to GBP exchange rate. As a result, our existing pricing has become unsustainable and, like many other companies, we have to increase prices for all products priced in GBP," it said.

While it is not a uniform 25% hike, certain products - such as the Sonos Connect:Amp and Playbar - are going to be a quarter more costly than they were, with £100 being added to their price-tags.

The new UK pricing will come into effect on 23 February.

Darren McCaffrey is back again on Tuesday. Follow him on Twitter: @DMcCaffrey