Politics, page 39

• Many Austrians want Schilling back as Euro falters
  Almost one in three Austrians call for a comeback of the Schilling as the country’s currency, a poll has revealed.
• Vienna mayor meets with counterpart from Prishtina
  Vienna Social Democratic (SPÖ) Mayor Michael Häupl met today (Weds) with Isa Mustafa, the mayor of Prishtina, Kosovo, at city hall.
• Darabos calls for new security structure
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) Defence Minister Norbert Darabos called today (Tues) for a new security structure in Austria.
• Pröll welcomes EU regulation of hedge funds
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Finance Minister Josef Pröll has welcomed today’s (Tues) unanimous approval of regulation of hedge funds by the 27 EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels.

• Tyroleans demand construction of Brenner Basis railway tunnel
  Tyrolean mayors and MPs gathered in Ballhausplatz in front of the chancellery in Vienna this morning (Tues) in support of construction of the Brenner Basis railway tunnel (BBT) on the Austrian-Italian frontier in Tyrol.
• Niessl wants 50 per cent plus in Burgenland election
  Burgenland Social Democratic (SPÖ) Governor Hans Niessl wants his party to get 50 per cent plus of the vote in the 30 May provincial election, he said today.
• SPÖ defends military patrols of eastern frontier region
  The Social Democrats (SPÖ) defended military patrols of Austria’s eastern frontier region today (Mon) in the wake of Green criticism.
• Niessl claims Burgenland is financially secure
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) Burgenland Governor Hans Niessl said today (Fri) that the province had "a good, strong financial foundation."

• Niessl is most-trusted politician in Burgenland
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) Governor Hans Niessl is the most-trusted politician in Burgenland shortly before the 30 May provincial election.
• Burgenland election campaign heats up
  The Burgenland election campaign heated up today (Weds), with the People’s Party slamming an advertisement by Social Democratic (SPÖ) Governor Hans Niessl.
• Chancellor to exert pressure internationally for reforms
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann has said he will exert pressure on an international level to help push through financial reforms.
• Greens want creditors to contribute to EU stability package
  Green parliamentary whip Werner Kogler called today (Weds) for creditors to make a contribution to the financing of the EU stability package for Euro-zone countries.

• Spindelegger deplores ‘EU enlargement fatigue’
  Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger has called for an end to "EU enlargement fatigue".
• Interior minister calls FPÖ poster ‘unacceptable’
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Maria Fekter has slammed a Vienna Freedom Party (FPÖ) election-campaign poster as "unacceptable".
• Green says Iran does not take the EU seriously
  Green foreign-policy spokesman Alexander Van der Bellen said today (Tues) he doubted Iran would take EU Foreign Minister Catherine Ashton "seriously as a negotiating partner."
• Fischer is official winner of presidential election
  Incumbent Heinz Fischer has been declared the official winner of the 25 April presidential election.

• ÖVP sees SPÖ-FPÖ coalition in Burgenland
  The People’s Party (ÖVP) has said it sees a Social Democratic (SPÖ)-Freedom Party (FPÖ) coalition in Burgenland after the 30 May provincial election if the SPÖ fails to retain its absolute majority.
• Pröll to inform parliament about stabilisation package tomorrow
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Finance Minister Josef Pröll has said he will inform parliament’s presidium about yesterday’s (Sun) Euro-zone stabilisation package tomorrow.
• More Erasmus money for Austrian students
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Science Minister Beatrix Karl has announced a five per cent increase in EU Erasmus money for Austrian students’ studying abroad in the 2010/2011 winter semester.
• Fischer and Durnwalder meet in South Tyrol
  Austrian President Heinz Fischer and South Tyrol Governor Luis Durnwalder met yesterday (Sun) in the city of Bressanone in the autonomous Italian province, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

• Vienna stocks up sharply in wake of Greek rescue package
  Stocks in the Vienna stock exchange’s ATX index have soared after the opening of trading this morning (Mon) following news of EU leaders’ agreeing yesterday evening on a massive rescue package for Greece and other EU member states in financial difficulty.
• SPÖ fears British conservative government
  The Social Democrats (SPÖ) fear that a future British Conservative Party government would have "negative implications," according to SPÖ federal manager Laura Rudas.
• Pröll wants painful sanctions for ‘deficit sinners’
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Finance Minister Josef Pröll has called for "rigid controls of, and painful sanctions for, Euro-zone deficit sinners."
• Chancellor wants ‘clear signal’ from EU summit
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann has said he expects this evening’s (Fri) summit of Euro zone heads of state and government "to send a clear signal to the markets and to people in Europe."

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