Politics, page 42

• 'Haider soulmate' Petzner to stay put
  Stefan Petzner dismissed reports he planned to step down as general secretary of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ).
• Fischer under fire for TV debate no-show
  Incumbent president Heinz Fischer has been confronted with scathing attacks over his decision not to face election rivals in a TV debate.
• Busek to be EU-Russia Centre president
  Former People’s Party (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor Erhard Busek will be the new president of the EU-Russia Centre in Brussels, it was announced today (Weds).
• OSCE election observation 'a routine act'
  The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) monitoring of the upcoming Austrian presidential election is "just a routine act", an interior ministry official has claimed.

• Faymann's popularity slumps
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann fails to have the traditional "chancellor bonus", new research has shown.
• Spindelegger to meet Ban in Vienna
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger will meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 8 April, the foreign ministry announced today (Weds).
• Carinthian Slovene organisation votes against self-dissolution
  Members of the Council of Carinthian Slovenes voted overwhelmingly against its leadership’s recommendation for self-dissolution at its so-called ethnic group day on Monday this week.
• Gehring wants 'mothers' income' as Habsburg bid fails
  Rudolf Gehring, who runs for president at next month’s elections, has called for a "mothers’ income".

• Minister rejects intervention in fuel price increases
  A government minister has rejected intervention in vehicle fuel price increases yesterday (Tues).
• FPÖ claims Fischer tries to distract from real problems
  The Freedom Party (FPÖ) accused incumbent president Heinz Fischer of trying to distract from other issues as he called for a reform of the president’s legislature.
• Fischer has sevenfold number of needed support signatures
  Almost 45,000 Austrians signed a petition of support for incumbent president Heinz Fischer’s bid for a second term in office.
• EU Council President to visit Austria
  EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy will visit Austria in April to attend a meeting of the People’s Party’s (ÖVP) parliamentary fraction, it was announced yesterday (Thurs).

• Anti-Rosenkranz 'sea of candles' draws 3,000
  Around 3,000 people attended a "sea of candles" protest march against the Freedom Party’s (FPÖ) presidential candidate Barbara Rosenkranz in Vienna last night (Thurs), according to police.
• Minister wants university admission tests
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Science Minister Beatrix Karl may have to brace for harsh opposition by student protesters after revealing plans to set up admission tests for popular university courses today (Thurs).
• Cap 'sad' about EU's failure to act on social disparities
  Social Democratic (SPÖ) whip Josef Cap has appealed to European Union (EU) leaders to take action to improve the EU’s reputation.
• Schüssel says EU must say yes to Greece rescue bid
  Wolfgang Schüssel, the foreign affairs spokesman of the People’s Party (ÖVP), said today (Weds) it was important to "say yes" to a possible rescue plan by the European Union (EU) for financially struggling EU member state Greece.

• Pröll bests Faymann in popularity poll
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor Josef Pröll would shake off Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann if Austrians were given a chance directly to elect the chancellor, a new poll has revealed.
• Putin 'to visit Austria next month'
  Russian Premier Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Vienna next month, according to a newspaper report.
• State secretaries at odds over Greece
  The government’s two state secretaries for finance are at loggerheads over how to deal with struggling Greece.
• Minister says German must become an EEAS working language
  People’s Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said today (Mon) he had teamed up with German officials to ensure that German became one of the working languages of the EU’s new External Action Service (EEAS).

• Clear no to asylum seekers' centre in referendum
  More than nine in 10 people taking part in a referendum have rejected construction of an asylum seekers’ centre.
• Greens chief to vote Fischer
  Greens leader Eva Glawischnig revealed last night (Thurs) she will vote for incumbent president Heinz Fischer in next month’s presidential election.
• In the service of the dictator
  North Korean officials brought hundreds of thousands of dollars stuffed into suitcases into Austria to go on shopping sprees for their glorious leader while at the same time back home children were abandoned in the streets because families could not afford to feed them.
• EC threatens Austria with court over sexual equality
  Austria’s gender equality laws have been blasted by the European Commission (EC) and could land the country in court if it doesn’t introduce guidelines on equal treatment for men and women.

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