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Idea to name and shame tax fraudsters met with scepticism The Association of Austrian Taxpayers has spoken out against the creation of a list of tax dodgers.
AUA announces austerity package details Austrian Airlines (AUA) has confirmed plans to freeze staff's wages.
Prammer backs Bundesrat reform The president of the parliament has suggested setting up a commission to discuss the latest ideas about how Austria’s political leadership could prove the willingness to economise.
AK furious as rents shoot up The Labour Chamber (AK) has criticised real estate managers over sharp price hikes.
Salzburg SPÖ says students should be charged Salzburg’s Social Democrats (SPÖ) have made their appeal for tuition fees official.
Berlakovich blocks possible cutbacks The pressure is increasing on People’s Party (ÖVP) Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich as he keeps refusing to reduce spending on the agricultural sector.
Crisis could cause more illegal work A downturn of the economy could lead to an increase of illicit work in Austria, an expert on the issue has warned.
DO&CO on track with ÖBB A leading airline caterer will soon provide food for Federal Railways (ÖBB) customers, according to a newspaper.
Vienna mayor against changing president’s role Michael Häupl, the mayor of Vienna, has spoken out against a political reform affecting the presidential office.
Job fears as Schlecker goes bust Around 3,000 people may lose their jobs in Austria as a leading drugstore chain declared itself bankrupt.
Weak growth ahead, WIFO warns It will take another two years until the Austrian economy grows by two per cent, a Viennese institute has warned.
Pröll proposes presidential reform Erwin Pröll has suggested not forgetting about the office of the federal president when it comes to making cuts.

Business

Austrian companies fall behind in CSR

The CSR Online Awards which are conducted on an annual basis came to Austria for the first time in 2011. The study which is conducted by communications consultancy Lundquist, revealed Austria’s top companies to be falling behind its European peers when it comes to online corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications.

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Salzburg’s_Social_Democrats_(SPÖ)_have_made_their_appeal_for_tuition_fees_official._Pictured:_SPÖ_Salzburg_Governor_Gabi_Burgstaller.

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Salzburg SPÖ says students should be charged

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Politics

Idea to name and shame tax fraudsters met with scepticism

The Association of Austrian Taxpayers has spoken out against the creation of a list of tax dodgers.

Finance

All-round acclaim for financial transaction tax

A vast majority of Austrians want a tax on financial transactions.

General News

Priest reveals names of church leavers

A priest has named and shamed those of his congregation who left the church last year. Eight names from the congregation of 2000 in Sitzendorf an der Schmida in Austria were read out to the remaining church goers. The priest has been condemned by prominent members of the church and even data protectionists.

Travel

Moving mountains becomes reality for some

Brand new home swapping club "Snow Swappers" have created a service exclusively for home owners in ski resorts around the world.

Stories of the day

ÖVP_Economy_Minister_Reinhold_Mitterlehner_(pictured)_said_he_was_strictly_against_Kräuter’s_plans._Mitterlehner_said_Kräuter’s_statements_had_a_‘class_struggle_background’_and_were_leading_to_nothing_but_the_creation_of_feelings_of_envy.

Idea to name and shame tax fraudsters met with scepticism

The_highest_representatives_of_the_Austrian_Catholic_Church_gathered_with_Vatican_officials_to_speak_about_a_group_of_priests_who_declared_themselves_'disobedient',_it_has_emerged.

Church rebels worry the Vatican

A_parish_priest_has_apologised_for_publishing_the_names_of_people_who_decided_to_leave_the_Church.

Priest says sorry for exposing apostates

Austrian_Airlines_(AUA)_has_confirmed_plans_to_freeze_staff's_wages.

AUA announces austerity package details

The_Labour_Chamber_(AK)_has_criticised_real_estate_managers_over_sharp_price_hikes.

AK furious as rents shoot up

Barbara_Prammer_has_suggested_setting_up_a_commission_to_discuss_the_latest_ideas_about_how_Austria’s_political_leadership_could_prove_the_willingness_to_economise.

Prammer backs Bundesrat reform

Salzburg’s_Social_Democrats_(SPÖ)_have_made_their_appeal_for_tuition_fees_official._Pictured:_SPÖ_Salzburg_Governor_Gabi_Burgstaller.

Salzburg SPÖ says students should be charged

The_pressure_is_increasing_on_People’s_Party_(ÖVP)_Environment_Minister_Nikolaus_Berlakovich_as_he_keeps_refusing_to_reduce_spending_on_the_agricultural_sector.

Berlakovich blocks possible cutbacks

A_downturn_of_the_economy_could_lead_to_an_increase_of_illicit_work_in_Austria,_an_expert_on_the_issue_has_warned.

Crisis could cause more illegal work

A_leading_airline_caterer_will_soon_provide_food_for_Federal_Railways_(ÖBB)_customers,_according_to_a_newspaper.

DO&CO on track with ÖBB

Veit_Sorger,_the_head_of_the_Austrian_Association_of_Industries_(IV),_has_appealed_to_the_government_to_abstain_from_raising_taxes.

Austerity avoids tax hikes, says WKO

Social_Democratic_(SPÖ)_General_Secretary_Günther_Kräuter_has_said_the_possible_publication_of_a_'list_of_disgrace'_to_increase_the_pressure_on_tax_dodgers_has_his_party's_unequivocal_support.

SPÖ suggests 'list of tax evasion shame'

Green Austria

Southeast Austria feeling the effects of climate change

Temperatures are rising at a rate three times higher than the rest of the world in Southeast Styria.

Sports

Emergency app for stranded skiers in Tyrol

A new app developed by the control centre for mountain rescue in Tyrol and the Tyrolean mountain rescue clubs is set to make mountain rescues easier by pinpointing the exact location of the stranded person.

Lifestyle

Food and fun: Restaurant Day in Graz

The first Austrian "Restaurant Day" is coming to Graz at the start of February. Already a sensation in Finland, the concept encourages food lovers and budding cooks to create their own restaurant for one day only.

Culture

Cats is back after 20 years

The world famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, "Cats" is back in Austria after 20 years. Some 230,000 tickets went on sale for the production which begins in Vienna in two days and almost half of these have already been sold.