Politics
10. 09. 10 - 15:00
Pax Christi backs 'more mosques' appeal
A Catholic peace movement has come out in support of the construction of further mosques with minarets in Austria.
Pax Christi backs 'more mosques' appeal
A Catholic peace movement has come out in support of the construction of further mosques with minarets in Austria. [...]
Martin upbeat about Ireland's recovery
Irish Fianna Fáil Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin has said he is convinced "Celtic Tiger" Ireland will recuperate after having badly suffered [...]
Cuban troubles are fault of USA, Raul Castro's daughter clai
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has claimed the United States is responsible for her country’s economic difficulties. [...]
Brauner denies VIA switch as campaigning intensifies
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Vienna financial affairs councillor Renate Brauner has rubbished rumours she was set to enter Vienna International Airport’s ( [...]
Strache says 'hunted' Sarrazin would deserve asylum
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has vehemently defended controversial Deutsche Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin. [...]
Majority reject 'more mosques and minarets' appeal
Most Austrians are against the construction of additional minarets, according to a poll. [...]
Strache on Hussein-Haider files as Vienna stink bomb campaig
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has revealed having been offered files allegedly confirming Jörg Haider received money from late Ir [...]
Ban warns of difficult Middle East peace talks
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that reopened peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority will "not [...]
Denying Greece support 'dangerous', Pröll warns
People’s Party (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor Josef Pröll has warned of "dangerous developments" as European Union (EU) member states have backed out of the pr [...]
Strache hits out at 'centralist' EU
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has attacked the European Union (EU) for being a "centralist" association. [...]
Integration issues to dominate, says Ude
Christian Ude, the Social Democratic (SPD) mayor of the German city of Munich, has singled out integration as the topic set to dominate political deba [...]
A controversial MP has stepped down after attacking a photographer and insulting a political rival. [...]
Obama does not care about Europe, says Prodi
Former European Commission (EC) president Romano Prodi has caused controversy by claiming US President Barack Obama did not care about Europe. [...]
Faymann adamant about financial transactions levy
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann has pledged to press on with attempts to introduce a Europe-wide tax on financial transactions. [...]
FPÖ behind muezzin-shooter game
The Styrian Greens have reported the Freedom Party (FPÖ) for agitation over a computer game in which the player must shoot at mosques and kill muezzin [...]
New law bans Under-18s from solariums
Austrian teenagers are banned from tanning shops as of today (Weds) amid skin cancer fears. [...]
FPÖ boss wants minarets referendum
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has announced a referendum over minarets if he wins the upcoming Vienna election. [...]
Strache is 'stupid', says Häupl
Vienna Social Democratic (SPÖ) Mayor Michael Häupl has once more caused controversy by calling his biggest political opponent a "stupid person". [...]
Mayors may slash culture spending, poll shows
A vast majority of the mayors of Austria’s debt-ridden towns could imagine cutting back subsidies for cultural events. [...]
Fekter 'alarmed' by soaring asylum seeker figures
People’s Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Maria Fekter said she was "alarmed" by rising asylum application figures. [...]
'Slow' prosecutors get €28mn injection
The federal government has agreed to provide juridical authorities with almost 30 million Euros amid complaints of slow investigations of cases involv [...]
Opposition furious as Pröll remains silent about 2011 budget
People’s Party (ÖVP) Finance Minister Josef Pröll has angered the federal parliament’s three opposition parties by refusing to answer any of the 190 q [...]
Majority believe Hussein-Haider pay claims, poll shows
More than seven in 10 Austrians believe that rumours that Jörg Haider received money from Saddam Hussein and Muammar al-Gaddafi are true, a new poll h [...]
Vienna abuse victims to get compensation
Dozens of people abused while living at Vienna Youth Welfare homes will be compensated, Social Democratic (SPÖ) Mayor Michael Häupl has announced. [...]
Government to support Pakistan with €5.6mn
The Austrian government has revealed plans to provide more than five million Euros for flood-stricken Pakistan. [...]
Minaret debate continues as Vienna vote approaches
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has spoken out against the construction of additional minarets in Austria. [...]
Josipovic wants zero tolerance corruption approach
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has branded the effects of privatisations as the "second-worst consequence" of the Yugoslav Wars. [...]
Conscription dodgers get police career go-ahead
Young male Austrians opting to serve at social institutions instead of in the army will be allowed to become policemen following a groundbreaking agre [...]
Right-wing anger over mosques call
Freedom Party (FPÖ) officials have hit out at Anas Schakfeh, president of the Austrian Islamic Denomination (IGGiÖ), for calling for a mosque in all n [...]
Fekter fights 'noisy' butchery
People’s Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Maria Fekter has complained about the planned reopening of a slaughterhouse – over fears of "unbearable noise p [...]