The People’s Party (ÖVP) has harshly criticised Health Minister Alois Stöger’s “style” of presenting new ideas – but also explained it would support his cosmetic surgery draft bill. Stöger told magazine News and newspaper Kurier yesterday (Thurs) that he wanted to implement stricter rules on plastic surgeries. Teenagers should be ordered to consult psychologists before […]
Tradition-rich sweets manufacturer Manner said today (Fri) it managed to increase its turnover by more than 10 per cent. The company, best known for its Manner Schnitten hazelnut cream wafers, announced a 10.3 per cent turnover rise from the first nine months of 2010 to 122.2 million Euros in the same time span of this […]
An influential Viennese district chief is thwarting his own party’s attempts to reform the city’s prostitution law. Neubau leader Thomas Blimlinger said today (Fri) he rejected the Greens’ decision to create one of the five areas where street sex trade would be allowed soon in his district. The agreement between his party and the Social […]
News of a decline of cargo shipping at Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) may confirm analysts’ warnings that the economic crisis is not over. A spokesman for the aerodrome – which is located a few kilometres outside Vienna – said today (Thurs) that the volume of cargo transported to and from VIA declined by […]
A leading economist has warned Austria may lose its top credit rating. Bernhard Felderer said yesterday (Weds) the alpine country’s outlook may be downgraded by the world’s leading rating agencies due to the economic turmoil in Italy. Austria has close business ties with the country which borders it in the south. Italy has been one […]
Viennese Mayor Michael Häupl has said his party’s cooperation with the Greens is a “reasonable alternative offer” to voters who consider backing right-wingers. The head of the Viennese branch of the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) told the Kurier today (Thurs) people should think about what else might be possible in Austria apart from a […]
Volksbank AG (ÖVAG) will sack hundreds of employees in the coming two and a half years, according to a report. The Kurier claims today (Weds) that the struggling bank plans to dismiss 500 of its staff in Austria. This would mean that the bank – which did not comment on the report – would lay […]
A group of priests opposing the Vatican’s principles finds more and more support, according to its head and a new survey. Former Caritas Austria President Helmut Schüller’s Preachers’ Initiative made headlines in June by “calling for disobedience” towards the Vatican. The group explained it rejected the Church’s refusal to let women work as priests in […]
Maria Fekter has revealed that the Eurozone’s finance ministers consider asking Greece to guarantee reforms “in writing”. The Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) finance minister said yesterday (Mon) that she and the finance ministers of the other Eurozone members planned to call on the debt-stricken country’s politicians to present a written statement promising to carry out […]
By Rebecca Musgrave This summer, 63 people lost their lives and more than 1,000 people were injured in the Alps in Tyrol, Austria. As the popularity of the mountains increases it appears so have the casualties. Both numbers have increased in the last year in Tyrol with almost half of all Austrian mountain accidents taking […]