Conservative decision-makers are expected to raise the pressure on Alexander Wrabetz after his re-election as head of national broadcaster ORF. Twenty-nine delegates of ORF’s 35-member foundation council confirmed Wrabetz in office after a two-hour hearing yesterday afternoon (Tues). The other members of the council abstained from voting. Wrabetz started his first term in 2006 thanks […]
The director of one of Europe’s most loved circuses has revealed how European Union (EU) regulations affect his activities. Asked by magazine profil whether the EU’s recent ban of old-fashioned light bulbs enforced special measures at the Circus Roncalli, Bernhard Paul said: “I bought all (old version) models I could get hold of in Germany […]
A bitter row over the right to offer double-decker bus tours around Vienna has broken out after a German company accused a Vienna rival of being allowed to operate a monopoly. The German company based in Munich has been trying for years to get a licence to offer double-decker tours around Vienna and now a […]
Red Bull has given up its bid to break the US market with its own cola drink. The Salzburg-based company introduced Simply Cola, a soft drink free from preservatives and artificial flavours, in Europe and overseas three years ago. Red Bull confirmed reports by US media claiming that it decided to stop selling Simply Cola […]
A police helicopter rescued two climbers after they were kept from returning to the valley by a thunderstorm. Officials in Tyrol said today (Tues) the German men, aged 27 and 29, were exhausted but unharmed. The incident occurred in the western province’s Wilder Kaiser mountain range on Saturday afternoon.
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has stressed he is not worried about his country’s economic performance despite calls for a boycott of products. The conservative politician told Austrian magazine profil: “I do agree that there is room to improve our political relationship with Russia. However, the economic cooperation is getting better. A tenth of our […]
A 45-year-old woman from Vienna died when a car plummeted over a 300-metre embankment in the Salzburg Alps yesterday (Sun). Two other passengers of the vehicle were injured in the accident. Local newspapers write today that a woman suffered serious injuries while a man got away with nothing but cuts and bruises. The incident reportedly […]
A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was stabbed by rioters at the weekend. The trio attacked the doorman with their knifes after he threw them out of a night club in Vienna’s Donaustadt district on Saturday night. His condition is serious, according to doctors. Three other people were also injured when […]
A vast majority of Austrians want an anti-burka law, according to a new poll. Viennese public opinion agency Karmasin spoke with 500 Austrians to find that 71 per cent of them were in favour of such a law prohibiting wearing burkas in public places. Such veils cover women’s bodies expect a small gap for their […]
Terror experts consider Islamic extremism as the biggest threat to Austria in the medium term despite “vanishingly low” crime figures in this context. Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner announced she wanted to press on with introducing stricter anti-terror laws over the results of the latest Report on the Protection of the Constitution […]