Construction sector giant Porr AGs earnings shrank by more than a fifth last year.The company announced today (Fri) that it achieved earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) of 49.1 million Euros in 2010, down from 64 million Euros the year before.Porr argued that it has been feeling the most recent recession which broke out […]
Austrian airports registered significantly more passengers last year.Figures presented by Statistik Austria show that planes departing and arriving at aerodromes across the country recorded 24.5 million passengers in 2010, up by 7.9 per cent compared to the previous year. The agency pointed out that this increase was achieved despite delays and preliminary air traffic shutdowns […]
Nearly one out of four Austrians visit spas to maintain their relationships, a new poll has shown.Research group Meinungsraum which questioned more than 1,000 Austrians for health sector company Vamed said today (Fri) 24 per cent said they visit spas with their partners to cherish their bonds.The vast majority of 90 per cent […]
People employed by domestic paper industry companies will earn more from next month.Works council representatives announced today (Fri) company bosses of the sector agreed to pay 3.1 per cent more to staff from 1 May. Negotiators said the leadership of the firms also agreed to raise trainees salaries by the same rate. The settlement will […]
Dozens of TV sets have been stolen from a lorry in Lower Austria on Tuesday night, it was announced today (Fri).Police said 30 flat screen TVs worth around 850 Euros each disappeared from a Hungarian truck while it was parked at a motorway rest stop on the A1 western highway near Völlerndorf. Officers […]
Insurance company UNIQA Versicherungen AGs (UNIQA) international operations are prospering, figures presented today (Fri) show.The Vienna-based companys international operations department achieved premiums of 2.4 billion Euros last year, around 20.8 per cent more than in 2009. UNIQA Austria earned 3.8 billion Euros at the same time, up by 1.8 per cent compared to 2009.UNIQA does […]
Tchibo-Eduscho, a leading coffee shop company, is making half of its profit with non-food goods, it has been revealed.The German-Austrian company which runs 140 shops in Austria said today (Fri) half of its overall turnover is generated by sales of jewellery, household products and clothes it is offering for limited time spans throughout […]
A German who faces five years behind bars for letting a woman die when he posed as a doctor will stand trial next week, it was announced today (Fri).Prosecutors will press negligent bodily harm charges against the professional actor who faked documents to be assigned as an emergency medic by institutions in Vienna and Lower […]
An elderly farmer died after his tractor fell on top of him as he worked in a forest in Upper Austria.The 80-year-old was already dead when he was discovered by a hiker in woodland outside Pfarrkirchen in the provinces Rohrbach district this morning (Fri). Police said he might have died instantly after the vehicle overturned […]
Jude Law enjoyed a fish dish, steak and a typical Austrian dessert when he made a surprise appearance at the 20th anniversary party of a trendy eatery in Vienna.The British actor currently in the city for the shooting of a new film called “360” had tuna tartare, chocolate-chilli steak and strawberry-nougat dumplings at […]