Vienna police general Karl Mahrer has spoken out against a “multiculti police force” in the city.Referring to projects in Germany, Mahrer said today (Mon): “We dont want a multiculti police force in which groups of police officers of Turkish origin patrol the streets together.”Mahrer added: “Diversity means mixture. We can create a certain mixture by […]
A Serbian family business manufacturing soap from goats milk has revealed plans to enter Austria.Company chief Zeljko Zeljkovic from Kikinda said today (Mon) he wanted to export his product to Austria and Germany in the near future as business in his homeland has been prospering.Zeljkovic explained he started to make the special soap based on […]
Rapid win Vienna derby
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Rapid Vienna have retained their chances to win the league for a 33rd time.The team managed by former 1860 Munich boss Peter Pacult beat city rivals Austria Vienna 1-0 away from home yesterday (Sun). It was the first defeat Austria Vienna suffered in the Bundesliga since losing to Rapid last November. Ex-SV Ried star Hamdi […]
The Austrian government has decided to expand a programme making donations to charity organisations tax-deductible.The federal coalition formed by the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Peoples Party (ÖVP) announced today (Mon) the model will also consider money given to organisations which run animal shelters, voluntary fire brigades and natural protection groups.The decree, which […]
Value of exports and imports up sharply
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The Austrian economy is reasserting itself, new figures show.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) the value of exports carried out by Austrian companies increased by 16.5 per cent to 109.2 billion Euros last year compared to 2009. The state agency however pointed out that 2009 figures had shown a 19 per cent decline compared to 2008.Firms […]
Feared crime gang collared
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Police in Vienna have cracked a group of boys and young men accused of crimes in five districts.Officials announced today (Fri) the 23 youths aged between 13 and 20 are suspected of dozens of break-ins, thefts and bodily harm offences in the districts of Innere Stadt, Mariahilf, Neubau, Meidling and Liesing. The alleged criminals were […]
A teenage skier was hospitalised after crashing down a 20-metre embankment.The 16-year-old holidaymaker from Bahlingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg was airlifted to a clinic in Feldkirch after coming off groomed slopes in the winter sport resort of Damüls yesterday afternoon (Thurs).One day earlier, a 37-year-old skier from the Netherlands died after he hit […]
Turkey has started to import cattle from Austria again after having decided to stop doing so amid fears animals were infected with the blue tongue disease last month.The Lower Austrian Agricultural Chamber announced today (Fri) Turkish officials decided to lift the ban which was implemented after a laboratory test showed that at least one cow […]
Ski lift user collides with car
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A 57-year-old woman from Germany has sustained a knee injury in an unusual skiing accident.Authorities in Raggal, Vorarlberg, said today (Fri) the holidaymaker collided with a car as she was dragged up the hill by a tow lift in the winter sport resort of Pfifareute on Tuesday.Police explained the driver, 60, was careless when checking […]
The debate over whether the government spends enough on higher education is set to intensify after just one Austrian university made the top 100 in a global ranking.Vienna University was listed in the group of institutions placed between 91st and 100th in the 2011 Times Higher Education Ranking. The study provides detailed data for the […]