The former head of the budget department in Salzburg Monika Rathgeber said in an interview with the magazine “Profil” that everyone was blaming her for the financial scandal. In the interview, Monika Rathgeber gives her detailed view on the charges against her, reported the Austria Press Agency (APA). Apparently, there were neither secret deals nor […]
350,000 Austrians are alcoholics
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Five percent of all Austrians – 350,000 people above the age of 16 – are addicted to alcohol. According to a current survey of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), this meant direct medical costs of around 375 million Euros in 2011. Indirect costs of chronic diseases like early retirement, absence from work etc. are […]
The Austrian ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern split up with his girlfriend Kristina after a ten-year relationship and three months after the birth of their daughter. He went to Hawaii with his new lover. It seems like Thomas Morgenstern has jumped once again – away from his problems to relax by the sea. The 25-year-old estate […]
Linz swap deal row moves to next stage
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A special supervisory committee held another meeting about the swap business in Linz, which has made high losses. They discussed a guide for the next meetings. The committee will continue to meet for the foreseeable future. In 2007, the city of Linz concluded a form of a rate-interest bet in order to secure an expiring […]
Tribute to the Turkish massacre victims
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The Ottoman Army was wiped out in Perchtoldsdorf, district of Mödling (Lower Austria) 330 years ago. Residents have now started an initiative for a new beginning. 16 July 1683 is known as the day of the “Turkish storm” in Perchtoldsdorf. The castle was then razed to the ground by soldiers of the Ottoman army, who […]
Many people want a flat with a terrace
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A survey shows that 95 percent of all people looking for a property in Austria wish to have a free space such as a balcony, a terrace or a garden in front of their next property. The real estate platform Immobilien.net asked 750 people in an online survey in March. 64 percent of Austrians, who […]
Pröll defends nationalisation of Hypo
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Former vice chancellor and finance minister Josef Pröll (ÖVP) defended the emergency nationalisation of the Carinthian bank Hypo Alpe Adria (2009) in the hearing of the Bavarian Landesbank (BayernLB) against the fund Hypo Alpe Adria Mitarbeiter Privatstiftung (MAPS) at the commercial court of Vienna. BayernLB made sales contracts in regards to Hypo shares with MAPS […]
Hotel gets a 40 million facelift
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The spa hotel Eggerwirt in St Michael, district of Lungau (state of Salzburg), will be modernised. In order to offer high comfort to their guests, the management plans to refurnish 40 rooms. Although the hotel has been renovated regularly, the time for a large change has come. Eggerwirt has always been an oasis of peace […]
Robin Hood shoe maker back in court
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The Constitutional Court (VfGH) has rebuffed Heinrich Staudinger, the shoe and furniture producer from Waldviertel (Lower Austria). The businessman believes that businesses should be independent from bank loans and freed from debt. The examination of his complaint was rejected. Since 1999, Mr Staudinger has been able to collect 3 million euros from family, friends and […]
Hole in One With Tiger Woods
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By Olivia Michaud Injured ski star American Lindsey Vonn has spoken of sharing golf and skiing with Tiger Woods and says that although her private life is great at the moment – winning still comes first. She said: “Tiger is a good skier. But I was the one that made a hole in one.” Vonn […]