The debate on immigration statistics and soaring unemployment figures is set to intensify as the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) today (Weds) called for a “foreigner check”.BZÖ boss Josef Bucher said Austria should adopt immigration systems as in operation in countries like Canada or Australia.Bucher claimed only people who “fulfil certain criteria” should […]
Prices for owner-occupied and rented flats in Vienna soared last year, according to new research.Real estate platform immobilien.net said today (Weds) prices for owner-occupied flats in the capital rose by six per cent to an average 2,446 Euros per square metre in 2009 year on year.It added rent prices after tax meanwhile increased by two […]
A fire at a wood warehouse in Bad Eisenkappel in Carinthias Völkermarkt district early this morning (Weds) caused 300,000 Euros in damages, police said.The fire, which broke out for as yet unknown reasons shortly after midnight, consumed 200 cubic metres of wood. Six fire companies kept the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.Police said no […]
Wigan Athletic star Paul Scharner has revealed why he dyed his hair black and white last year.The defender was attacked by some newspapers and fans for sporting a half black, half white head of hair in Austrias friendly against Spain (1-5) last November. Critics accused him of lacking leadership. And national team coach Dietmar Constantini […]
A 21-year-old man who tried to rob a kebab stand was sentenced to two and a half years in prison yesterday (Tues) by Feldkirch provincial court.The man and a 14-year old accomplice with a pistol had tried to hold up the stand in Frastanz, Vorarlberg in January, but the mother of its Kurdish proprietor threw […]
Telekom Austria (TA) is planning to buy the remaining 30 per cent interest in its Belarussian subsidiary Velcom at the end of 2010, according to todays (Tues) edition of the newspaper WirtschaftsBlatt.According to the paper, the remaining interest might cost as much as 500 million Euros and that TA would buy it from Austrian industrialist […]
Styrian industrial plant producer Andritz-AG said today (Tues) that it would buy German machine builder KMPT AG based in Vierkirchen.Andritz added that it would soon sign a contract for the acquisition of KMPT and its subsidiaries in England, France, Italy, China and the USA.Andritz said the acquisition would strengthen its environment & process business division […]
Austrian Formula One legend Niki Lauda has accused Michael Schumachers new team of “understatement” on the eve of the new F1 season set to start in less than two weeks time.Lauda told ORF.at today (Tues): “The claim that Mercedes [GP] is struggling and will not be able to drive for victory is an understatement in […]
Holocaust denier Gerd Honsik has had his prison sentence reduced from five to four years by the Appeals Senate of Viennas Higher Regional Court (OLG) yesterday (Mon).Judge Christian Dostal said that the original sentence was “too long.” He added that making an example of Honsik in an attempt to deter others from engaging in the […]
Red Bull striker Marc Janko has claimed Austria “needs eleven captains on the pitch” after being named the national teams new skipper.Stressing that all players need to take responsibility on the pitch, the 26-year-old added yesterday (Mon): “I didnt expect to be chosen, but Im very happy, of course. This is a big honour.”Austria meets […]