Romanians are paying the most money to private clinics in Vienna than any other Europeans. More and more Romanians are now heading to Austria for medical treatment and are reportedly now spending more on health care here than any other Europeans. That was the claim made at a health fair in Bucharest where it was […]
Researchers studying Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old caveman found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991, have found red blood cells around his wounds. The body of the iceman was found frozen under the ice on the mountainous border between Austria and Italy by a hiker, sparking a bitter row between the two countries over which could […]
The People’s Party (ÖVP) has suggested to lower the tax pressure on companies which share their profits with employees. ÖVP chairman Michael Spindelegger said yesterday (Tues) firms which decided to pay bonuses to staff in economically successful times should benefit by such a tax reform. The foreign minister added that his party would present detail […]
Public swimming pools now open
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The municipal open-air swimming pools in Vienna are now open after the long winter break. The price for a day of swimming has been raised from 4,70 to five Euro, but the city’s councils MA44 that runs the pools says it has invested in extra entertainment and sports possibilities for visitors. To encourage city inhabitants […]
No end to AUA argument
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Austrian Airlines (AUA) keep up the fight against the executive board’s plans to cut their incomes. AUA CEO Jaan Albrecht wants to introduce a new contract for the 600 pilots of the struggling carrier. The salary reform would mean a 25 per cent reduction of pilots’ wages. The new contracts would resemble the ones Tyrolean […]
Bulls closer to cup glory
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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have reached the ÖFB Cup final. The Bundesliga leaders beat second-league side Hartberg 1-0 yesterday (Tues). SV Ried, who won the ÖFB Cup last season, face FK Austria Vienna tonight (kickoff: 8.30pm). The final is scheduled for 20 May. Austrian Football Federation (ÖFB) officials have not yet decided where the match […]
Schöber ignores market shares
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Peter Schöber has said that market shares should be a negligible aspect for ORF III. Schöber – who co-heads the new channel in cooperation with Helmut Kaiser – said: “Our programme attracts up to 400,000 people a day but, to be honest, I do not care about market shares a lot. (…) Quality should matter […]
SPÖ’s big guns trained on Strache
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Vienna Mayor Michael Häupl has warned from a coalition between the People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Freedom Party (FPÖ). The influential Social Democrat – who became mayor of the capital in 1994 – appealed in his speech at yesterday’s (Tues) International Workers’ Day in downtown Vienna to fellow party members to do everything they can […]
Baby burned by deep fat fryer
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An unattended nine month old baby was seriously burned after crawling across to the oven and pulling a deep fat fryer full of burning oil over itself in Stadl an der Mur, Styria. The tot pulled on a cable attached to the fryer and pulled it over. Half a litre of hot oil landed on […]
AMS reports rise in joblessness
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Unemployment in Austria is increasing, new figures show. The Austrian Labour Market Service (AMS) said yesterday (Tues) 321,800 people had no job last month, 6.7 per cent more than in April 2011. This figure considers jobless people attending education courses and traineeships organised by the AMS. Their number climbed by seven per cent to nearly […]