Four hot-air balloon passengers had a narrow escape after getting stuck in a group of trees this morning (Thurs).Fire-fighters in Lower Austrias Horn district said the balloon got entangled 10 metres in the air in a group of trees located between the towns of Wollmersdorf and Zettlitz during a failed landing attempt.None of the passengers […]
Telekom Austria Group (TA) has joined an internationally-operating union of telecommunication service providers.Technology media report today (Thurs) that the Austrian market leader has become a member of the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), with TA chief Hannes Ametsreiter named board member of the body.WAC aims to be an international interface between creators of IT applications and […]
The Austrian trade industry is showing signs of recovery as exports and imports soared year on year in April.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) foreign trade businesses reported a 13.6 per cent improvement in export rates last April compared to the same month of 2009. This improvement follows a 9.6 per cent year on year plus […]
Environmentalists have appealed to decision-makers to pull the plug on a controversial installation on one of Austrias highest mountains.Organisers of Styrias Regionale10 festival announced recently that famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will oversee the positioning of a four-tonne rock at the 2,995-metre Hoher Dachstein later this week.Ai Weiwei an outspoken critic of the Chinese […]
Political leaders may feel the heat as a “tax on riches” petition by the Upper Austrian Social Democrats (SPÖ) found 15,000 supporters.SPÖ Upper Austria boss Josef Ackerl said today (Weds) the plan was to file a motion in the federal parliament in autumn.Ackerl explained more than 15,000 people have signed his party branchs initiative since […]
Peoples Party (ÖVP) Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner claimed Austria was “positioned to achieve sustainable growth” as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicted a bright future was ahead for the countrys economy.The body announced today (Weds) it expected Austrias economy to grow by 1.4 per cent year on year in 2010. Its most […]
A 36-year-old man was injured yesterday (Sun) afternoon when his paraglide crashed into a meadow shortly after he had taken off in Kürnberg in Lower Austrias Amstetten district.Police said the man, from Upper Austrias Steyr district, had failed to make use of the wind after a tension line in the left wing of his paraglider […]
Austrian opposition politicians have criticised the government for deciding to financially support “money sink” Greece.Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) boss Josef Bucher said in parliament yesterday (Weds): “European leaders have failed. They have now agreed to assist money sink Greece while not mentioning anything about a tax on risky financial speculations.”Bucher claimed the […]
Austrias economy will recover in the second quarter of this year, a leading think tank has predicted today (Thurs).Vienna-based Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) said the countrys industrial branchs engagement will soar by three per cent to 79 per cent compared to the first three months of 2010.WIFO said engagement will continue to increase. “The […]
The European Commission (EC) said Austrias economy is to grow stronger than it had expected half a year ago.EC officials forecasted a 1.3 per cent year on year rise today (Weds) after giving a 1.1 per cent growth prediction last December.The new prediction matches the forecasts of Austrias two leading think tanks.The Institute for Higher […]