The Austrian subsidiary of German transmission and automation specialist Lenze announced today (Thurs) that Sepp Resch would be its new general manager for Austria and Eastern Europe.Resch, 49, has been the head of international automation firm Cegelec.Lenze said Reschs focus in his new job would be maximisation of growth potential.Lenze Austria, based in Asten near […]
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will send election observers to Austria for the first time since World War II to monitor next months presidential elections.The body announced last night (Tues) it planned to send a ten-member team of experts to Austria to check structural aspects like press coverage and party financing […]
Two Slovak robbers caused a traffic accident on the B9 highway in Lower Austria yesterday (Tues) after robbing a supermarket in Hainburg in Bruck an der Donau district, police said.The Slovaks, aged 23 and 34, drove towards Vienna after stealing items worth 500 Euros at the supermarket.After colliding with another car but finding their car […]
Family-owned German clothing chain Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) said today (Weds) it would continue expanding in Austria.The firm recently opened a 5,000 square metre store at the Tyrol shopping centre in Innsbruck and today opened a 6,700 square metre store at Shopping City Süd (SCS) in Vienna-Vösendorf. P&C is planning to open one at Viennas […]
The outer wall of the former Nazi concentration and death camp at Mauthausen, Upper Austria, was defaced again last Friday night, police said.An unknown party wrote “The blood of Turks and Jews is poisonous,” said Michael Tischlinger, the head of the provincial office for protection of the constitution and the fight against terrorism.He said the […]
Barbara Rosenkranz, head of the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) Lower Austrian branch, said today (Mon) she wanted to disassociate herself from Nazi ideology in a reaction to criticism of her running for president.Rosenkranz came under fire for failing to make clear statements regarding World War II.Asked whether she doubted the existence of gas chambers at Nazi […]
Winter is back in full force, with snow and icy temperatures expected across Austria in the next few days, according to Viennas Central Agency for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG).The reason is a low-pressure system in the Mediteranean area that is making temperatures plunge. For example, the low in Linz was minus 16 degrees Celsius this […]
Vienna Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn said today (Fri) he could rule out voting for the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) presidential election candidate Barbara Rosenkranz.Schönborn said: “Someone who questions the National Socialism prohibition law and fails to make clear statements regarding the Holocaust is not an option for me personally.”Rosenkranz, who represents the ultra-conservative wing of right-wing […]
A Facebook group calling for the “reopening” of Austrian concentration camp Mauthausen was taken offline after winning more than 13,000 members, officials have said.Political scientist Markus Rachbauer said members of the group called “Child abusers, well reopen Mauthausen for you!” belittled Nazi era crimes.”People posting messages there called for torture and murder,” he said.Facebook user […]
The minimum price for a pack of cigarettes in Austria is a violation of EU guidelines, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled today (Thurs).The ECJ said minimum prices were an inappropriate way to try and safeguard public health and suggested higher taxes on tobacco products would be more effective.The Austrian government had imposed a […]