Austria’s longest-serving governor has been identified as the most capable one in the opinion of citizens. A study published by magazine profil shows that 20 per cent of Austrians consider Erwin Pröll, the provincial governor of Lower Austria, as the best of all nine governors. The conservative politician became governor of Austria’s largest province 20 […]
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Man Utd chase Austrian ace
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Manchester United have signalised interest in David Alaba. German sport newspapers reported yesterday (Tues) that the Premiership team want to sign the Austrian national team star. Bayern Munich are not expected to let Alaba go. Speculations about a possible transfer to England follow claims that FC Barcelona want to snatch up the 19-year-old former FK […]
Vienna road toll on the agenda again
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The Vienna Greens are risking a coalition-internal conflict by calling for a city toll. Rüdiger Maresch, the leftist party’s traffic spokesman, said such a fee “is unavoidable on the long term”. Maresch underlined the city government’s ambition to slash fine dust levels, the volume of toxic emissions by cars and noise caused by traffic in […]
A Catholic preacher who established a group of “disobedient” priests reacted coolly to Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn’s warnings. Speaking to Italian daily La Stampa last week, Schönborn said regarding the Austrian Church’s reaction to the Preachers’ Initiative: “Now is the time to clarify the various issues. We might take disciplinary measures, but I hope […]
Schönborn warns disobedient priests
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Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn is upping the pressure on Helmut Schüller’s Preachers’ Initiative. Schönborn, the highest representative of the Austrian Catholic Church, told Italian newspaper La Stampa yesterday (Thurs): “Now is the time to clarify the various issues. We might take disciplinary measures, but I hope that this is not necessary.” The conservative Conference […]
Admira finish season in third
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FK Austria Vienna will not compete in the Europa League next season. The team of Ivica Vastic lost against Sturm Graz 1-3 yesterday (Thurs). Newly promoted FC Admira reached third place despite a 0-2 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Rapid Vienna beat Wacker Innsbruck 2-0. The match between Mattersburg and Kapfenberg also ended 2-0. […]
Joblessness is what worries Austrians the most, a poll regarding European issues shows. Karmasin asked 500 Austrians to reveal which developments they were concerned about. Around 43 per cent identified unemployment. This means that Austrians fear negative trends in this regard more than anything else when it comes to European developments. European decision-makers are at […]
BZÖ ends Stronach speculations
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The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) has finally dismissed the circulating rumours about teaming up with a billionaire businessman. The party, which sensationally won almost 11 per cent in the national election of 2008, could drop out of parliament in next year’s ballot. Only two per cent of Austrians plan to support the […]
Kurz kicks off kindergarten initiative
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Experts have expressed concerns about a capacity bottleneck as People’s Party (ÖVP) Integration Secretary Sebastian Kurz started a two-year kindergarten pilot project. Kurz – whose party forms a government coalition with the Social Democrats (SPÖ) – said yesterday (Weds) parents in two districts in Salzburg and Lower Austria were offered to send their children to […]
Rising rents fuel inflation
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Prices climbed by more than two per cent last month. Statistik Austria said yesterday (Weds) the inflation rose by 2.3 per cent, meaning that the average price of predicts and services on offer in Austria climbed to this extent from April 2011 to the same month of this year. This is the lowest rise since […]