Fare dodger Andreas F burst into flames when he stepped on a high voltage railway electricity cable trying to take a short cut out of a station in Breitensee, Austria, from a bridge onto a platform roof. Police say a 39-year-old man is in a “critical” condition in hospital with severe burns.
Styria which promotes itself as the green heart of Austria is celebrating 40 years of the green heart campaign. The project was launched in 1972 to promote the Federal State of Styria which is the greenest state in Austria, with around 60 per cent forest as well as agriculture – whether pumpkins, apples or the […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has visited a school in Vienna. Davutoglu and Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger spoke with pupils and teachers of a secondary modern school in Vienna-Favoriten yesterday (Thurs). The families of around 25 per cent of the school’s students come from Turkey. The political scientist – who became […]
Horst Tschaikner has been named head of Vienna’s new anti-truancy office. The secondary modern teacher was asked to work on concepts to lower the number of cases of truancy in the Austrian capital, Viennese education issues chief Susanne Brandsteidl said yesterday (Thurs). Brandsteidl claimed that some students were “coming and going like in a cafe”. […]
The famous Demel cafe in Salzburg is to be closed down. The Hofzuckerbäckerei Demel, or simply Demel as it is usually known, is a famous pastry shop and chocolatier in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1786 on the Michaelerplatz. In 1857, August Dehne (the son of the founder Ludwig Dehne) gave the company to […]
Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) supervisory board head Johannes Ditz has said he is confident that the bank will manage to sell two affiliates. The former Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) economy minister said today (Thurs) HGAA managed to “get rid of all possible risk factors” which could endanger a sale of its Austrian and Italian […]
Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) bosses have spoken about their intention to build a shopping centre. Flughafen Wien (FW) – which operates Austria’s biggest airport – said yesterday (Weds) a 10,000-square metre mall would be constructed in the direct vicinity to VIA in the coming years. The firm said it wanted to set up […]
Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have managed to stay on top of the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The squad of Ricardo Moniz beat Peter Stöger’s Wiener Neustadt 2-1 yesterday (Weds). Second-placed Rapid Vienna crushed Kapfenberg (3-0) while SV Ried beat FC Admira 2-1. Sturm Graz – who won the title last season – defeated Wacker Innsbruck (1-0). […]
The vast majority of Austrians would appreciate the planned European Parliament (EP) voting law reform, according to a new study. The Austrian Society for European Policies (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik, ÖGfE) announced today (Fri) that 60 per cent of Austrians wanted to elect the next president of the European Commission (EC) in a direct ballot. […]
Austrian postal services provider Post AG has managed to increase its turnover despite lower interest in sending letters. Post AG chief Georg Pölzl said yesterday (Thurs) that the firm’s turnover rose by 4.2 per cent from 2010 to 2011 to 2.3 billion Euros. He explained that his company registered significantly fewer posted letters and postcards […]