A young Austrian sentenced to jail for endorsing terrorism may face charges after championing radical Islam just weeks after being released from prison. Mohammed M. was ordered to spend four years behind bars in 2007 after mulling over a terror attack in Austria during the Euro2008 football tournament in an online video. He was released […]
A 2,000-square-metre warehouse of a cooking oil company burnt down in Lower Austria keeping 150 fire fighters on their toes. Police estimated that the major blaze that started in Deutsch-Wagram in Lower Austria’s Gänserndorf district on Tuesday afternoon caused an estimated damage of one million Euros. Franz Resperger, spokesman for Lower Austria’s fire fighters stressed […]
In recent years, glowing orange pumpkin masks and shouts of “trick or treat” have become increasingly popular as Austrians celebrate the 1 November bank holiday. However, when the first autumn fogs creep across Austria in late October and the first leaves start to fall, Halloween is not the traditional Austrian festival for this time of […]
Erwin Pröll (ÖVP), governor of Lower Austria, suggested taxing the rich “to prevent London-like conditions in Austria”. Pröll said that he feared for the social peace the tighter the national and international financial situation was getting. He had started a lively tax discussion in the ÖVP by suggesting higher taxes for top earners. On Thursday, […]
Austria’s 170,000 metal workers are ready to down tools and take to the streets. Labour union official said they would hold summits at the beginning of next week and may organise demonstrations. They made clear that strikes were another possible measure. The announcements come after staff’s chief negotiator Rainer Wimmer upset employers’ representative Christoph Hinteregger […]
The Austrian Economy Chamber (WKO) has become the latest victim of a hacking attack. WKO confirmed yesterday evening (Tues) that its webserver was infiltrated by unidentified cyber criminals. More than 6,000 data sets of customers of the chamber were published on the internet. Most of the records contain information about clients of WKO’s real estate […]
The nomination of Marcel Koller as new manager of the football national team has sparked mixed reactions. The Federal Football Association (ÖFB) and the former Swiss international agreed on a two-year contract. Koller was officially presented to the press and public in Oberwart, Burgenland, yesterday afternoon (Tues). The team currently prepare for the remaining two […]
Alfred Gusenbauer has revealed details of his engagement at one of the best universities in the world. The former Social Democratic (SPÖ) chancellor told newspaper Die Presse yesterday (Mon) he was about to become a permanent lecturer at Harvard University. The institute – which is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States – is […]
A teenager had to be hospitalised after he was stung by wasps 20 times. The incident happened in Mondsee, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). Two friends of the 17-year-old boy were attacked as well. However, they did not have to be taken to a clinic due to the lower number of stings. The teens told doctors […]
Five times more students will start courses at Austria’s universities when the semester starts next week than in 1970, statistics have shown. Official data presented by Statistik Austria on Wednesday revealed that more than 265,000 people will study at the country’s universities and colleges in the upcoming semester. This is a strong increase compared to […]