Greens chairwoman Eva Glawischnig has claimed the government stopped being interested in adding a debt brake to the constitution. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann and Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger of the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) announced in November they agreed on establishing a constitutional debt limit. The government leaders said the measure should help […]
The government’s debt brake bill might not become a constitutional law. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann said today (Fri) he was ready to prepare a regular law instead of trying to add the debt limit to the constitution if the opposition kept refusing support. The coalition of SPÖ and the People’s Party (ÖVP) needs […]
A 54-year-old woman suffered severe head injuries and multiple fractures when she was hit by a tram in Vienna this morning (Weds).The resident of Brigittenau district was knocked down by a line 38 tram in the district of Döbling when she attempted to cross the road without looking out for traffic.The driver of the public […]
A Styrian had a narrow escape after he mistook the gas pedal for the brake in a freak accident at a shopping centre car park in Liezen yesterday (Weds).The man sent his brand new BMW over a barrier, through a glass façade and down the multi-storey car parks light well. Fire-fighters used rope winches to […]
A faulty brake conduit is to blame for a dramatic train crash in Vorarlberg, according to an expert commissions report.Rene Zumtobel, a spokesman for Federal Railways (ÖBB), said today (Fri) an investigation showed that the car-transporting cargo trains brake line had been defunct. He added that experts ruled out human error.Around half of the 320 […]