Shopping centre operator Richard Lugner has been fighting for Sunday opening hours in his shopping centre “Lugner City” in Vienna. He is now supported by the BZÖ and will lobby in Brussels for the extension of opening hours. „I will go tho Brussels in June, together with representatives of the Berlin chamber of commerce and […]
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Pirates ‘are anarchists’
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Josef Bucher, the head of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), has harshly attacked the Pirate Party (PPÖ). The newly established political movements celebrated its first significant success earlier this week when it entered the city hall of Innsbruck, the capital of the western province of Tyrol. The PPÖ, which has a dramatically […]
The Austrian government has informed the European Commission (EC) and Eurozone financial issues watchdogs about its budget path. Social Democrats (SPÖ) and People’s Party (ÖVP) filed a document to the political institutions’ headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and Strasbourg, France, today (Weds). The paper features all detail information about how the coalition intends to erase the […]
BZÖ chief denies Stronach alliance
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Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) boss Josef Bucher has dismissed claims that he plans a political partnership with Frank Stronach. Newspapers have speculated that the wealthy businessman – who founded car parts manufacturer Magna International in the 1950s – could subsidise the BZÖ after he spoke about plans to invest “several million Euros […]
MP Bucher Has A Recipe For Success
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Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) leader Josef Bucher demonstrated his cooking skills at the weekend. The MP who is also a hotel owner told guests at the “Habsaburger von Eduard Mainoni” wine bar that if a politician could manage it – then it can’t be difficult.” The party’s regional coordinator Markus Fauland was […]
Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) boss Josef Bucher has called for a drastic reform of political structures in the countryside.The right-winger claimed today (Mon) smaller towns and communities should be forced to merge to avoid the financial collapse of the country. Bucher whose appeal comes after various newspapers and magazines as well […]
BZÖ wants ÖBB privatisation
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Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) boss Josef Bucher has suggested to privatise parts of indebted Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to help the company to recover.The head of the opposition party said today (Thurs) the government should list some departments of the struggling firm, which is close to the state, on the stock market. […]
The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) heads announcement he wanted to join forces with the Liberal Forum (LIF) has sparked surprise and opposition within the party.BZÖ chief Josef Bucher said yesterday (Thurs) he was waiting to hear back from LIF bosses after making an offer to team up. “I see a voting potential […]
Stefan Petzner announced he would step down as general secretary of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) after weeks of denying reports he considered such a move.Petzner said yesterday (Thurs) he wanted to fully focus on his duties in the province of Carinthia where he was named head of the partys branch earlier […]
BZÖ boss determined five years on
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The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) boss Josef Bucher said he was ready for the “mammoth task” of establishing his party five years after its foundation.Bucher took over the hot seat at the right-wing BZÖ one and a half years ago from Stefan Petzner.Petzner, now the partys general secretary, only headed the BZÖ […]