Around 3,000 people attended a “sea of candles” protest march against the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) presidential candidate Barbara Rosenkranz in Vienna last night (Thurs), according to police.Rosenkranz has come under fire over failing to make clear her statements about Austrias Nazi past and the existence of gas chambers at the Third Reichs death camps.The ultra-conservative […]
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Vienna International Airports (VIA) turnover and earnings dropped in 2009 in a year overshadowed by the revelation that the cost of construction of a new terminal may double.The Austrian Audit Office (RH) is examining VIAs books after the press reported that the cost of building the new “Skylink” terminal could reach 830 million Euros instead […]
More than two thirds of Austrians back so-called study fees and admission tests at the countrys universities and other higher educational institutions, a new poll has shown.Public opinion research agency Market said today (Weds) 68 per cent of the 704 Austrians aged 15 and older who had been polled had said they were in favour […]
Around 100,000 Austrians do not have health insurance, a social issues expert has revealed.Speaking on the occasion of passage of US President Barack Obamas health reform by the US Congress, Martin Schenk said today (Tues): “Austria has a good health insurance system compared to the United States, but gaps in the network need to be […]
German car maker Volkswagen (VW) CFO Hans Dieter Pötsch has revealed that the company has been spending around 600 million Euros on car parts and other purchases in Austria every year.Pötsch said at a business event in Linz last night (Mon) evening that he was optimistic about business this year after an “extraordinarily difficult 2009”.VW […]
Job anxiety slowly ebbing
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Austrians anxiety about losing their jobs has been slowly ebbing, according to results of a new poll by Linz public-opinion research firm Spectra released today (Fri).Results show that 80 per cent believe their jobs are safe, up from 75 per cent last summer.The young are less anxious than the old, with 81 per cent of […]
Customers would be the most affected party if the government decides to set up a new tax for insurance companies, a top branch representative has warned.Günter Geyer, Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) chairman and head of the federal insurance companies association, said today (Weds): “Eighty per cent of the money managed by insurance companies belongs to […]
Military patrols of Austrias eastern frontiers are practically useless in terms of increasing public security, the Federal Audit Office (RH) said yesterday (Mon).A new RH report released yesterday has concluded that the patrols have not helped to resolve even one per cent of crimes in patrolled areas. The patrols have led to charges in 70 […]
Plastics manufacturer Greiner Group reported that its turnover had declined by eight per cent year on year to 1.031 billion Euros in 2009 yesterday (Thurs) evening.Board members Axel Greiner and Axel Kühner said the decline had been moderate given the financial crisis and attributed it to the effect of fluctuations in currency-exchange rates.They added that […]
Paper industry workers get a raise
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Austria’s paper industry workers are to get a pay rise.The social partners have agreed a new contract for paper processing industry workers, the umbrella association of paper industry firms said today (Fri).The contract, retroactive to 1 March, will give workers currently on the minimum wage a 1.25 per cent salary increase and others a 1.15 […]