A rightist politician has been given a suspended prison sentence for threatening his son with a rifle.Valentin Silberstein, who heads the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) branch in the Lower Austrian town of Traismauer, fired a shot with his Winchester rifle at a company estate in Grafenwörth in the presence of his 19-year-old son last month.The teenager, […]
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A Freedom Party (FPÖ) official has been arrested for threatening his son with a rifle, according to reports.Viennese newspaper Heute reports today (Tues) that Valentin Silberstein, head of the rightist partys branch in Traismauer, Lower Austria, was put in custody for firing shots with his Winchester rifle at a company estate in Grafenwörth in the […]
Faymann ahead as Styria vote nears
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Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann is narrowly ahead of Peoples Party (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor Josef Pröll in a popularity poll.Researchers Karmasin said today (Mon) Faymann would have the support of 24 per cent if people were eligible to elect the chancellor in a direct vote similar to the ballot for the federal president.Its survey […]
Police said today (Mon) a Russian prisoner slashed his throat in the toilet of a Vienna jail on Saturday.Vienna-Josefstadt prison chief Alfred Steinacher said: “We did not find a farewell note. The prisoner did not have relatives in Vienna. The embassy has already been informed about the incident.”Steinacher said foul play could be ruled out, […]
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 […]
InterSky bosses have said their technicians will cooperate with Italian officials to investigate an incident that had occurred during the landing of one of their jets on the island of Elba.No one was injured when a Dash 8-300 propeller plane coming from Zurich, Switzerland, touched a power supply line as it was landing on Saturday […]
ÖBB brushes out red ink in 2009
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Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) is back in the black after ending a controversial speculative deal with Germanys Deutsche Bahn (DB).ÖBB said today (Mon) its operating profit had been 121 million Euros in 2009 after it had had 970 million Euros in losses in the previous year.The company however lost 300 million Euros in a speculative […]
Alpine Bau GmbH is to build two motorway sections and seven bridges in Serbia as part of the Pan-European Corridor project.Alpine will build a 5.8-kilometre bypass around the city of Dimitrovgrad and another motorway section of 8.6 kilometres towards Bulgaria.The Salzburg-based construction company is also set to construct seven bridges in the country.Officials said today […]
The BMW plant in Steyr, Upper Austria, has received an order for 240,000 three-litre turbo diesel engines and gear boxes for US police, it emerged today (Tues).Company officials said BMW distribution chief Ian Robertson and US Carbon Motors bosses agreed on the deal yesterday.BMW remained tight-lipped about the time frame and order volume, but analysts […]
ÖBB’s MAV Cargo changes name
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Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB) subsidiary MAV Cargo is changing its name to Rail Cargo Hungaria, it was announced yesterday (Thurs).ÖBBs freight division Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) acquired MAV Cargo in 2008.RCA chief Friedrich Macher said: “Rail Cargo Hungaria will play an important role in combined traffic in southeastern European countries and strengthen RCA in the […]