Defence minister calls Lieberman ‘unbearable’

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Politics

Norbert Darabos has refused to apologise after attacking Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The Austrian Social Democratic (SPÖ) defence minister told Die Presse on Sunday that Lieberman was an “unbearable” member of the Israeli government to him. Darabos criticised the nationalist politician for refusing to rule out an Israeli attack against Iran due to the […]

Fracking is a health risk in Vorarlberg

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Green Austria

Green groups have raised the alarm over plans to use a controversial mining technique known as Fracking around Lake Constance in Germany that is already banned in some countries. Gas and oil is harvested naturally after it leaks into underground reservoirs from source rocks – but with fracking the natural process is accelerated. Expanding chemicals […]

Half of Austrians unimpressed by crisis comeback concerns

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Business

Only three per cent of Austrians say they are not at all worried about another crisis.Pollster Market said today (Thurs) just three in 100 citizens had no concerns at all about a comeback of the recession in the foreseeable future. The agency added that 50 per cent of Austrians were “rather not worried” while six […]

Green light for disputed €18mn Hilton project

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Business

A controversial hotel conference hall building project has been given the go-ahead by Viennese officials.The majority of members of the Vienna-Leopoldstadt construction affairs council approved the Hilton Vienna Danube hotel’s plan to set up a hall for 18 million Euros. The site will be used for various events like balls and conferences, according to managers […]

New housing complex lacks access road

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General News

Incompetent real estate planners are in trouble after having built a new housing estate without a decent access road.The only street leading to the new 50-flat complex in Ebreichsdorf, Lower Austria, is a bumpy rural road, according to infuriated future tenants.Shocked tenants discovered that the planning company had failed to get permission to build a […]