Maria Fekter has revealed that the Eurozone’s finance ministers consider asking Greece to guarantee reforms “in writing”. The Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) finance minister said yesterday (Mon) that she and the finance ministers of the other Eurozone members planned to call on the debt-stricken country’s politicians to present a written statement promising to carry out […]
Some of the world’s best vocalists are ready to rock Vienna. Bands from Germany, Sweden and Great Britain among other countries will hit the stage at the 14th edition of Voice Mania, a festival celebrating the versatility of singers, beatboxers and a capella artists. Concerts will take place at venues across the city such as […]
Austria supplied Syria with armoured vehicles in 2006, according to an investigation by Amnesty International (AI). The group announced yesterday (Weds) Austrian firms delivered vehicles of such kind worth two million Euros to the Arabian country that year. AI added the same type of vehicles were shipped from Austria to Yemen in 2006. AI criticised […]
Chris Patten has called on Europeans to treat immigrants better. The former European Commissioner for External Relations said today (Tues): “Yes, we do have the highest quality of living in Europe. However, we ignore the need for reforms to sustain this standard.” Speaking to Austrian newspaper Die Presse, the ex-governor of Hong Kong criticised that […]
An analyst has warned of a “high” risk of a second Greek bankruptcy. The southern European country, which is part of the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) asked the EU, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) for financial support for the first time last year to avoid state bankruptcy. […]
Günter Verheugen has launched a scathing attack on German Chancellor Angela Merkel over her actions in the European debt crisis. The former vice president of the European Commission (EC) told Austrian magazine profil the situation would be different today had Merkel said from the start that Europe would let no member of the European Union […]
A tradition-rich bakery has decided to support an Austrian relief organisation’s operation in East Africa. Millions of residents of Somalia and other countries of the impoverished area need water, food and logistical support as the region experiences one of the worst droughts in history. Now bakery chain Ring announced it will transfer one Euro to […]
US American company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has recalled HIV/AIDS drug Prezista in several European countries including Austria after customers reported a mouldy odour.American papers report today (Mon) that the pharmaceutical industry giant decided to call back the 400 milligram (mg) and 600 mg doses of the pill in Austria, Germany, Ireland and Great Britain.A […]
The Austrian Social Democrats (SPÖ) refuse to stop calling for a nuclear energy-free Europe.The party which currently forms a government with the conservative Peoples Party (ÖVP) asked physicist and nuclear technology expert Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker to speak at its meeting in Schwechat near Vienna yesterday (Mon).The German warned that there were limits […]
National economies in Asia and South America are of European countries and the United States in their bids to recover substantially from the credit crunch, according to an influential research organisation.The Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) announced today (Mon) that many states in Asia and South America were doing well trying to surpass pre-crisis gross […]