Austria has registered a significant decline in unemployment.Official figures presented today (Fri) show that fewer than 253,000 people were out of work last month, down by 5.2 per cent compared to March 2010. This development means that the federal jobless rate shrank for the 13th month in a row.The federal labour ministry of Social Democrat […]
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A vast majority of Austrians claim to engage in recycling their garbage, it was revealed today (Tues).A study carried out by the European Commission (EC) shows that 97 per cent of Austrians say they recycle some of their household waste. This share helps Austria to a joint first place among the 27 member states of […]
Poor Austrians die sooner
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Impoverished Austrians have a significantly lower life expectancy, according to a charity.Siegfried Meryns “Nein zu arm und krank” (Say No to Poverty and Sickness) initiative (www.neinzuarmundkrank.at) reports that people with a monthly income of under 1,500 Euros die around four years earlier than the Austrian average.The organisation, which says poverty and diseases can form a […]
Immense price hikes registered
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Life keeps getting more expensive in Austria, figures presented today (Weds) show.Inflation rose by three per cent in February compared to the same month in 2010. This is the highest increase since October 2008 when the global economic downturn broke out. The price level soared by 3.1 per cent that month compared to October 2007.Last […]
The European Union (EU) would react “immediately” to a request for help by Japan, the EUs ambassador in the country stressed.Hans Dietmar Schweisgut told the Kurier newspaper today (Tues): “Several EU member states already sent support teams to Japan. The EU crisis aid mechanism can only be activated after an official request by an affected […]
A Turkish accession to the European Union (EU) would help Europe to improve its credibility in the Arab world, British Minister for Europe David Lidington has claimed.Lidington said in his speech at an event at the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) yesterday evening (Mon) that the EU would have more influence on developments in the world […]
Naturalisation figures drop further
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Austria continues to hand out fewer citizenships to immigrants, figures presented by Statistik Austria today (Mon) show.The statistic agency announced 6,190 people became Austrian citizens last year, down by 22.5 per cent and fewer than ever since the beginning of the 1970s.More than five in 10 new Austrians came to the country from Bosnia-Herzegovina […]
Nearly one in two Austrians said their country should continue to participate in financial projects to stabilise ailing Eurozone members even if the European Union (EU) were to demand higher contributions.A study carried out by research firm Karmasin for weekly magazine profil shows that 49 per cent of Austrians think the federal government of Social […]
More than 2,000 Romanians took on jobs in Austria last year, according to new figures.Romanian online recruiting platform Tjobs reports today (Mon) that around 2,500 people from the Eastern European (EE) country signed work contracts with Austrian firms in 2010. The agency also said that a further 10,500 Romanians applied for jobs in Austria at […]
More job vacancies in Austria
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The Austrian economy weathered the economic downturn well in 2010, new figures suggest.The Federal Labour Market Service (AMS) announced today (Fri) that companies doing business in the country offered 404,733 positions last year. The authority explained this was a 14.3 per cent increase compared to the number of vacant jobs in 2009.AMS officials stressed that, […]