The Vienna Stadtkino cinema is to move from its current location to the Vienna Künstlerhaus from September. This move ends years of discussions about the future of the cinema and should signalise improvements for the cinema goers as well as all those involved in the cinema. The Stadtkino has been located on Vienna’s Schwarzenbergplatz for […]
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Extreme stair run back in Vienna
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The extreme stair run is once again to take place in Vienna, Austria. On August 31st around 200 participants are to attempt to run the 2,529 steps of the 202 metre Millennium Tower. According to organisers it is the ‘most extreme stair run in the world’. This is the fourth time the event takes place […]
AUA: 35 Million Euro loss
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Austrian Airlines (AUA) made a loss of 35 million Euro in the first half of this year (2013) despite making a profit in the second quarter. The operating profit of 21 million Euro in the second quarter was not enough to balance out the 35 million Euro loss in the first quarter. Thus making a […]
By Rob Hyde Schools in Vienna are to benefit from a 30 million Euro project to upgrade their existing computers. The scheme, titled “Vienna education network”, aims to ensure that by 2015 around 16,000 PCs will be using the latest operating systems. Whilst the capital city’s schools are generally using Windows XP as their operating […]
By Kathryn Quinn Looking out of the window you may think of anything other than summer, but it is rapidly approaching and that means one thing – Summer holidays! With rising costs of flights and petrol, the Euro crisis and troubles in many foreign lands a holiday closer to home may be the best alternative. […]
74 million plus doubted
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The 74 million Euro surplus in Salzburg’s finances presented by state finance chef David Brenner last week has raised doubt amongst experts and party leaders. The main critic from experts is that no one knows how much was paid for the paperwork or just how much Salzburg will be able to step out of the […]
Vienna sees big rent prices increase
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Rental prices for office space in the Austrian capital of Vienna is some of the most expensive in Europe. Experts from property company EHL Immobilien also warn that the rental prices will continue to rise. In top locations such as Vienna’s first district location Kohlmarkt office space goes for 390 Euro per M2 per month. […]
Mud fight continues in Salzburg
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A bitter row between the conservative People’s party ÖVP and the social Democrats SPÖ in the regional parliament in Salzburg is continuing to interrupts the smooth running of government. The row centres about responsibility for the investment of taxpayers money in risky financial investments and the possible loss of several hundred million euros. In advance […]
Regional parliamentary president Simon Illmer (ÖVP) has criticised from his point of view the sloppy work carried out investigating exactly what happened in the Salzburg region’s financial scandal. He said the fact that the search for the missing millions has not yet come up with a concrete result about what happened to the money is […]
Parliament to be renovated for 500m
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The search has begun for a contractor to take responsibility for the 500 million euro renovation of Vienna’s historic parliamentary building. According to a government spokesman the successful contractor will be sought by inviting tenders from across Europe. Specifications for the contract will be made available in the middle of next month. In the first […]