The Social Democrats (SPÖ) fear that a future British Conservative Party government would have “negative implications,” according to SPÖ federal manager Laura Rudas.Speaking today (Fri) Rudas said that such a government would constitute a set-back for efforts to make Europe “more social and for more regulation and control of financial markets. It would be more […]
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Lendvai to present new book in Vienna
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Award-winning journalist Paul Lendvai will present his new book at a Viennese bookshop later this month.Shakespeare & Company manager Guy Perlaki announced today (Tues) that the 81-year-old Hungarian-born Austrian political expert will talk about his new work “Inside Austria New Challenges, Old Demons.” on 12 May (7.30pm).Perlaki stressed that his store was the first […]
Austrian experts are at odds over whether officials reacted correctly to the eruption of an Icelandic volcano, while FlyNiki boss Niki Lauda considers suing aviation safety organisation Eurocontrol.Fritz Pachowsky, aviation engineering lecturer at Viennas Technical University (TU), said today (Mon): “Shutting down the whole European airspace for several days is like sending someone with a […]
Number of VIA’s passengers up in January
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The number of passengers at Vienna International Airport (VIA) rose by 4.1 per cent year on year to 1,203 million in January 2010, the airport reported today (Thurs).VIA added that the number of passengers with Middle Eastern destinations had gone up by 11.3 per cent and the number with Western European destinations had risen by […]