Damages of 15,000 Euros were caused by thieves who stole tools and cables from a construction site in Lower Austria, it has been reported.Police in St. Pölten said today (Fri) that clothing, computer equipment, tools, copper cables and other items were taken from the building site in the city in the night-time incident. They added […]
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Romanians are spending more than 100 Euros a day on vacations in Austria, it has been revealed.Austria’s national tourism office in Bucharest announced today (Fri) that holidaymakers from the country were spending an average 129 Euros a day during holidays in Austria in the winter. The average daily expenditure of Romanian holidaymakers in Austria in […]
Westbahn eyes Linz – Graz route
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Opposition politicians in Upper Austria have welcomed news that a private railway service provider is planning to offer a direct service between Linz and Graz.Westbahn confirmed yesterday (Weds) it has been holding talks with Upper Austrian decision-makers about logistical details regarding a possible service between Linz, the provincial capital, and the city of Graz in […]
The Austrian government has decided to contribute millions of Euros to the preservation of a concentration camp memorial in Poland.The Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Peoples Party (ÖVP) announced yesterday (Tues) that the Republic of Austria will support maintenance and renovation activities at the grounds of former Nazi death camp Auschwitz.Up to three million people […]
Car fuel is more expensive at Austrian motorway petrol stations than at those just over the German border, a motorists’ association has said.Arbö announced today (Weds) that diesel petrol cost 7.5 Eurocents more at stations on motorways in the Austrian province of Salzburg than at petrol stations a few hundred metres over the border in […]
Foreign tourists spent almost 30 per cent more in shops in Austria last year than they did in 2009, according to an international travel and shopping service platform.Global Blue Austria announced today (Weds) that holidaymakers from abroad spent approximately 250 million Euros in stores across the country in 2010. The platform stressed this was a […]
AUA seats up for grabs
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Plane seats put on sale by Austrian Airlines (AUA) are selling like hot cakes, it has emerged.The company said today (Tues) that they have already sold 85 per cent of the 4,200 fabric-covered seats, which are currently being replaced by modern leathern models, to other airlines.AUA, which was taken over by Germanys Lufthansa one and […]
Stora Enso sets Ybbs focus
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A Finnish packaging and wood products firm plans to invest more than 20 million Euros in Lower Austria, it has emerged.Stora Enso announced today (Tues) that it will start setting up a new facility to produce wood boards and various other wood elements this spring. The Helsinki-based firm explained that it planned to invest 23 […]
German building company Monier has taken over an Austrian roofing expert in full, it was announced today (Tues).Viennese brick maker Wienerberger AG said Oberursel-based Monier has taken over its interest in Bramac. Wienerberger held a 50 per cent interest in Bramac which has its headquarters in Pöchlarn, Lower Austria.Part of the deal is a 40-million-Euro […]
OMV head acquitted
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OMV boss Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer has been found not guilty of insider trading.The former Social Democratic (SPÖ) state secretary faced three years in jail over suspicions he benefited from insider knowledge in a controversial stock purchase.Ruttenstorfer, who has headed the oil and gas company since 2002, acquired 26,500 OMV stakes worth 632,000 Euros in March 2009. […]