Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) Vienna city parliament election front runner Walter Sonnleitner has ruled out cooperating with the Freedom Party (FPÖ).Sonnleitner said today (Tues) he agreed with federal BZÖ leader Josef Bucher not to form a coalition with the right-wing rivals after Sundays (10 October) Vienna vote.The former business journalist for national […]
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A Chinese artist is to place a four-tonne rock on one of Austrias highest mountains.Organisers of Styrias Regionale10 festival announced today (Tues) that famed architectural designer Ai Weiweis creation will be positioned on the peak of the 2,995-metre Hoher Dachstein on 23 June.They said the rock from the Chinese province of Sichuan will be transported […]
Zawinul’s band to perform in Burgenland
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The band of late jazz legend Joe Zawinul will perform in southern Burgenland as part of a local summer festival.Organisers of the Güssinger Kultursommer said today (Fri) that Syndicate will hit the stage at the towns castle on 27 August.Vienna-born Zawinul, who died in September 2007, is regarded as a trailblazer of the contemporary century […]
Dozens of concerts and exhibits will be on in Styria over the next few weeks as part of the Regionale10 festival.Fifty-one communities in Liezen district take part in the second edition of the event featuring theatre performances, musical shows and art exhibitions under the motto “In der Mitte am Rand” (In the Centre At […]
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 […]