Air-traffic controllers across Europe staged a day of protest against the EU plan to unify the European airspace yesterday (Wednesday). There were limited disruptions to Austrian air traffic – the only flights affected were those to and from France. Officials at Vienna-Schwechat’s international airport said that ten links to Paris, Nice and Lyon (France) were […]
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A museum has covered up hundreds of huge posters showing three naked footballers advertising an exhibition celebrating nude men in art. The full frontal poster – showing an image called Vive La France by artists Pierre & Gilles – sparked hundreds of complaints in Vienna, Austria. One angry local threatened to paint over the model’s […]
An organic wine journey through Europe stops in Vienna to host a meeting of organic winemakers and their wines in May. The event, consisting of 35 winemakers from five countries, takes place in the Hotel Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom on the 11th and the 12th of May. The fair features a meeting between organic winemakers from […]
Cornet beats Mayr-Achleitner
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Patricia Mayr-Achleitner dropped out of the WTA Tour tournament of Copenhagen, Denmark, in the round of the best 16. The 25-year-old Tyrolean lost against France’s Alize Cornet in three sets (2-6, 6-2, 5-7). Mayr-Achleitner reached the 220,000-US-dollar (167,400-Euro) tournament’s round of the best 16 by defeating Swedish ace Sofia Arvidsson (7-5, 5-7, 6-1).
Slalom victory for Schild in Courchevel
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Marlies Schild took first place for the second time, in the second race this season in the first round of the women’s slalom world cup. The race took place in Courchevel, France over the weekend and marks Schild’s 30th victory in world cup slalom racing. “It is great,” said Schild who beat Tanja Putianien in […]
Kessiakoff wins Austria Tour
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A 31-year-old Swede has won the 63rd Austria Tour. Fredrik Kessiakoff of pro team Astana finished the eight-stage event which ended in Vienna yesterday afternoon (Sun) ahead of Czech Leopold König. Spaniard Carlos Sastre, who won the Tour de France in 2008, came third ahead of Thomas Rohregger. The Tyrolean won the Austria Tour in […]
Birthday card arrives 17 years late
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An elderly Viennese woman received a greetings card 17 years late, it has been reported.Local newspapers reveal today (Mon) that the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus resident got the card which was sent off by her brother Manfred in France in 1994 last week.The resident of France congratulated his sister Anneliese to her 70th birthday and expressed […]
Austrian companies have invested six billion Euros in Romania since the fall of Communism, a diplomat has revealed.Michael Schwarzinger, the Austrian ambassador in Bucharest, said that amount has been spent by businesses from his country since the reintroduction of democracy in Eastern Europe (EE) after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989.Austrian oil and […]
Human trafficking suspect nabbed
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A France-based Tunisian man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle two fellow countrymen into Austria.The 33-year-olds car was stopped on a main road near Schönberg in Tyrol yesterday (Tues). He identified himself as a Tunisian citizen living in France, while the cars passengers two men aged 21 and 24 had no […]
U2 ticket fraudster arrested
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A 34-year-old Hungarian trying to flog fake U2 tickets has been arrested.Officials in Salzburg said today (Thurs) the man was travelling to Munich by train yesterday where the Irish rock giants appeared last night.His belongings were checked when police found out that he was banned from staying in Austria due to his criminal record.Officers discovered […]