Outgoing People’s Party (ÖVP) parliament member (MP) Ferdinand Maier has suggested to let Austrians decide about the future of the various Austrian railway tunnel projects. The Social Democrats (SPÖ) of Chancellor Werner Faymann and Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger’s ÖVP decided to spend more than three billion Euros on the Semmering tunnel. Only last week, the […]
Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) boss Josef Bucher has dismissed claims that he plans a political partnership with Frank Stronach. Newspapers have speculated that the wealthy businessman – who founded car parts manufacturer Magna International in the 1950s – could subsidise the BZÖ after he spoke about plans to invest “several million Euros […]
Mario Scheiber has announced his resignation from professional skiing. The 29-year-old from East Tyrol – who looks back on doomed, injury-stricken years – said yesterday (Mon) that his right knee had failed to recover in the past weeks but got worse instead. Scheiber, who did not disclose his plans for the future, came fourth in […]
A group of hackers who had previously attacked the websites of political parties reportedly obtained information on thousands of insurance customers. Anonymous Austria, the Austrian department of an internationally operating network of hackers, claimed yesterday (Weds) they got hold of data containing information about thousands of clients of Tyrol’s public health insurance company TGKK. The […]
Nearly 700 conscripts tested positive on drugs last year, the defence ministry has announced.The ministry which is headed by Social Democrat (SPÖ) Norbert Darabos was pressed to reveal the figure after the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) filed a request in the federal parliament. The opposition party was informed yesterday (Thurs) […]
A Serbian family business manufacturing soap from goats milk has revealed plans to enter Austria.Company chief Zeljko Zeljkovic from Kikinda said today (Mon) he wanted to export his product to Austria and Germany in the near future as business in his homeland has been prospering.Zeljkovic explained he started to make the special soap based on […]