German 1990 World Cup winner Andreas Brehme has praised his countrys performance against Australia in the 2010 World Cup.The 49-year-old retired defender said: “Germanys performance (in the 4-0 win over Australia) was certainly the strongest seen in the tournament so far.”Speaking about todays (Fri) clash against Serbia, he told Austrian online sports newspaper: “I cannot […]
Furniture megastore chain XXXLutz is considering taking over commercial sites in Croatia, according to local press.The Croatian Times reports today (Thurs) that the Upper Austrian firm with headquarters in Wels was one of possible buyers of estate in the cities of Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek and Pula owned by broke firm Pevec.Darko Sketa, who handles the […]
A woman from Salzburg was reunited with her baby five hours after the girl was kidnapped at a shopping centre.Nina Zwilling was in an H&M store in Salzburgs Europark mall when she noticed that baby Nora was no longer in her cradle yesterday morning (Weds).The mother-of-three who was also accompanied by her two-year-old boy […]
Struggling wood-processing firm Klausner is considering selling off its factories in Germany to a Russian rival, according to reports.Austrian newspapers report today (Weds) that the Tyrolean company, which is headquartered in Oberndorf, received an offer of 12 million Euros for its two sawmills in Landsberg am Lech and Wismar from competitor Ilim Timber Industry.Company bosses […]
Some of Europes best brass bands will perform at this weekends Blasmusikfestival Vienna.Organisers of the festival which first took place in 1980 said today (Mon) highlight of events this Friday and Saturday will be a march from Helden Square to City Hall Square on Saturday (3pm) in which 1,800 musicians will take place […]
Spice producer Wiberg had a record turnover last year despite reducing the number of staff, it was announced today (Weds).The Salzburg firm said it managed to increase its annual turnover by two million Euros year on year to 122 million Euros despite the ongoing economic crisis in 2009. The number of employees meanwhile declined from […]
Bosses at Lekkerland Austria the German food wholesale trade firms Austrian branch said they were happy with 2009 figures despite a decrease in turnover.Lekkerland Austria chief Andreas Jimenez said today (Mon) turnover had declined from 109 million Euros in 2008 to 108 million Euros last year.He added the firm had managed to tackle […]