Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna’s Alsergrund district will be showing previously unseen works of art from October. The reason for the new presentation is the fact that 150 objects are going on a tour to Japan from 3 October to 9 June next year. As a result they will be replaced by objects that have been […]
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Spring at the palace
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Gertenpalais Liechtenstein is inviting visitors to an exhibition with a different this time with a focus on all things to do with spring and a tour of its gardens. As part of a general renovation the gardens at the Gertenpalais Liechtenstein were given a new lease of life and now they can be seen in […]
The Austrian government is cracking down on another alleged safe haven for private equity. Only last week, Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Finance Minister Maria Fekter met with Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf to finalise a tax treaty between the neighbouring countries. The agreement means that Austrians’ money in Switzerland would be charged with tax rates […]
Spindelegger meets German leaders
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Peoples Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger met with Germanys political elite today (Fri).Spindelegger was welcomed by German President Christian Wulff at Bellevue Palace in Berlin in the morning before meeting with Bundestag MPs and the countrys Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) later in the day.The ÖVP officials office explained […]
Integration topics are set to dominate a meeting of the federal presidents of German-speaking Europe in northern Germany.Austrian President Heinz Fischer will meet with his German counterpart Christian Wulff, Swiss President Doris Leuthard and Alois von Liechtenstein, the head of the principality of Liechtenstein, in the city of Lübeck today (Mon).Wulff is expected to raise […]
Slight quake hits Wachau
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A minor earthquake shook the Wachau region in Lower Austria last night (Mon).Experts at the Centre for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) in Vienna announced today the eruptions near the town of Melk reached 2.5 on the Richter scale.They pointed out it was unlikely that the quake, which occurred shortly past 9pm, caused any damage to […]