The referendum “Wien will’s wissen” will take place from 7 to 9 March 2013. Residents from Vienna can answer four questions, including the issue whether Vienna should apply for the Olympics in 2028. Political parties have commented on the topic. Mayor Michael Häupl (SPÖ) stated that the Olympics would animate young people to do sports […]
A wedding dress fashion contest was staged this week in which four winners were selected amongst a pool of talented young Austrian designers. The British ambassador Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, who has a passion for fashion, is said to have been charmed by the commitment of the designers as well as their creations. The jury […]
The best vodka does not come from Russia – it comes from Austria according to judges at the “International Wine and Spirits Competition” which was held at the Guildhall in London recently. They judged the award-winning vodka produced by Josef Farthofer from Öhling in the Mostviertel as the prize-winning worldbeater – and it achieved top […]
For Hungarian banker Karole Havasy* the offer of a senior job at a bank in the city of London was almost a dream come true but with one problem – how would her daughter Andrea, 8, who spoke only Hungarian, manage in the move to a British school? Karole had heard from pals about […]
Austria will no longer support “Olympic tourists”, the country’s sports minister Norbert Darabos said in an interview with the Kurier newspaper. Promising a major shake-up of state support for competitors after the country failed to win a summer Olympic Games medal for the first time in half a century. Legislation to be crafted this year […]
The chance to own the earliest recorded image of the 260-year-old London landmark that was a backdrop to the Olympic beach volleyball games is being offered by a Vienna auction house. The image of the New Horse Guards building taken from St. James’s Park and painted by Venetian master Canaletto is veray similar to a […]
One of the representatives for Austria in the Olympic Games in London this summer will be the Judoka Ludwig Paischer. However, the Olympic Games are not new to him, he already participated twice – in Athens in 2004, where he failed in the first round, and in Beijing in 2008, where he won a silver […]
The Austrian travel agents Association has confirmed London is now one of the top destinations for Austrians looking to enjoy an Easter break. London shares the top spot with Spain, the Dominican Republic and the Maldives as the most popular Easter break. For the package holiday deals Egypt, Turkey and Spain topped the list. All […]
An Austrian lobbyist who complained about not being given a comb and “decent” underwear in British custody has received nearly half a million Euros for his six-day detention in London.Alfons Mensdorff-Pouillys lawyer Harald Schuster announced today (Thurs) British authorities decided to compensate his client with 430,000 Euros. The entrepreneur and lobbyist was arrested and kept […]
The Austrian ambassador in London has revealed plans to invite Great Britains royal newlyweds to the Vienna Opera Ball.Emil Brix attended the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Londons Westminster Abbey last week. Austrian broadcaster ORF announced that its seven-hour royal wedding day programme had around 1.9 million viewers. Tens of thousands more […]