Vorarlberg’s favourite holiday destination is Turkey, according to the regional travel agents. The spokesperson for the Vorarlberg travel agents Michael Nachbaur said that was clear in the bookings. There is also a renewed interest for holidays in Greece, and charter flights to the Italian islands of Sardinia and Elba are still very popular. Nachbaur said […]
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Jackson Fans Get Memorial To Hero
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A statue to Michael Jackson has gone on display in the middle of a tiny Austrian town so that fans can have a tribute to their hero. Councillors in Mistelbach in a wine growing region north of the Austrian capital Vienna approved the request by two local women for the 30 foot statue which will […]
A lot of events will take place on today’s May Day: The traditionally biggest event is the manifestation of the SPÖ at town hall square in Vienna. The famous Austrian singer DJ Ötzi will motivate people to party in Vienna Prater. This year’s May Parade of the Social Democrats will be in accordance with the […]
Tomic beats Haider-Maurer
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Andreas Haider-Maurer has lost his first-round match at the French Open. The Austrian Davis Cup star was defeated by Australian Bernard Tomic in three sets (6-7, 3-6, 3-6). Jürgen Melzer, Austria’s number one in world tennis, lost against Michael Berrer from Germany in five sets (7-6, 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 3-6).
Austria’s longest-serving governor has been identified as the most capable one in the opinion of citizens. A study published by magazine profil shows that 20 per cent of Austrians consider Erwin Pröll, the provincial governor of Lower Austria, as the best of all nine governors. The conservative politician became governor of Austria’s largest province 20 […]
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann has claimed Austria would be worse off if the European Union (EU) allowed Greece to go bust. The Social Democrat once more defended the financial support for the debt-stricken Eurozone member in a TV interview yesterday (Sun). Faymann pointed out Austria was a country focusing on exports and must […]
Verbund turnover shoots up
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Verbund AG has achieved a better turnover and higher earnings.The company Austrias busiest energy provider said today (Thurs) its turnover rose by 13.8 per cent to 917.7 million Euros from the first quarter of last year to the same period of 2011. The firm added that earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) jumped […]
Football figurehead found dead
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Football fans are bemoaning the death of a legendary coach.Ernst Weber passed away after he was hit by a train near Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria in unclear circumstances yesterday (Weds). Officials have not revealed any details regarding the fatal incident. It has been speculated that Weber committed suicide a claim police and the Austrian […]
A foundation established by Hollywood legend Michael J. Fox has decided to support an Austrian firm in developing a vaccine against Parkinsons disease.Vienna-based Affiris AG announced today (Thurs) that it had received a donation of more than 355,000 Euros from the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) which was set up by the 49-year-old “Back to […]
Brehme praises Özil but despises Vuvuzelas
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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 […]