Political leaders seem to have ended a lengthy argument considering bilingual place-name signs.Negotiators announced in Klagenfurt yesterday evening (Tues) they agreed that 164 towns and communities in the province of Carinthia will be equipped with place-name signs in both German and Slovenian.Provincial decision-makers and representatives of the Slovenian minority have been at odds over the […]
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Upper Austrian fruit and vegetable producer efko is considering cooperating with a Bulgarian company as an increase in turnover is expected for this year.Company chief Gerald Hackl said today (Thurs) turnover rose by 16 per cent year on year to 118.3 million Euros in 2009, adding that another three-per-cent increase was expected for 2010.Hackl said […]
The Council of Carinthian Slovenes executive committee voted yesterday (Tues) in favour of its dissolution, head Karel Smolle announced.The decision must be approved by the Councils delegates at its 29 March meeting in order to become effective.Council deputy leader Rudi Vouk said the reason for the vote was the Slovene governments decision to cut its […]
Austrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and his Slovene counterpart Samuel Zbogar will meet on 16 March in Vienna, it was announced yesterday (Weds).Slovene news agency STA said yesterday that Zbogar would raise the situation of the Slovene minority in Carinthia at the meeting, including failure to put up bilingual place name signs […]