An Austrian company is part of a group that has taken on the task of constructing and running part of an Irish motorway. Strabag SE, a technology company that provides construction services, is part of the DirectRoute consortium who won the contract for the construction job, they announced on Monday. The Vienna-based company has a […]
By Rob Hyde Male students in Austria are getting more financial support from their parents, a recent survey shows. In a report from the non-profit research body, the Institute for Advanced Studies (HIS), women students receive on average 40-80 Euros less funding per month from their mothers and fathers. The figures show that male students […]
Vienna is still suffering from a shortage of kindergarten places for years after the law was changed to make sure they were free to any children aged up to 6 years old. That is despite the fact that the city has invested heavily in increasing the number of places available. Yet despite those most experts […]
The 2013 Airpower air show due to take place later this month in Aichfeld (Styria, Murtal district) has come in for criticism from environmentalists. According to the Green Party, up to 300,000 litres of kerosene will be used during the event, polluting the atmosphere. Green Party spokesman Erwin Webersink said: “At the very least, 150,000 […]
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 […]
Prices climbed by more than two per cent last month. Statistik Austria said yesterday (Weds) the inflation rose by 2.3 per cent, meaning that the average price of predicts and services on offer in Austria climbed to this extent from April 2011 to the same month of this year. This is the lowest rise since […]
Predictions that the Austrian inflation will decelerate this year appear to be correct. Products and services on offer in the country cost 2.4 per cent more last month than in March 2011. This increase followed a price jump of 2.6 per cent between February 2011 and February 2012. The annual inflation soared by 3.3 per […]
The Economy Chamber (WKO) has warned from overly positive economic forecasts. The Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) recently said Austrian enterprises might invest 5.6 billion Euros this year in the domestic economy, 12 per cent more than in 2011. The WKO’s industrial section announced yesterday (Weds) that firms’ spending might not rise as sharply. WKO […]
The number of job seekers is on the rise. Around 263,700 people had no work last month, the Labour Market Service (AMS) announced. This is an increase of 4.4 per cent compared to the same month of 2011. The organisation underlined that especially physically and mentally handicapped people, older workers and immigrants struggled to find […]
Austrian farmers have raised the alarm over a water shortage following an entire month in which some regions have seen no rain at all. Particularly badly hit has been the agricultural region of Burgenland where it is estimated the first rain will now fall on 1 April – meaning that the region will have gone […]