Funding of Greek projects frozen until 2014

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Politics

Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for regional policy, has made clear that Greece will not receive any additional financial support by his department before the year after next. The former Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) science minister told the Salzburger Nachrichten on Saturday that it had been previously agreed how much money the European Union’s (EU) […]

Church rebels worry the Vatican

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General News

The highest representatives of the Austrian Catholic Church gathered with Vatican officials to speak about a group of priests who declared themselves “disobedient”, it has emerged. The Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper revealed yesterday (Weds) that Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn and two other members of the Conference of Austrian Bishops, went to Rome on Monday to […]

Schröcksnadel on skiing immigrants

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Sports

Peter Schröcksnadel has vowed to continue programmes aimed at getting more kids on the pistes. The Austrian Skiing Federation (ÖSV) president said today (Thurs): “Our offer must be better and more desirable than a holiday in Egypt. (…) Holidays in the south are our major competitor.” The influential businessman explained in an interview with the […]

Eto’o scores for mum

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Sports

Samuel Eto’o has revealed why he celebrates almost all of his goals comparably reluctantly.The Cameroonian national team star told the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper: “I always think of my mum after I’ve scored. She had to work hard to feed her family. I’m fighting as she did. You have to invest a lot if you want […]