The opposition has attacked the government over soaring unemployment figures as Labour Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer promises a multi-million Euro support initiative for women out of work. Freedom Party (FPÖ) General Secretary Harald Kickl claimed today (Weds) the coalition was not facing the reality as more than 300,000 people living in Austria had no job last […]
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An expert on population developments has dismissed fears that there is too little food for everyone as the number of people living on this planet is soaring. The United Nations (UN) said that the seventh million human was born last Monday. The head of the organisation’s population division, Gerhard Heilig, said his department expected the […]
Italian wins sauna contest
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An Italian beat more than 100 contenders to win a Sauna World Championship staged in Styria at the weekend. The competition – held in a spa in Graz on Saturday and Sunday – did not focus on how long people could endure boiling hot temperatures but on participants’ techniques of creating a perfect sauna experience […]
Alarm bells are ringing for politicians and businesspeople as the number of people with no job is on the rise again. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Labour Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer announced today (Tues) that around 300,400 people were out of work last month. The minister explained that the number of unemployed residents of Austria rose by 0.8 […]
Hotel prices plunge in Vienna
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Hotels in Vienna are not bucking the European trend of decreasing prices, an investigation has shown. International holiday platform Trivago, which manages the Trivago Hotel Price Index (THPI), announced that a double room in the Austrian capital costs 133 Euros this month, down by seven per cent compared to last month. The average hotel price […]
WKO boss wants price freeze
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Federal Economy Chamber (WKO) President Christoph Leitl has called on the state and Austria’s nine provinces to abstain from raising fees in 2012. Leitl told the Kurier today (Weds) cities and communities should not introduce higher prices for services such as water disposal and the provision of gas. The WKO chief argued yesterday’s metal industry […]
Gas gun gang caught
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Two young Upper Austrians injured moped riders with a gas-powered gun, it has emerged. The men, both aged 19, were tracked down but not arrested, officials in Steyr-Land district said yesterday (Mon). They face bodily harm charges. The duo reportedly admitted firing steel bullets at two people riding mopeds. The riders were slightly injured. Police […]
Marriage conman caught
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Police are looking for possible more victims of a marriage impostor after four women already came forward. Officials in Vienna announced yesterday (Weds) that Zaman Denli could have received 175,000 Euros from Austrian women after promising to marry them. The Turk started defrauding women in 2004, according to investigators. One of his victims told the […]
Metal industry braced for strike
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Austria’s 170,000 metal workers are ready to down tools and take to the streets. Labour union official said they would hold summits at the beginning of next week and may organise demonstrations. They made clear that strikes were another possible measure. The announcements come after staff’s chief negotiator Rainer Wimmer upset employers’ representative Christoph Hinteregger […]
Tourism project causes chaos in Rome
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A Viennese promotion initiative had to be abandoned earlier than planned after it sparked traffic havoc at one of Rome’s busiest public places. Impressions from the Austrian capital lured hundreds of people to Rome’s Piazza Venezia after dusk each day in the past weeks. Viennese tourism marketing agents hoped to convince Italians and people visiting […]