by Rob Hyde Unemployed people not prepared to accept work offered to them should face harsher penalties says the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour (WKÖO). The WKÖO contacted 11 jobless people for a 2,900 Euro per month position on an Upper Austrian construction site. As none took up the position, the authority said this was […]
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Robbie Williams concert – a review
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by Petronilla Hohenwarter & Nigel Stonham Do you want to grow old with me? Let me start by saying YES. Robbie Williams was at Krieau in Vienna last night and we were there. It was a show full of contrasts. Featuring Robbie as both prince charming and as a rude boy. Featuring both shouted lyrics […]
Frank Stronach inaugurated his new regional party office in Eisenstadt (Burgenland) yesterday (Thursday). Around 100 people gathered outside the Team Stronach office in the Neusiedler Strasse to celebrate. The Austro-Canadian businessman and party leader Frank Stronach shook everyone’s hand and held a speech on his political and economic philosophy. He then dedicated some time to […]
Security and emergency services will be working around the clock at the 30th Donauinselfest in Vienna this weekend as 200 acts take to the stage. Organisers say five emergency doctors, 650 security staff, night vision equipment and a meteorologist will be on hand to ensure the safety of the visitors. In 2012, three million people […]
The Austrian foreign office has warned nationals not to travel to Turkey after widespread unrest in the country. The first clashes broke out between demonstrators and police in Istanbul just one day after Turkish Airlines introduced a new direct line between Salzburg and Istanbul. The fighting rapidly increased with several dead and injured being reported. […]
5,500 new millionaires in Austria
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2012 has been a successful year for the wealthy in Austria. The numbers of Austrian millionaires has increased by 5,500 people (10%) to 77,600 people. They own a third of the total private assets. In total, Austrian millionaires own assets of 245 billion Euros. Every Austrian millionaire owns 3.15 million Euros on average. Family Porsche/Piech […]
Defibrillators network in Vienna
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Only ten out of 100 people in Vienna survive a sudden cardiac arrest outside a hospital. The association “Puls” wants to establish a dense network of defibrillators in the city and thus increase the survival rate. Only eleven percent of the people, who suffer a cardiac arrest outside a hospital, survive this. In contrast, there […]
Holidays against burnout
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The growing pressure in the working environment makes holidays even more important. This has been shown by a survey of the European Travel Insurance Company. Moreover, the search for the authentic experience as a counterbalance to the “virtual world of experience” will become more important in the future. However, the number of holidays has not […]
Around one million people in Austria consume too much alcohol. The initiative “Alkohol ohne Schatten” (Alcohol without Shadows) criticises that the extensive medical treatment is not enough rewarded. Michael Musalek, medical head of the Anton Proksch Institute and founder of the initiative said: “Alcohol is part of our society. Therfore, we have to learn how […]
An extraordinary housing project by VinziRast will start in the next couple of days in Vienna: students and homeless people will live and work together in a house at Währinger Straße. The idea emerged two years ago, when students contacted the constructor Hans Peter Haselsteiner. As he agreed that he would finance the project, it […]