Talks are resuming in Vienna this week between Iran and the West to try and come to an agreement over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme and trade sanctions placed on the country by the United States and Europe. Several rounds of talks have taken place over the past six months and are some of the […]
The Bohemian Prater in Vienna Favoriten will turn into a medieval village, once again. Visitors will be able to experience dances of witches, show fights, fire breathers and a torture show. The Medieval Festival will take place for the ninth time this year. The organiser Kurt Pernica of the cultural association “Tivoli Wien” said that […]
The listed oil producing company OMV increased its revenue in the first quarter of 2013 by 4 percent to 10.8 billion Euros compared to the same quarter of last year. The company not only managed to increase the revenue but also the net surplus by 52 percent to 951 million Euros. However, the surplus before […]
Mike Supancic is touring Austria. The versatile stage comedian will perform his new programme “Traumschiff Supancic” in venues across the country in the coming weeks and months. Supancic – who tells from the experiences of the guests on a cruise ship called MS Titanitsch in “Traumschiff Supancic” – will hit the stage in Graz, Krems […]
A German music television broadcaster has disclosed plans to introduce Austrian contents. Viva officials said yesterday (Weds) they wanted to add more music by Austrian artists to the programme soon. The plan is to set up Viva Austria, a specialised programme which screens Austrian chart shows on the same channel as Viva. Around 15 per […]
An opposition party wants jail sentences for energy sector businesspeople while the government plans to increase the financial support of drivers. Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) head Josef Bucher announced yesterday (Weds) stricter penalties were needed to stop mineral oil firms from not passing on international trading developments to customers. Bucher said Austrian […]
Roadwork season gets underway now in Austria. Over the winter work on the roads stops because of the extreme cold that make it impossible to carry out repairs or new building. Concrete and tarmac for example can only be laid at certain temperatures. But the Austrians make up for that in spring and summer with […]
Gunkl – one of Austria’s most gifted stage entertainers – is performing a new programme. The artist also known as Günther Paal will perform “Die großen Kränkungen der Menschheit – auch schon nicht leicht” on several stages across Austria in the coming weeks. However, the “Salzburger Stier” laureate is also looking forward to entertaining his […]
One of Austria’s most renowned spoken word artists has presented his latest programme while a Dutch bluesman tours the country. “Un Ruhe Stand”, which plays with the German term for retirement (Ruhestand), is the 24th stage programme of Lukas Resetarits. In it, the celebrated entertainer and actor tries to find out whether the complaints of […]
The Schladming ski resort in Styria will host the Ski World Cup Men’s Night Slalom tonight (Tuesday). The Planai mountain in Schladming in the Liezen district is a well known ski region and has a ski world cup slope that has been prepared for the event. Over 30,000 tickets have been sold in advance, the […]