Anger as male MPs avoid feminist anthem appeal

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Conservatives members of the federal parliament in Vienna (MPs) have been accused of acting “childish” after blocking a bid to change the lyrics of the national anthem. Maria Rauch-Kallat of the People’s Party (ÖVP) aimed to present a draft bill in her final speech as MP on Friday evening. She was scheduled to speak at […]

ÖVP focuses on core group as critics attack Kurz

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New People’s Party (ÖVP) General Secretary Hannes Rauch has said his party must stop trying to meet a majority’s demands.The Tyrolean told the Kurier newspaper today (Thurs): “We have to leave the idea behind us that we have to satisfy 60 or 70 per cent. The ÖVP is a party with many members. We have […]

Vienna auctioneer pays €455,000 for Croatian gold and silver

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A Vienna-based auction house has purchased the gold and silver stocks of a Croatian company that are worth almost half a million Euros, according to a newspaper report.The Croatian daily Slobodna Dalmacija claimed today (Weds) that auctioneer H. D. Rauch GmbH had won the public tender for 18.5 kilos of gold and 152,425 kilos of […]