The Austrian Chancellor has accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of speaking differently to the British public than he does in private with the European Council. The comments were made by Chancellor Werner Faymann during an interview with DerStandard newspaper. “Why I have a hard time with David Cameron, also in a personal relationship and […]
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The final result of the Vienna referendum was announced after the last postal votes were counted yesterday (Mon). It does not significantly change the preliminary result. 38.7 percent of residents entitled to vote took part in the referendum. The last postal votes were counted yesterday (Mon). Most valid votes (388,605) were counted in regards to […]
Vienna votes against Olympics in 2028
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Residents of Vienna have apparently voted against an application of the city for the Olympic games in 2028. This appears to be the trend after the evaluation of the first postal votes of the referendum. The mayor will announce the offical dates today (Tues). The numbers are still not official, but numbers about the result […]
Austria drops in EU innovation ranking
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Austria has been left behind by Belgium in the European Commissions (EC) latest Innovation Union Scoreboard.Austria comes seventh in the ECs 2010 edition of the study which examines the conditions for innovations in the European Unions (EU) 27 member countries. The country came sixth in 2009 but has been overtaken by Belgium in the most […]
The Peoples Party (ÖVP) has suggested the Austrian army should be able to pick only the best young Austrians to serve the mandatory six-month service.ÖVP Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and the partys Interior Minister Maria Fekter said today (Fri) they wanted to give the army the right to call up only the 10,000 most-skilled of […]
SPÖ makes shock U-turn on conscription
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Leading Social Democrats (SPÖ) have spoken out in favour of a referendum about conscription in what is regarded as a sensational U-turn on the issue.SPÖ Vienna Mayor Michael Häupl suggested yesterday (Mon) people should decide on whether young Austrians should still have to serve in the army. Around 25,000 men aged 18 or 19 receive […]
Vienna opposition party leaders have attacked the ruling Social Democrats (SPÖ) after it emerged that the majority of residents taking part in a referendum back a 24-hour underground train service at the weekend.SPÖ Councillor Sandra Frauenberger announced today (Tues) around 54 per cent of people participating supported of an around the clock U-Bahn service on […]
More than eighty per cent of Austrians want tougher dangerous dog laws, a new survey has shown.Pollsters Oekonsult interviewed 1,117 people for its research as a referendum over whether a so-called dog keepers licence should be introduced starts tomorrow (Thurs) in Vienna.The Oekonsult poll shows 83 per cent of the questioned backed “restrictive law changes […]