Red Bull Ring Opens for 2013 season!

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Sports

By Matthias Loinig, The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg has opened its doors kicking off the 2013 season! Visitors can also try their hand at an array of driving experiences personally tailored to their wishes. Motor sports enthusiasts can register and configure their own personal driving experience. Young and old alike can spend a day […]

Three drug dealers apprehended in Styria

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General News

Burgenland police have smashed a drug ring after the arrest of a Mr Big and then a few hours later rounding up his henchmen. The three were said to have sold drugs for at least 30,000 Euros. The 25-year-old suspect not named for legal reasons was found in Styria by Burgenland police investigators, and turned […]

ÖVP fraction wins WKO election

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Business

The People’s Party’s (ÖVP) VP-Business Association has won this year’s Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) election for members’ representatives in specialised sectors.It was announced on Tuesday this week that the ÖVP organisation had won 70.9 per cent of the vote or 0.8 of a percentage point more than five years ago and had again won a […]

Closure of Vienna Ring causes political firestorm

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Green Austria

By Lisa ChapmanPoliticians have hit out after Vienna’s Ringstraße was shut down yesterday (Tues) to mark an EU-wide car free day.They blasted the move – organised by the Greens and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – which saw the Ring between Operngasse and Bellariastraße shut and covered with artificial grass for people to picnic on during […]