Football player for Salzburg Jonathan Soriano has been linked to a move to Newcastle United, according to reports in Austrian media. Twenty-nine-year-old Soriano has been playing for FC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria since January 2012, and during that time the club has won the Austrian championship in the last two seasons. Soriano himself is […]
A school test that asked students to analyse a piece of writing without revealing it was Nazi apologist text has led to a shake up in leadership within the Austrian education authorities. The mistake was leaked by a group of critical authors, including Salzburg educator Wolfgang Muehlbacher who said that the 1947 text ‘The Snail’ […]
The price of property in Vienna has now spiralled so much that every 4th apartment comes with a price tag of 500,000 or more. And every second flat costs 300,000 or more. One of the reasons is that the shortage of available property is resulting in many appartements being renovated and also investment in attic […]
By Rob Hyde A woman from Salzburg has pressed charged against her husband who threatened to kill her whilst giving her a driving lesson. The 36 year old man lost his patience with his wife whilst attempting to teach her to drive, and he said he would kill her. He threw his mobile phone at […]
Three baby snow-leopards born in Salzburg’s Hellbrunn zoo six weeks ago got their first brief taste of the outdoors this week. The two female cubs and their brother frolicked around in their enclosure for half-an-hour before mum Mira decided they’d had enough and took them back inside. Zookeeper Andreas Gfrerer said: “This is the first […]
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. […]
Adi Hütter, the manager of the football team SV Scholz Grödig (Salzburg state), was sentenced to a fine of 30,000 Euros on Wednesday due to tax evasion. Mr Hütter has to pay half of the amount. The former football star from Austria Salzburg and current manager of SV Scholz Grödig is believed to have tricked […]
In comparison to European regions, Tyrol and Salzburg have the lowest regional unemployment. Most unemployment occurs in the regions of Spain and Greece. Tyrol and Salzburg registered an unemployment rate 2.5 percent each in 2012. This was followed by four regions in Germany with 2.7 and 2.9 percent. Upper Austria and Styria are also among […]
The manager of the football team SV Scholz Grödig (Salzburg state), which will be promoted the Austrian Premier League, will have to go to court this week. He is accused of tax evasion and of having cooperated with the architect Markus Voglreiter. The proceedings will continue tomorrow (Wed). The former football star from Austria Salzburg […]
The SPÖ lost a huge amoung of votes in the Salzburg state election yesterday (Sun). The party of Governor Gabi Burgstaller only achieved 23.81%, which is a loss of 15.58% compared to 2009. Even though the ÖVP lost more than seven percent, they came first. The Green Party is a winner of this election. It […]