More subsidies requested for mountain huts

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Finance

For the first time, alpine associations will receive money from the tourism fund of the state of Salzburg for the maintenance of their mountain cabins. The “Alpine Club” is pleased but expects to get more subsidies from the public. The mountain huts of the alpine associations in Salzburg will receive 50,000 Euros subsidies per year […]

School to teach dangers for toddlers and their parents

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Education

By Samantha Mitchell, Accidents are the main reason for children’s death. The threat for children under 5 is greatest when they start to walk. The “parent’s school” of the paediatric department of the Landeskliniken Salzburg attracts parent’s attention to dangers. Water is a dangerous source for toddlers. If a child is unattended for a few […]

Rathgeber says she is scapegoat for financial losses

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Finance

The former head of the budget department in Salzburg Monika Rathgeber said in an interview with the magazine “Profil” that everyone was blaming her for the financial scandal. In the interview, Monika Rathgeber gives her detailed view on the charges against her, reported the Austria Press Agency (APA). Apparently, there were neither secret deals nor […]

Emergency lanes are criticised once again

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Travel

The so-called “emergency lane” on motorways has been hotly debated recently after serious car accidents have happened in the past days in Lower Austria and Styria. Drivers often do not form corridors so that emergency services can pass. The problem can also be observed on motorways in Salzburg. If there is a traffic jam, some […]

Suspected ski thief arrested

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General News

The police apparently solved several ski thefts in Obertauern, state of Salzburg. Additionally, an artillery shell was discovered when clearing out a garage in Salzburg-Maxglan yesterday (Tues). An explosives expert from the police determined that the shell is practice ammunition and no longer had a detonator. The de-mining service will remove the artillery shell. In […]

74 million plus doubted

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Finance

The 74 million Euro surplus in Salzburg’s finances presented by state finance chef David Brenner last week has raised doubt amongst experts and party leaders. The main critic from experts is that no one knows how much was paid for the paperwork or just how much Salzburg will be able to step out of the […]

Plastic ice rinks a flop in Salzburg

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General News

Ice rinks covered in a plastic substance instead of real ice have proved a flop in the Alpine city of Salzburg, Austria. Officials had chosen to use a plastic as an ice replacement despite regular freezing winter temperatures in the city. The ice rink is located on the famous Mozart Square in Salzburg’s old town […]

Mud fight continues in Salzburg

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Politics

A bitter row between the conservative People’s party ÖVP and the social Democrats SPÖ in the regional parliament in Salzburg is continuing to interrupts the smooth running of government. The row centres about responsibility for the investment of taxpayers money in risky financial investments and the possible loss of several hundred million euros. In advance […]

Anger at slow pace over Salzburg financial scandal

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Finance

Regional parliamentary president Simon Illmer (ÖVP) has criticised from his point of view the sloppy work carried out investigating exactly what happened in the Salzburg region’s financial scandal. He said the fact that the search for the missing millions has not yet come up with a concrete result about what happened to the money is […]

Salzburg deputy resigns after 3bn rogue trader loss

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Finance

Salzburg’s deputy governor and the man in charge of the province’s finances has announced he plans to resign next month after an alleged rogue trader gambled away billions on risky financial market ventures. Law graduate  Monika R, 45, was hired in 2001 to speculate with taxpayers money and made massive losses in 2006 after she […]