Austria continues to hand out fewer citizenships to immigrants, figures presented by Statistik Austria today (Mon) show.The statistic agency announced 6,190 people became Austrian citizens last year, down by 22.5 per cent and fewer than ever since the beginning of the 1970s.More than five in 10 new Austrians came to the country from Bosnia-Herzegovina […]
People offering tours through the city centre of Vienna in horse carriages must brace for stricter regulations as the provincial government agreed to reform existing laws.The government coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Green Party said today (Mon) that the entrepreneurs running the service which is popular with tourists will face fines […]
Nearly one in two Austrians said their country should continue to participate in financial projects to stabilise ailing Eurozone members even if the European Union (EU) were to demand higher contributions.A study carried out by research firm Karmasin for weekly magazine profil shows that 49 per cent of Austrians think the federal government of Social […]
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 […]
Car tyres may get more expensive soon, an industry representative has warned.Continental AG board member Nikolai Setzer said today (Thurs) soaring rubber trade rates could lead to higher customer prices. He added price hikes of seven to eight per cent were possible if price developments on the global trading market do not calm down.Hanover-based Continental […]
Niki Lauda has been accused of having prejudices towards homosexuals.The Formula One (F1) legend and aviation businessman caused a stir some days ago by urging Alexander Wrabetz, head of state-owned TV channel ORF, to ban gay entertainer Alfons Haider from competing in “Dancing Stars” with a male dancing partner.Lauda said the teaming up of Haider […]
The global economy will grow strongly in the coming years, a Viennese think tank has predicted.The Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) said today (Mon) it expected the world economy to grow by 4.5 per cent every year until 2015. Austrias economy will grow by 2.2 per cent every year until 2015, according to WIFO.WIFO announced […]
Austria is moving further away from meeting agreed greenhouse gas emission limits as lorry traffic is on the rise.New figures presented by the Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) today (Thurs) show that the volume of lorry traffic on Austrias busiest motorways increased year on year in 2010.The organisation, which examined road authority Asfinags annual data, said […]
Car dealers in Austria seem to look back on their best business year in history but record figures presented today (Tues) are deceiving, experts have warned.Statistik Austria announced that, with 328,563, more cars than ever were registered in 2010. The state agency said this figure meant a 2.9 per cent year on year increase […]
The Austrian government has suffered heavily over the level of trust it enjoys, a new poll shows.Research firm Karmasin found that 67 per cent of Austrians have less trust now in the joint administration of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the conservative Peoples Party (ÖVP) than they had one year ago.The agency, which spoke to around […]